Washington, March 18 : An American man has been charged with hate crime for assaulting an Indian-origin man and hurling racial slurs, mistaking him for a Muslim. Jeffrey Allen Burgess, 54, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, has been accused of intentionally harming a man named Ankur Mehta on November 22 because of his “perceived race, colour […]
Chandigarh : The newly formed Congress government is all set to prune the security provided to VIPs, with 6,000 policemen attached with politicians and police officers likely to be sent back to field duty by next week. Also, the 60 police escort vehicles will now be used for general policing. A state-level review committee under […]
New Delhi : Suspense remained on BJP’s chief ministerial pick in Uttar Pradesh as newly elected MLAs are all set to meet here on Saturday to elect their leader with Union Minister Manoj Sinha among the front runners. Besides Sinha, Home Minister and former state chief minister Rajnath Singh and state party chief Keshav Prasad […]
Chandigarh : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs today alleged that seats were not reserved for them at the swearing-in of the Capt Amarinder Singh-led Congress government, even the Akalis skipped the ceremony, claiming that the ruling party had already unleashed political vendetta. The AAP legislators, led by HS Phoolka, Leader of the Opposition, alleged breach […]
Ranchi : Recovering from a shoulder injury, India skipper Virat Kohli on Friday missed the start of day two proceedings on the field as his deputy Ajinkya Rahane led the team against Australia in the third cricket Test here. Kohli, however, was seen joining his teammates at the warm-up before the start of play and […]