Shimla mosque: Muslim body ready to raze illegal part; 50 booked for protest

Amid prevailing tension in Shimla over the Sanjauli mosque issue, a Muslim welfare committee on Thursday offered to demolish the unauthorised part while members of the community themselves pulled......

Muslim politician forced to sell UP home after Hindu protests

A Muslim politician sold off a house within a few months of its purchase in a predominantly Hindu neighbourhood Muzaffarnagar. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Rakesh Tikait asks farmers to be ready for nationwide agitation

Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait exhorted farmers to be ready for a massive nationwide agitation over their demands as a 75-hour sit-in by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha in Lakhimpur......

Bypolls to 3 Lok Sabha, 29 assembly seats today

Bypolls to three Lok Sabha seats and 29 assembly constituencies spread across 13 states and Dadra and Nagar Haveli will be held on Saturday with many contests seen as prestige issue for parties hit......

Tur dal at Rs 205/kg, 35,000 tonnes of pulses seized

A maximum quantity of 23,340 tonnes was seized in Maharashtra, followed by 4,525.19 tonnes in  Chhattisgarh. The Centre on Wednesday said over 35,000 tonnes of pulses have been seized from 10......

Good news for UP sugar mills

For the second year in succession, the Akhilesh Yadav government has decided not to increase the State Advised Price (SAP) of sugarcane. While the price for the three different varieties of......

Anti-retail lobby has a new target

The anti-retail and land acquisition bandwagon has a new target now. An assorted bunch of farmers, small traders and non-government organisations (NGOs) have trained their guns on a legislation......