A Dalit All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MLA's marriage to a 19-year-old Brahmin woman has met with staunch opposition from her father, who after a scuttled suicide attempt, alleged that the legislator abducted his daughter, a charge denied by both the bride and groom.
Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday that the influence of the Bahujan Samaj Party was confined only to Uttar Pradesh and, therefore, there was no possibility of its supremo Mayawati becoming the country's prime minister.
Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja will be produced in Mumbai's Andheri court on Monday morning after he was accused of raping his domestic help. On Sunday night, Shiney's 18-year old accused him of rape, when both of them were alone at his flat.
The left-hander was accused of beating up one of his guests during a scuffle at his birthday party.
Ram Reddy's spins a slick, commercial potboiler where the cast does a fairly neat job.
Secretary of the Legal and Human Rights Department of the Congress party KC Mittal confirmed the development, stating that a complaint will be filed over the PM's "deplorable" statement during his address.
Here are few things you should know about Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, India's next naval chief.
58-year-old Lanba, a specialist in Navigation and Direction, will have the full three-year tenure as the Navy Chief. He will succeed Admiral R K Dhowan who is retiring.
Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba on Sunday took charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command from Vice Admiral S P S Cheema at a ceremonial parade held in Mumbai.
Vice Admiral Lanba, 58, is a qualified specialist in navigation and direction course and will have a full three-year-term in office till May 31, 2019.
Out of the ten prime plots purchased by this joint venture, Delta Corp East Africa Limited (in which RIL holds 58.8 per cent stake) has completed construction of at least one low-cost residential complex
'What was previously buried in the sands of time now gets buried by the weight of banality,' notes Sreehari Nair.
National Geographic has released a final selection of entries from the magazine's 2016 Nature Photographer of the Year contest and, as you might expect, they're breathtaking.
'I want to go back to India after my success here.'
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