New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a Delhi-based businessman has been duped of Rs 5.9 lakh by a Nigerian national, who allegedly befriended him on Facebook while posing as a London-based woman,…
Ranchi, March 29 (IANS) Noted economist Jean Dreze was detained in Jharkhand’s Garwah district on Thursday for allegedly holding a public meeting without permission, an official said. He was later released. The Belgian-born Indian economist…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday promised incentives for entrepreneurs and start-ups to boost job creation in the country, saying there will be no permissions required for the first three…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Congress on Thursday declared 31 more Lok Sabha candidates fielding Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav Gehlot from Jodhpur and former MPs Manvendra Singh from Barmer, Jitendra Singh from…
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Over 400 successful School Service Commission (SSC) examination candidates withdrew their 29-day relay hunger strike on Thursday, a day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met them with the assurance…
Kohima, March 29 (IANS) Opposition Naga People’s Front (NPF) Toshipokba Longkumer and National People’s Party (NPP) Tinujungshi Longkumer withdrew their nomination papers for contesting the by-election from Nagaland’s Aonglenden Assembly constituency. Both have declared their…
Gandhinagar, March 29 (IANS) The Congress is determined to contest on all of Gujarat’s 26 Lok Sabha seats and any understanding with the Bhartiya Tribal Party (BTP) of Chottu Vasava seems unlikely, while the Nationalist…
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal has sent its observation regarding a complaint against Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) MP from Asansol Babul Supriyo to the Election…
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of doing “politics of division” and warned that she would not allow any attempt to divide the…
Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen shot and injured a shopkeeper on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday evening, police said. Muzafar Ahmad Hajam was attacked in Midoora village of Tral area…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday declared 31 more Lok Sabha candidates fielding former MPs Manvendra Singh from Barmer, Jitendra Singh from Alwar and Jyoti Mirdha from Nagaur. The list has six…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) India on Thursday expressed its disappointment over Pakistans response to its detailed dossier on Jaish-e-Mohammeds (JeM) complicity in the Pulwama terror attack and said that identical script was followed by…
Agartala, March 28 (IANS) The two MPs in Tripura have utilised 83.25 per cent of the total Rs 40.92 crore funds released under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) in the past…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) India has opted against commenting at this stage on a draft initiated for consideration of the UNSC members to list Masood Azhar in the sanctions regime as part of international…
Gandhinagar March 28 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday announced seven more candidates from Gujarat for the general election. The party has chosen the sitting MLA from Dhoraji, Lalit Vasoya for the seat of Porbandar, a…
Bengaluru, March 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday trashed Congress’ “MeToo” charge against its candidate Tejasvi Surya in the Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency, which goes to poll on April 18. “A…
Shillong, March 28 (IANS) Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate Justice Kharbasanti and Kennedy Khyriem, a substitute candidate for outgoing Congress MP Vincent Pala. on Thursday withdrew their nominations from the Shillong parliamentary seat, an…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched his poll campaign for the Lok Sabha elections with a blistering attack on the opposition as he kept his focus on “nationalism”, saying…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) A 21-year-old Indian Navy sailor Mohan Raj died after he suffered grievous injuries during a firing drill onboard INS Gomati, a government statement said on Thursday. A Board of Inquiry…
Patna, March 28 (IANS) He may be the elder son of Bihar’s first and powerful political family, but is not its heir apparent as his younger brother has been chosen for the all important role…