Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 14 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed Narendra Modi, saying the Prime Minister was busy globe trotting while the farmers were facing many problems. The Congress leader reached…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday formally resigned from the BJP and said it was a “painful decision” for him. “I hereby resign from the party membership of the Bharatiya…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Amid speculation of a growing rift within Uttar Pradesh’s ruling Samajwadi Party, party leader Shivpal Yadav on Wednesday met party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav here. Shivpal Yadav reached Mulayam Singh’s…
Itanagar, Sep 14 (IANS) Meghalaya Governor V. Shanmuganathan was on Wednesday sworn in as acting Governor of Arunachal Pradesh by Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ajit Singh at the Raj Bhavan here. Arunachal Pradesh Chief…
Ranchi, Sep 14 (IANS) Newly-appointed BJP Jharkhand unit president and MP from Chaibasa, Laxman Gilua, has yet to announce his new state team of officer bearers and functionaries, though he was appointed over a fortnight…
Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday appointed Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui as the brand ambassador of its flagship programme ‘Samajwadi Kisan Beema Yojana’, a scheme aimed at insuring farmers. Chief Minister…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed an investigation report in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Jagdish Tytler was earlier given a clean chit…
Patna, Sep 14 (IANS) The wife of slain journalist Rajdeo Ranjan on Wednesday urged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to provide her justice following the release of former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin from jail. Asha…
By Gaurav Shrama Beijing, Sep 14 (IANS) China on Wednesday warned Taiwan that allowing the Dalai Lama to visit the island, which Beijing claims as its own, will “severely impact” ties. The Dalai Lama, called…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday denounced the sponsorship of terror in the region and vowed to further deepen bilateral cooperation. India also pledged…
Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said his conflict with uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav was a “sarkari ladai” (government battle), not a family feud. Interacting with reporters on the…
Chennai, Sep 14 (IANS) DMK President M. Karunanidhi on Wednesday announced his party’s support for the September 16 shutdown protest called by various organisations demanding Cauvery river water from Karnataka. The shutdown protest was called…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Sep 14 (IANS) India is “cozying up” to Myanmar because it is threatened by the growing strategic ties between China and Myanmar, a Chinese think-tank has said. However, the Shanghai-based think-tank…
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has said he is probing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s Foundation over its allegedly questionable donations. The New York billionaire donated $25,000 to Florida Attorney…
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has introduced an unorthodox childcare plan, becoming a rare Republican calling for paid maternity leave. Introduced on Tuesday by his daughter Ivanka, who asserted that childcare…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a PIL seeking direction to stop alleged funding of separatist organisations in Jammu and Kashmir by the Centre and the state government,…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday congratulated javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia on winning a gold medal at the Paralympics. Modi in a statement said: “Congratulations…
Patna, Sep 14 (IANS) Facing opposition flak, the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government is likely to challenge the bail granted to former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin in the Supreme Court soon, officials said on Wednesday. “The…
Bengaluru, Sep 14 (IANS) Curfew has been lifted in Bengaluru as normalcy returned on Wednesday, two days after violence shook the country’s tech hub in protest against the release of Cauvery river water by Karnataka…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday said that there was no need to panic over the surging cases of chikungunya and dengue, and sought the people’s support in stopping…