A 21-year-old girl threw acid on her boyfriend for turning down her marriage proposal in Rasra area in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday night.
According to police the 22 year old Raj Kumar Pal a resident of Jamgaon village in Rasra police station area, was sleeping on the terrace of his house when the girl from his neighborhood threw acid on his face.
The Finance Ministry today came out with new three-page income tax return (ITR) forms, dropping the controversial provision for mandatory disclosure of foreign trips and dormant bank accounts, while it also extended the last date of filing to August 31.
The new forms — ITR 2 and ITR 2A — will have only three pages and other details will have to be filled in schedules, said a Finance Ministry statement.
The catering staff of two trains have been fined Rs 50,000 each for overcharging passengers for food items following a surprise check in Mathura.
In the inspection carried out on Saturday it was found that the catering staff was overcharging passengers in Pune-bound Jhelum Express and Amritsar-bound Sachakhand Express, General Manager NCR Mahesh Mangal said.
The catering staff was also not using a rate-list for the food items being sold. A fine of Rs 50,000 was imposed on both their managers, he added.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday embarked on a five-day state visit to Sweden and Belarus, the first ever by any Indian head of state, during which a number of key agreements are likely to be signed.
He was given a ceremonial send-off at Rashtrapati Bhavan by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and the three Service Chiefs.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has congratulated Congress for getting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to respond directly to Rahul Gandhi’s “suit-boot” attack, showing that it had hurt the BJP more than they had shown.
“Congratulations, by getting the PM to respond directly to Rahul’s ‘suit-boot’ attack, the BJP has shown that it hurt more than they let on,” Omar, working president of National Conference, posted on social networking site twitter.
Love is in the air for Lewis Hamilton and his rumored gal-pal Kendall Jenner as they were recently spotted chilling out together on a yacht in Monaco.
The British Formula One racer, who recently split from singer Nicole Scherzinger after dating for seven years, was snapped in his wetsuit on luxury boat before jetting out to America for final leg of Gumball 3000 rally, the Mirror reported.
Completing one year in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the ‘manthan’ (debate) about the performance of his government is good for democracy as it would help him know what was “lacking”.
During his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme, he said the entire nation has conducted analysis of the first year of his government and there has been “criticism” even while “many gave distinction to us”.
At least 12 people incurred minor injuries as businesses returned to normal a day after a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake, which originated near remote Japanese islands, shook the country.
The U.S. Geological Survey detected the epicentre of Saturday’s quake to be 189 kilometres off the Ogasawara islands at a depth of 421 miles. However, no tsunami warnings were issued, reported Fox News.
The quake was also followed by a 6.4-magnitude temblor on Sunday morning that struck Japan’s Izu islands , north of the Ogasawaras. (ANI)
Taylor Swift is rumored to own a new pad in Berkshire near George Clooney’s house, with a tag of nine million pound.
The sources revealed that the ‘Blank Space’ hitmaker is willing to buy this house along the river Thames, just west of London, because she liked this sprawling, luxurious pad a lot, the Mirror has reported.
The stunning period property has a gym, spa, music room and cinema inside sizeable walled grounds and is just few minutes away from the riverbank. (ANI)
A 30-year-old man in a village near here allegedly killed his son due to some family dispute, police said on Sunday.
N Mallesham (30), who hailed from Chintakunta village in Kathlapur mandal, had gone to his in-laws house in Bhushanraopet village, nearly 80 kms from here, yesterday, Kathlapur police station sub-inspector B Ravi said.
At his in-laws residence, Mallesham broke into a scuffle with his wife and in a fit of rage took away his six- year-old son Manivardhan to the outskirts of the village and threw him into a well near an agricultural field at night, the SI said.
Excited with the successful staging of international cricket in his home country, Pakistan’s Test team captain Misbah-ul-Haq has urged more international teams to visit the nation.
Pakistan is currently hosting its first one-day international series against Zimbabwe on home soil after six years since the 2009 terror attack on visiting Sri Lankan team, killing six people and leaving eight players injured.
Misbah said that the people in Pakistan still love the game, adding that the passion was still there and that was evident from the jam-packed stadium, the Express Tribune reported.
An American judge recently ordered a woman to walk 30 miles for not paying the taxi fare for the distance she travelled.
Prosecutors said that Bascom called a taxi to take her the 30 miles from Cleveland to Painesville, having been out at a bar with friends.
The woman told the judge that she got out of the cab with another woman once they reached their destination.
She said that the other two passengers said that they would pay for the taxi but when they couldn’t, the taxi driver came to her door, with the police arriving shortly after, the Independent reported.
It has been revealed that a former chairman of the BBC governors paid for a prostitute on the Orient Express and claimed the encounter on expenses.
BBC historian Jean Seaton, who was granted unprecedented access to the archives, said that Baron Howard of Henderskelfe’s signed-off expenses form for the use of a prostitute was kept in a manila envelope in a safe at the BBC’s headquarters, reported the Independent.
Seaton also claimed that a former senior executive had propositioned female secretaries inviting them to submit to spanking sessions. (ANI)
Adele is on the verge of making history as she will become the first singer to perform the title track on back-to-back James Bond flicks.
According to sources, the ‘Rolling In The Deep’ hit-maker, who won an Academy Award, Golden Globe and a BRIT for ‘Skyfall,’ is one of the few artists who were asked to write and record the title track for ‘ Spectre,’ reported the Daily Star.
The insider noted that Sam Smith was the favourite to be picked among insiders, but the 27-year-old singer has got the nod, adding that it is huge pressure for her after the unbelievable success of ‘Skyfall.’
As per a new study, sexual selection isn’t the last word on bird plumage.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee researchers going back to Charles Darwin have focused on the contrast between the sexes, attributing the males’ brighter colors to their need to attract mates.
Researchers took a different approach, testing a hypothesis that evolution has actually resulted in similarities among the sexes as much as differences.
Lashing out at Russia’s entry ban against 89 European politicians, officials and military leaders, the European Union has termed the list ‘totally arbitrary and unjustified’, saying that no explanation had been provided.
The union said that the list was provided after multiple requests by diplomats and added that they did not have any other information on the legal basis or the criteria on which the decision was made, reported the BBC.
Jubilant with FA Cup title win over Aston Villa, Arsenal forward Theo Walcott has said that the team’s next target should be to win the Premier League trophy.
Walcott scored the first goal for his side as the Gunners comfortably defeated Aston Villa 4-0 in the final at Wembley.
Walcott said that the Premier League has to be the next target for them, the BBC reported.
He said that this was one of the best squads they have had at Arsenal and, therefore, should be achieving more, insisting that they need to start well in the Premier League next year.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed his grief over the demise of Beau Biden, the son of US Vice-President Joe Biden.
“Saddened to learn about the passing away of Beau Biden, the eldest son of US Vice-President Joseph Biden, at a young age,” Prime Minister Modi tweeted.
“Apart from a deep loss to the family, a promising public career has been tragically cut short. Our deepest condolences to the Biden family,” he added.
Biden died of brain cancer at the age of 46.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said the south-west monsoon will be delayed by four to five days and is likely to arrive in Kerala in the first week of June.
“Conditions are developing. There is a change in the wind and in the coming days, it will become more stable and monsoon will arrive soon in Kerala,” IMD Director B.P. Yadav said.
He further said that thundershowers are expected in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, northern Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Sunday said that he has ordered an inquiry into the flood relief scam, adding that strict action would be initiated against those responsible.
“I have already ordered an inquiry. Whoever is held responsible will be punished,” Rawat said.
According to reports, during the 2013 disaster in Uttarakhand, when lakhs of people went hungry, officials of the state government were busy utilizing the Rs. 7000 per day allowance given to them for supervising relief efforts.
In order to appease the Muslims, Narendra Modi may visit India’s oldest mosque, Cheraman Juma Masjid, in Kerala during his tour in July/August.
PM is visiting Kerala to inaugurate the completion of the first phase of Muziris heritage project which is being funded Tourism Department of Kerala State.
It may be noted that Cheraman Juma Masjid is the oldest mosque of India built in 629 A.D. by Malik Bin Dinar, a contemporary of Cheraman Perumal, the ruler of Kodungalur and Malabar, who embraced Islam subsequently.
Telangana Government is all set for the week-long celebrations to observe Formation Day on June 2, marking one year of formation of the new state. The 10 districts in the newly-formed state have geared up for celebrating ‘Telangana Formation Day’ that will witness a host of events as part of week-long celebration on Telangana’s culture and struggle (for statehood) on a grand scale.
The official celebrations, to be held from June 2-7, will have a series of cultural and literary programmes along with a slew of events that will showcase the rich history and culture of the new state.
CISSIL Retail Management Pvt. Ltd., set up by a group of Kerala-based entrepreneurs, will open 1,000 shops – one in every village council – and will create 30,000 jobs, it was announced here on Sunday.
Named as “Ente Kada” (my shop), this new concept is aimed at bringing a retail revolution in Kerala by creating shelf space for locally manufactured and traditional products at reasonable pricing.
A house belonging to an Indian family in Qatar was destroyed in a fire. The family, however, escaped unharmed, a media report said on Sunday.
The house located near Doha, in a villa compound with illegally partitioned residential units, caught fire likely due to an electrical short circuiting, Peninsula Qatar daily reported.
The husband was not at home at the time of the fire and he advised his wife and son to vacate the house with their passports, the daily said.
Telangana Government is all set for the week-long celebrations to observe Formation Day on June 2, marking one year of formation of the new state.
The 10 districts in the newly-formed state have geared up for celebrating ‘Telangana Formation Day’ that will witness a host of events as part of week-long celebration on Telangana’s culture and struggle (for statehood) on a grand scale.
The official celebrations, to be held from June 2-7, will have a series of cultural and literary programmes along with a slew of events that will showcase the rich history and culture of the new state.