Guwahati: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh addresses a press conference in Guwahati, on April 1, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Jairam Ramesh New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday accused the BJP-led government of having “just…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Congress will organise a “save democracy” rally here on Friday to make the public aware about how the Narendra Modi government is “damaging institutions”, party leader Jairam Ramesh said….
(A File Photo) India has terminated the Rs. 3,600 crore deal for VIP choppers with AgustaWestland after bribery allegations tainted the deal, on Jan.1, 2014. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The ministry of…
Madurai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa addresses during an election rally in Madurai on April 15, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Chennai, May 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday…
London, May 5 (IANS) A South London Muslim cleric on Thursday demanded an apology from David Cameron after the prime minister last month accused him of supporting Islamic State because he attacked Labours London mayoral…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Thursday refused to end a protest fast he began a week ago despite doctors’ appeals after his health deteriorated and he was moved to…
Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) All government hospitals in Haryana will have senior citizen counters to facilitate things for elderly people coming for treatment there, a minister said here on Thursday. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Polling officially came to an end at 6 p.m. on Thursday in 25 constituencies in Cooch Behar and East Midnapore districts during the sixth and final phase of the West Bengal…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress found itself on the wrong foot when two of its candidates were caught on camera allegedly threatening polling and police officers and “violating secrecy of votes”…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Han Zheng, member of the politburo of the Communist Party of China and party secretary of Shanghai, is visiting India from Thursday. Han, who is coming on an invitation extended…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Union minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Thursday refused to accede to a parliamentarian’s demand for priority for MPs at airports by terming it “impractical” and saying they are not “super…
Imphal, May 5 (IANS) A 48-hour general strike called to demand justice for a man found hanging on April 26 disrupted normal life across Manipur on Thursday, officials and residents said. The Joint Action Committees…
Srinagar, May 5 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah took exception to the exclusion of the legislator of his National Conference from at a train inauguration function in Anantnag district. In his…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Thousands of enthusiastic people, including centenarians from the erstwhile enclaves in Cooch Behar, cast their maiden votes in the sixth and final phase of the West Bengal assembly polls here on…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) BJP president Amit Shah has set up a three-member committee to look into the incidents of atrocities against Dalit women in election-bound Kerala. Team members and MPs Arjun Ram Meghwal,…
Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday celebrated his birthday by sharing a mid-day meal with students of a government school in Morni area in Haryana’s Panchkula district. Khattar, who…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) With 57 cases registered against him, journalist-turned-CPI-M candidate M.V. Nikesh Kumar leads from the front the candidates who have a number of cases against them and are contesting the May 16…
Chennai, May 5 (IANS) The DMK on Thursday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a probe by the CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED) into the “unaccounted” money held by Tamil Nadu realtor P.Anbunathan, who is…
Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Thursday ordered “expeditious decision” on suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur’s application pending in a Lucknow court against closure of a criminal case against…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) The Election Commission on Thursday rejected, as “unsubstantial”, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s complaints against a Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member and West Bengal assembly poll candidate of trying to influence the…