Baghdad, Aug 24 (IANS) Iraqi security forces on Wednesday retook control of new areas from Islamic State (IS) terrorists on the outskirts of the city of Tal Afar in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh, the…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that after the “creamy layer” ceiling for OBC candidates was raised to Rs 8 lakh, the concept carved out…
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) Urging people to ensure communal amity during the coming festival of Durga Puja and the observance of Muharram, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday warned that some vested interests…
Panaji, Aug 23 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday propounded a new genre of electoral mathematics, claiming that one selfie taken on polling day translates into as many as 20 votes in the…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday termed the CBI’s questioning of Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, as “nothing but pure political vendetta” by Narendra Modi government “to victimise…
Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) A delegation of ‘Shiksha Mitras’ called on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday and sought his intervention in the impasse over their assimilation into jobs after an adverse Supreme…
Darjeeling, Aug 23 (IANS) The Gorkha Janmukhi Morcha (GJM) would take a call on attending the August 29 talks convened by the West Bengal government to restore peace in the hill areas after receiving an…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The assembly polls in four constituencies falling in Delhi, Goa and Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday witnessed a varied turnout with various contestants including Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar expressing confidence…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) A day after Supreme Court banned instant divorce for Muslims, Jama Masjid’s Shahi Imam Maulana Ahmed Bukhari on Wednesday slammed the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) for its…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The BJP tried to take credit for the apex court verdict on triple talaq in the Bawana assembly bypoll on Wednesday, putting up posters boasting of Narendra Modi government’s success…
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) 23 people were arrested for attacking and stone pelting at former Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union President Kanhaiya Kumar’s rally in West Bengal’s Hoogly district on Wednesday, police said. The agitators…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday urged the Chief Election Commissioner A.K. Joti to de-recognise Aam Aadmi Party for violating model code of conduct during the by-poll to Delhi’s Bawana constituency by…
Chennai, Aug 23 (IANS) In a veiled attack on the AIADMK faction led by jailed General Secretary V.K. Sasikala, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Palaniswami on Wednesday wondered how people who were with him till recently…
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India’s former Governor D. Subbarao on Wednesday said the benefits of demonetisation would depend on the objectives of it. “I think what you have to see how much…
Chandigarh, Aug 23 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday directed authorities to withdraw 1,000 police personnel from VVIP security and deploy them to strengthen security in the state, an official said. A decision…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The AAP on Wednesday welcomed the Delhi High Court’s decision to quash Lt. Governor Anil Baijal’s order cancelling the allotment of a bungalow at Rouse Avenue as the party’s headquarter,…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) A low turnout of voters was registered in the Bawana Assembly bypoll on Wednesday, with the AAP questioning the scheduling of the election on a working day. Only 44.84 per…
Bhopal, Aug 23 (IANS) Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar was on Wednesday granted bail in an abduction case by the Indore High Court in Madhya Pradesh, though she will be released only on…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at the Modi government for recurring train accidents, asking “how many more casualties it will take for the BJP to do…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Two FIRs have been filed against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Delhi Minister Imran Hussain for allegedly asking for votes in the name of religion here, police said on…