BJP leader apologises for derogatory post against women scribe...

IMAGE: AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu observed the fast on his 69th birthday 'demanding justice to the state from the Centre'. Photograph: Kind courtesy @ncbn/Twitter Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu staged a 12-hour 'Dharma Porata Deeksha' from 7 am on Friday, demanding justice to the state from the Centre, including grant of Special Category Status. He wound up his fast at 7 pm. The chief minister, who turned 69 on Friday, chose not to celebrate ...

The Gujarat Police on Friday arrested a man from Ganganagar in neighbouring Rajasthan in connection with the rape-and-murder of a minor girl whose body was found in Surat on April 6, Gujarat Home Minister Pradeepsinh Jadeja said. The accused has been identified as Harsh Sahay Gurjar and was held from Ganganagar in Sawai Madhopur district, Jadeja told reporters. He said that three-four days after the minor's body was found, the police also recovered the body of a woman from the same area, ...

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh and former finance minister P Chidambaram are not among the signatories to the impeachment motion notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. The Congress, however, downplayed it saying the party did not want to involve its senior leaders in the issue. The impeachment notice has been signed by 64 Rajya Sabha members from seven political parties, besides seven MPs who have since retired. Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kapil Sibal rejected ...

A local court in Unnao extended the Central Bureau of Investigation remand of Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Kuldip Singh Sengar, the main accused in the rape of the 18-year-old girl from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, till April 27, an official said today.The CBI produced Sengar before the special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Act) court judge, Ashutosh Kumar who extended his remand till April 27, special public prosecutor Chandrika Prasad Bajpai said.He was for the first time sent to CBI ...

The Calcutta high court on Friday directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to issue a fresh notification to allow nominations for panchayat polls in West Bengal, quashing its April 10 order cancelling extension of the deadline for filing nominations. The high court, which had earlier stayed the election process, directed the commission to reschedule the dates for panchayat election process and accordingly conduct the polls. Opposition parties such as the Bharatiya Janata Party, the ...

Motorola's affordable G series gets cool upgrades. Photograph: Courtesy https://www.motorola.com   Motorola unveiled new additions to its budget oriented G series phones in Sao Paulo, Brazil yesterday. The G series carries the design essence of Moto X4. But continuing its tradition of building affordable phones, the Moto G6, Moto G6 Plus and Moto G6 Play are spiced up with a modern and premium look to attract the new generation. Here's a first look at the newly unveiled phones: Moto ...

IMAGES from the Indian Premier League match played between CSK and Rajasthan Royals in Pune on Friday - Scorecard IMAGE: CSK's Shane Watson celebrates on scoring his century against Rajasthan Royals. Photograph: BCCI Seasoned all-rounder Shane Watson slammed his third IPL century as Chennai Super Kings moved to their new 'home' by posting a challenging 204 for five against Rajasthan Royals, in Pune on Friday.     Playing first match at their new home venue, CSK were shepherded by the ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left for Germany after wrapping up his visit to the United Kingdom where he attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and held a series of bilateral meetings.Prime Minister Modi would meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a brief stopover in Berlin.Modi had arrived in the UK on Tuesday night from Sweden on a four-day visit.The prime minister, during his interventions at the executive session of the CHOGM here, had announced that India ...

An ordinance to award death penalty to those convicted of raping a child up to 12 years of age is likely to come up before the Union Cabinet tomorrow.Against the backdrop of outrage over the incidents of rape of minors in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao and Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, the government plans to bring the ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, sources aware of the development said today.According to the proposal, those convicted of committing rape on children ...