New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday defended former union home minister P. Chidambaram, saying the party sticks by its stand on Ishrat Jahan, who was killed in an alleged fake…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a meeting with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali here on Wednesday during which the two leaders discussed a number of bilateral issues….
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday questioned the omission of the mention of the budgetary allocation for the defence ministry in Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s general budget speech. “For…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted six-month interim bail to JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested for sedition, but imposed restrictions on him. Justice Pratibha Rani ordered the bail…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “nepotism” in a deal of land right next to the Gir Lion Sanctuary. “Shocking facts reveal that Modi, as the…
Guwahati, March 2 (IANS) Ending speculations over its alliance with the BJP, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Wednesday said it will go together with it to the forthcoming state assembly polls to secure the…
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) To ensure the smooth conduct of the West Bengal assembly polls, the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday said poll day complaints would be addressed immediately and action taken report made available…
Gurgaon, March 2 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday announced that the ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Divas’ to be held here on March 9 has been cancelled following the Jat protests for job quotas…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The demand for a special status for Goa was not feasible, Union minister of State for Home Haribhai Chaudhary told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Chaudhary’s written reply came on…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Wednesday at his sarcastic best as he attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a host of issues ranging from his policies on Pakistan and…
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) The condition of ailing All India Forward Bloc leader Ashok Ghosh, who has been on ventilator support, worsened on Wednesday, doctors here said. Ghosh, 94, the senior-most Left Front leader in…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted a six-month interim bail to JNU Student Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested on sedition charges. Justice Pratibha Rani ordered the bail after asking…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Two days after Alok Kumar Verma’s appointment as the Delhi Police chief, Special Commissioner of Police Taj Hassan on Wednesday took additional charge as the chief spokesperson — a first…
Patna, March 2 (IANS) A woman official of AIIMS Patna has alleged sexual exploitation by its deputy director, officials said here on Wednesday. Taking a serious note of the allegations, a committee has been formed…
Ghaziabad, March 2 (IANS) The parents of a Class 11 girl student on Wednesday filed a police complaint against a male teacher at a public school in Ghaziabad for slapping her, police said. Police said…
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. (File Photo: IANS) Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 (IANS) In a first of its kind initiative, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday launched an ‘air ambulance’ to be used exclusively for…
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday alleged Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi “misled” the house on Naga Accord by giving “false…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) CPI-M leader Mohammed Salim on Wednesday hit out at the central government in the Lok Sabha for curtailing freedom of speech and expression, citing the Patiala House court violence and…
Ghaziabad, March 2 (IANS) A man shot dead his wife on Wednesday morning after she stopped him from drinking at their house in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh, police said. Sandeep, hailing from Chhapra in…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) A 68-year-old man suffering from massive groin hernia, one of the biggest in size, was successfully operated upon at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) using laprascopic repair,…