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Mumbai Police warns against aerial attacks; bans drones, gliders

Mumbai Police on Wednesday (March 29) issued an advisory that there may be aerial attacks. Last October, too, Mumbai was declared a no-flying zone for drones, paragliders and micro-light planes.

Mar 29, 2017

N dharam singh, karnataka mining iron ore case

SC orders SIT to probe against former Karnataka CMs N Dharam Singh, H D Kumaraswamy in iron-ore mining case

The court also stayed the high court's proceedings against Singh directing it to not pass any order against him. SM Krishna, another former CM, however, got a relief.

Mar 29, 2017

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Shadow Defence Secretary Nia Griffith urges Theresa May to get down to work

Labours Shadow Secretary of State for Defence as told IBTimes UK that Thresay May need to get down to work and that there is still a lot of uncertainty surrounding Brexit. The UK has officially triggered Article 50 as Sir Tim Barrow, the British Ambassador to the EU, handed Donald Tusk a letter signed by Theresa May signalling the UKs desire to begin formal divorce proceedings.

Mar 29, 2017

We are not going to play Hindutva card but we are with the majority, says Gujarat Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki on state polls

The Congress has decided to go all-out against the BJP in this year's Gujarat Assembly elections. International Business Times, India, spoke to its state president Bharatsinh Solanki, son of former CM Madhavsinh Solanki.

Mar 29, 2017

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Nigel Farage thrilled on Article 50 trigger day

Nigel Farage, former leader of Ukip, who is widely credited as having been a major factor behind the countrys decision to leave the European Union, says he is thrilled that Britain will be past the point of no return. The UK will trigger Article 50 on 29 March, thereby beginning the formal process of leaving the European Union.

Mar 29, 2017

Twitter does its own version of 'Yo Mama' jokes after article claims Aurangzeb was not really a bigot

The tweets are in response to an opinion piece that claimed Aurangzeb "wasn't the bigot India's right wingers make him out to be on social media."

Mar 29, 2017

War on Meat: Now Shiv Sena wants to call the shots on Gurugram meat shops!

Shiv Sena members want all meat shops in Gurugram to remain shut during Navratri and on Tuesdays as well.

Mar 29, 2017

Italy considers offering women 3 days of paid menstrual leave per month

Countries like Zambia, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and some provinces in China already have some kind of menstrual leave policy in place.

Mar 29, 2017

Why this Mumbai woman wants her baby to die after birth

The Supreme Court rejected the 28-year-old Mumbai woman's plea to abort her baby after 20 weeks although it has been diagnosed with a severed central nervous system deformity.

Mar 29, 2017

Railways terminates contract of Rajdhani Express caterer after stale food makes six passengers fall ill

Passengers of Sealdah-bound Rajdhani Express protested over the bad dinner, in Asansol and after reaching Kolkata. The matter was raised in parliament and Suresh Prabhu gave details.

Mar 29, 2017

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Giant alligator casually saunters across South Carolina golf course

A giant alligator interrupted a golf tournament in South Carolina on 27 March as it casually walked across the course at the Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic’s 10th Annual Celebrity Golf Invitational, according to this report by ABC News.The event was held at the Kiawah Island Club in South Carolina. A representative of the club stated that alligators often walk onto the courses before retreating back to the ponds.

Mar 29, 2017

Theresa May confirms Britain will leave EU single market in Brexit speech

Brexit Article 50 triggered: British PM Theresa May declares 'independence'; but what happens next?

British PM Theresa May has triggered the Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, setting the clock ticking on a two-year negotiating period to terminate UK's 44-year-long membership of the European bloc.

Mar 29, 2017

UIDAI blacklists for 10 years centre that leaked cricketer MS Dhoni's Aadhaar details

The CSC e-governance Services India Ltd. tweeted a screenshot of MS Dhoni's Aadhaar application form, following which his wife complained to Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Mar 29, 2017

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Death threats and racial abuse hurled at Iranian couple by man on New York subway

An Iranian couple using the subway in New York were verbally harassed by a fellow passenger as they rode the C train from Penn Station uptown, on Saturday 25 March.Mahsa, who asked for her last name to be withheld, posted this footage, in which a man is heard hurling abuse at her and her partner.She wrote on Facebook: “We noticed him getting on the train at 42nd St because he was looking at us hatefully and grumbling something under his breath. When the train got less crowded at 59th St, he started cursing loudly the whole way till 125th St.”

Mar 29, 2017

See how Indian MPs are kicking off Mission XI Million initiative to spread football to all parts of the country [VIDEOS]

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Minister of State for Sports Vijay Goel, former Indian football team captains Prasun Banerjee and Bhaichung Bhutia and other MPs attended the mass football distribution programme.

Mar 29, 2017

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