Chandigarh stalking case: Vikas Barala, friend to appear before court

Chandigarh stalking case: Vikas Barala, friend to appear before court

Chandigarh : Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala’s son Vikas Barala and his friend Ashish Kumar will be produced before a Chandigarh court on Thursday. The two were arrested on Wednesday for an abduction bid, four days after they were accused of stalking 29-year-old Varnika Kundu, daughter of an IAS officer. Vikas Barala, 23, and his […]

Sharmila Tagore files complaint to claim Bhopal royal property

Sharmila Tagore files complaint to claim Bhopal royal property

Bhopal : Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore has filed a complaint on behalf of the Bhopal royal family against occupants of a prime residential property in the picturesque Koh-e-Fiza area here, following which the district administration issued notices to them. Sharmila, widow of cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and mother of actor Saif Ali Khan, has […]

Lalu Yadav’s close aide shot dead in Bihar

Lalu Yadav’s close aide shot dead in Bihar

Patna : A Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader in Bihar was shot dead here on Thursday by unidentified assailants, police said. Kedar Rai was out on his morning walk in Danapur near here when the attack took place, the police said.”It appears to be the work of a sharpshooter,” a police officer added. A seriously […]

Sikkim standoff: China says its restraint has ‘bottom line’

Sikkim standoff: China says its restraint has ‘bottom line’

Beijing, August 4 : China has said that it has shown “utmost goodwill” over the prolonged military standoff with India in the Sikkim sector but warned that its “restraint” has a “bottom line”. The reaction from the Chinese defence ministry on Thursday night came a day after the Indian External Affairs Ministry in a statement said […]

Flames engulf 86-storey residential skyscraper in Dubai

Flames engulf 86-storey residential skyscraper in Dubai

Dubai, August 4 : A fire broke out after midnight in one of the world’s tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing part of the skyscraper and sending chunks of debris plummeting below. More than 40 floors of the 86-storey Torch Tower were burning on one side of the building, an Associated Press journalist near the scene […]