New Delhi, Sep 15 — A recent comment by Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia, a first-time Lok Sabha member from Cooch Behar, that 17 rebel Trinamool Congress Parliamentarians are poised to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before next month’s Durga Puja has set off a political storm in West…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice in contempt proceedings against the Secretary of the Union Education Ministry over alleged non-compliance with its direction to take a decision on a representation seeking registration, recognition, regulation, and monitoring of…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — Gurugram's Golf Course Road hit-and-run victim Sia on Tuesday called for strict action against those who harass and endanger people on the roads, saying such incidents will continue unless there is a strong fear of the law. Speaking to IANS, Sia said she had narrated the entire…
Hyderabad, Sep 15 — BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao on Tuesday alleged that the police department in Telangana was working more actively for the Congress party than even its own workers.He condemned the attack on his PRO, Mahesh Mudiraj, and PA Mahender Reddy inside the police station in…
Bengaluru, Sept 15 — A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Karnataka High Court challenging the state government's order directing that only the first two stanzas of the National Song Vande Mataram be sung at state government programmes. The PIL contended that the directive…
Patna, Sep 15 — A large number of students staged a massive protest in Patna on Tuesday, demanding the cancellation and re-conduct of the 70th Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) Combined Competitive Examination and the Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC) Main Examination for…
Gandhinagar, Sep 15 — Gujarat must pursue industrial growth without compromising its ecological resources, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Tuesday, stressing that development and environmental protection should be treated as complementary priorities rather than competing…
Lucknow, Sep 15 — Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav's move to take over as President of the Lohia Trust, replacing his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav, has become the latest political debate point in Uttar Pradesh, with SP leaders hailing it, while some in the BJP termed the development as an…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the long-pending Kishau Project was signed on Tuesday between the Centre and six states -- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, bringing an end to a prolonged dispute over the sharing of the project's…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — India's merchandise trade deficit narrowed to $26.86 billion in August from $27.20 billion in the same month last year as the growth of exports outpaced imports for the first time, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday.Sequentially too, the trade deficit in August was…
Hassan (Karnataka), Sep 15 — Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, on Tuesday said he would not back down from exposing alleged scams and illegalities in Karnataka.Speaking at Mavinakere village in Hassan district, Kumaraswamy said he had sought the blessings of Lord…
Bengaluru, Sep 15 — The Karnataka Special Investigation Team (SIT) has intensified its probe into the alleged fake pharmaceuticals interstate racket and is planning to take key accused Veeresh Kumar Jain into custody for further questioning. Jain is currently in judicial custody at Bengaluru…
Lucknow, Sep 15 — A day after meeting Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Mata Prasad Pandey, triggering intensive discussions, Uttar Pradesh Minister and Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad on Tuesday said that wrong meanings were being drawn from the meeting of "two senior politicians".The meeting…
Ujjain, Sep 15 — Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh is set to host a major national-level gathering from September 17 to 19, marking the presence of RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat and BJP National President Nitin Nabin. The city, regarded as a religious and cultural capital, will witness a series of…
Jabalpur/Bhopal, Sep 15 — The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted no immediate relief to former district judge Giribala Singh, who is in jail in connection with the death of her daughter-in-law and model-actress Twisha Sharma, deferring consideration of her bail plea. The court sought a…
Lucknow, Sep 15 — Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the war of words between Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) President Jayant Chaudhary appears to be intensifying, with the political confrontation now taking a more personal turn. The latest…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 15 — The standoff between the Crime Branch and the Kerala Public Service Commission over the questioning of its members in the Planning Board examination irregularities case is set to intensify, with the investigating agency refusing to yield and preparing to ask the members…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — Banned outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) escalated its propaganda blitz across Punjab ahead of the Assembly elections in the state slated to be held next year, deploying local operatives to paint pro-Khalistan graffiti and distribute secessionist posters across rural pockets,…
Kolkata, Sep 15 — The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from coercive police action, including arrest, to Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Kirti Azad in an extortion case registered against the cricketer-turned-politician.While granting the relief, a single-judge bench of…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — Passengers of two SpiceJet flights from Delhi to Dubai faced prolonged delays with one flight remaining grounded for more than 24 hours, leading to protests at Delhi airport on Tuesday, a report said.NDTV reported that Flight SG 5111 which was scheduled to depart at 7:45 am on…
Jaipur, Sep 15 — The results of Rajasthan’s 309 urban local bodies have delivered more than a verdict on municipal boards. They present a grassroots audit of the state’s political heavyweights, from Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and former CM Vasundhara Raje to Congress veterans Ashok Gehlot and…