Shylaja Varma

Yellow Paithani Saree For Meghan Markle, With Love From Mumbai Dabbawalas

Mumbai News | Edited by Shylaja Varma (with inputs from PTI) | Sunday May 20, 2018

Mumbai's iconic 'dabbawalas' or lunch box carriers celebrated the wedding of Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Saturday by distributing sweets to the families of patients at the city's government hospitals.

Karnataka Floor Test Live: Supreme Court To Hear Congress Plea Against KG Bopaiah At 10:30AM

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday May 18, 2018

The BS Yeddyurappa-led BJP government in Karnataka has been asked by the Supreme Court to take floor test tomorrow at 4 pm. The court today resumed hearing a petition filed by Congress- Janata Dal Secular (JDS) combine challenging Karnataka Governor's controversial invitation to the BJP's BS Yeddyurappa to become chief minister, the Congress and th...

Karnataka Elections Results 2018 Highlights: All Eyes On Governor In Karnataka

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday May 16, 2018

As the counting comes to a close and the BJP falling short of a majority, all the three main parties - the BJP, Congress and the Janata Dal Secular (JDS) rushed to the Governor's residence to stake claim to form a new government. A desperate Congress made made an open, unconditional offer to HD Deve Gowda's JDS to back the regional party and make H...

"Computer Is Guilty": Sushma Swaraj Promises To Solve Pilgrim's Problem

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday May 14, 2018

Chandar Nandi, excited at making it to the Kailash Mansarovar trip he has been planning with his wife, tweeted about an unusual problem. And got a prompt solution from Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, who remarked: "The computer is guilty."

Over 50 Dead As Storm Pounds Four States, Warning Till Tomorrow: 10 Facts

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma (with inputs from agencies) | Monday May 14, 2018

The weather office has warned of more thunderstorms in north, north-east and parts of south India for the next two days after Sunday's thunderstorm and dust storm left behind a trail of destruction in four states, killing 53 people and injuring many, according to the Union Home Ministry. Thirty nine people have died in Uttar Pradesh alone, while ni...

Karnataka Election Highlights: Voting Ends, Results On May 15

Karnataka News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Sunday May 13, 2018

56 per cent voting was recorded till 3 pm in the Karnataka assembly elections today. After high-decibel campaigning that lasted for weeks, close to five crore people in Karnataka will decide on who will form the next government in the state. Voting in the Karnataka assembly elections 2018 for 222 seats began at 7 am and will go on till 6 pm.

On Panchayat Order, Rape Survivor, Family Denied Haircut, Doctor, Grocery

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma (with inputs from ANI) | Friday May 11, 2018

For months now, a young woman, who was allegedly raped last year, and her family in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district have not been able to buy vegetables or get groceries from the ration shop in their village. When the young woman's relative went to a doctor, he refused to treat. When a family member went fora haircut, the barber refused. The local...

India's History, Faith, Lord Ram Incomplete Without Nepal: PM Modi: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Shylaja Varma (with inputs from agencies) | Friday May 11, 2018

After weeks of hectic campaigning in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Nepal's Janakpur, 225 km from capital Kathmandu. PM Modi and Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated a bus service from Janakpur to Ayodhya - known to be Lord Ram's birthplace - to promote religious tourism in Nepal and India. Apart from holding meetings wi...

"PM Has Anger Inside Him," Says Rahul Gandhi In Karnataka: LIVE Updates

Karnataka News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday May 10, 2018

Campaigning for the Karnataka assembly elections 2018 is set to reach a feverish pitch today with hectic activities on the ground in the state by leaders of all the political parties. Top BJP leaders will hold 52 road shows across Karnataka today. Each of these rallies could last for 1.5 to 2 hours on an average, according to the party's campaign d...

Dust Storm Hits Delhi, Other Cities, 20 States On Storm Alert: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma (with inputs from agencies) | Tuesday May 8, 2018

Strong winds hit Delhi half-an-hour before midnight on Monday, a harbinger of the formidable thunderstorm that is expected to hit the national capital region at dawn today. By 11 pm on Monday, Gurgaon had started experiencing strong winds, with videos posted online by residents showing trees swaying violently in the dark. Many areas in Tamil Nadu a...

Thunderstorm Alert For Delhi And Suburbs By Home Ministry

Delhi News | Edited by Shylaja Varma (with inputs from agencies) | Sunday May 6, 2018

Thunderstorm and rain are likely in Delhi, the National Capital Region and parts of western Uttar Pradesh today, the Union Home Ministry has said, quoting the weather department. The Home Ministry alert comes after124 people died and over 300 were injured in the thunderstorms and lightning that hit five states last week.

UP Man, Married For 10 Days, Allegedly Killed Wife, Then Dialled 100

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma (with inputs from ANI) | Sunday May 6, 2018

A young woman in Uttar Pradesh was shot dead allegedly by her husband ten days after her wedding. The woman's family alleges that the man killed her after she couldn't give a dowry of Rs 15 lakhs that the husband had been demanding.

"We Didn't Incite Anyone To Commit Crime": Top Court vs Centre On Dalit Act

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma (with inputs from PTI) | Friday May 4, 2018

Hearing the centre's request to review its own order, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it was "100 per cent" for the protection of Dalits against atrocities but no one should be "falsely implicated". The government said the court's move in March to make it more difficult to arrest people for crimes against Dalits weakened the law and amounted to ...

Dust Storm, Rain In Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan Kill Over 90: Updates

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday May 3, 2018

Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have been struck by intense weather conditions like storm, lightning and rains, leading to several deaths and damage to property. Sixty four people died in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday  after heavy rains, hail storm and lightning struck western parts of the state. Agra has been the worst hit with 36 deaths. Government rec...

27 Dead In Rajasthan Dust Storm, Victims Were Sleeping As Homes Collapsed

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Shylaja Varma (with inputs from PTI) | Thursday May 3, 2018

Twenty seven people have died and several injured in Rajasthan last night after a powerful dust storm swept through the state. The eastern part of Rajasthan, like Alwar, Dholpur and Bharatpur districts, were the worst-affected in the dust storm. The intense storm and lightning led to houses collapsing, trees being uprooted and power connections sna...