Gurgaon, March 17 (IANS) In the wake of a warning by the Jat community that it may resume its agitation demanding quota, union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday said a probe was on to fix responsibility over business tycoon Vijay Mallya leaving the country. Answering queries at the India Today conclave here,…
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) The Election Commission has decided to depute five special teams to review poll preparedness across 21 districts of West Bengal for the upcoming assembly elections, an official said on Thursday. “Five…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (Xinhua/Bao Dandan) Washington, March 17 (IANS) The Islamic State terrorist group has committed genocide against minority Christians, Yazidis and Shiite Muslims in Iraq and Syria, US Secretary of State John…
MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) As the RSS on Thursday dubbed AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi as anti-national for his refusal to say ‘Bharat mata ki jai’, BJP president…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming Sufism “the voice of peace”, noted that none of the 99 names of Allah stands for violence. In his…
Hyderabad, March 17 (IANS) The Hyderabad High Court on Thursday set aside the suspension of opposition YSR Congress Party legislator R. K. Roja from the Andhra Pradesh state legislative for one year. Passing interim orders…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) At least 800 women from Iraq, Jordan and Syria were forced to join the Islamic State terrorist group recently, a US based Iranian journalist Azabeh Moaveni said at the India…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has intensified efforts to replace all streetlights with LED-based energy efficient ones, SDMC Mayor Subhash Arya said on Thursday. The decision was taken at a…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Haryana’s Agriculture Minister Om Prakash Dhankar on Thursday asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to construct a canal to get water from the Nangal dam, saying the state can’t provide…
Pathankot: The Pathankot IAF base that was attacked by terrorists on Jan 2, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Anil Giri Kathmandu/Pokhara, March 17 (IANS) India and Pakistan have agreed to conduct a joint investigation into the…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The indefinite hunger strike by members of the Jat community to demand a judicial probe into violence during the quota stir in Haryana continued for the fourth day here on…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday hit out at the government for “not allowing” party leaders to speak on the Ishrat Jahan case during the budget session of parliament. “The Ishrat Jahan…
JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar could not meet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday but spoke to him on telephone, CPI…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo on the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal and appointed the union home secretary as well as the Punjab chief secretary and police…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) Former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal was sent to 14 days judicial custody by a Special Court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act here on Thursday. He was arrested…
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) A 19-year-old engineering student hailing from West Bengal was arrested by the NIA in Delhi for acting as a facilitator for the Islamic State (IS) terror group, an official said on…
Colombo, March 17 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Thursday said there was a serious threat to the country’s power and energy system, which had led to military deployment to protect all power installations and sub-stations. Deputy…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara – all in Gujarat – are among the 10 cleanest railway stations in India, according to a survey released by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu here on…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday slammed the budget, saying the government gave “casual treatment” to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill. “With regard to the GST, which was the brainchild…