New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Delhi government on Friday set up a high-level committee to ponder over various demands of the guest teachers in the national capital, an official statement said. “The high-level committee…
Noida: Actors Boman Irani, Arshad Warsi and Kayoze Irani during the promotion of their upcoming film ‘The Legend of Michael Mishra’ in Noida on Aug 1, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) Chandigarh, Aug 5 (IANS) A…
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered an interim stay on the West Bengal government-ordered probe into the Narada sting operation in which several leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress were…
By Darshan Desai Ahmedabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Gujarat’s ruling BJP saw fireworks on Friday as it picked Vijay Rupani as the 16th Chief Minister, dramatically edging out earlier favourite Nitin Patel who was named Deputy…
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) Stressing the importance of the Congress in the Left, democratic and secular forces’ struggle against attacks on democracy in West Bengal, state CPI-M secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra on Friday lambasted the…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Most high courts in India are operating with almost half the sanctioned strength of judges and, in some cases, even one-third of the approved strength, Minister of State for Law…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Delhi’s Labour Minister Gopal Rai on Friday said that as a gift to labourers on the occasion of the 70th Independence Day the Delhi government will hike the minimum wages…
Guwahati, Aug 5 (IANS) In Assam’s worst terror attack since 2014, gunmen dressed in military fatigues opened fire at a crowded market in Kokrajhar on Friday, killing 13 civilians. One of the attackers was also…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) BJP MP R.K. Singh on Friday questioned the union government’s Kashmir policy, saying it was “totally wrong” and the current situation in the state should be dealt with firmly. “The…
Panaji, Aug 5 (IANS) Goa Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza on Friday said the coastal state, an important tourism destination, was lucky to be saved from terror strikes only because of divine blessings of the…
Ahmedabad, Aug 5 (IANS) After four days of intense discussions, the BJP on Friday named Vijay Rupani as Gujarat’s 16th Chief Minister, delivering a surprise along with it by naming the senior-most cabinet minister Nitin…
Panaji, Aug 5 (IANS) Goa Police is monitoring the movement of Kashmiris as well as refugees from the IS-affected regions, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Friday. Parsekar also said that intelligence inputs indicated that…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The government is all set to table the amended GST bill in Lok Sabha for passage on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to intervene in the debate. The…
Guwahati, Aug 5 (IANS) The Assam government will deal with the militants involved in Friday’s the attack very sternly, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said and directed the state police to be on high alert in…
Damascus, Aug 5 (IANS) At least 150 Islamic State militants were killed on Friday when the Syrian army foiled an attack in Deir al-Zour province. The army countered the IS attacks on military positions in…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah has called a meeting of Chief Ministers of party-ruled states in New Delhi on August 27 to discuss implementation of central government schemes and strategy on…
Panaji, Aug 5 (IANS) BJP MLA Nilesh Cabral on Friday said legislators sometimes speak like terrorists and end up defaming the image of Goa once their comments go viral. Cabral’s comments were made during a…
Imphal, Aug 5 (IANS) Two persons — a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a two-year-old baby — were seriously wounded after a powerful bomb exploded near the State Museum, adjacent to Raj Bhavan…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal will announce the party’s plans to contest the Gujarat assembly election at a rally in Surat on October 16, party sources said. Aam Aadmi Party leaders…
Raipur, Aug 5 (IANS) Six Maoists were killed and several injured in an encounter in Chattisgarh’s Dantewada on Friday, police said. Besides, three Maoists were also arrested. Police officials said that on receiving information about…