Amethi, Jan 23 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said his sister Priyanka Gandhi, appointed General Secretary of the party in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, will now ensure that a Congress Chief Minister…
Bhopal, Jan 23 (IANS) Two days after the Madhya Pradesh Police arrested three including a woman for abetting the suicide of spiritual guru Bhayyuji Maharaj, the state Congress unit on Wednesday demanded a CBI probe…
Srinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) Three militants were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police said the security forces started an operation against the militants in Binner…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The railways will employ over four lakh people by 2021, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Wednesday indicating that the recruitment under the 10 per cent quota for economically weaker…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) Described as “the greatest literary show on earth”, the much-anticipated 2019 edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), starting Thursday, will see participation of over 500 speakers across…
Lucknow, Jan 23 (IANS) Former BJP President Murli Manohar Joshi, 85, is readying to again contest the Lok Sabha election from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Sources close to Joshi, elected to the Lok Sabha from…
Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) A case of assault has been registered against Karnataka Congress legislator J.N. Ganesh for his alleged attack on party MLA Anand Singh on Sunday, police said on Wednesday. “An FIR under…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The CBI has registered a case against former Air India Chairman-cum-Managing Director Arvind Jadhav for constituting an “illegal” promotion panel to name candidates to be promoted to the post of…
Srinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) Shah Faesal, the 2009 batch IAS topper who resigned to join politics, on Wednesday started a crowd funding campaign to launch a political party for “clean politics and corruption free administration”….
Kabul, Jan 23 (IANS) A Taliban commander, believed to be the mastermind of a deadly attack on a military base in Afghanistan that killed and injured a large number of troops earlier this week, has…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) A day after ArcelorMittal castigated corporate rivals for trying to sabotage its takeover bid of insolvent Essar Steel, the Essar Group, which is now interested in getting back the debt-laden…
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday protested against Pakistan’s proposal to allow only Sikh pilgrims to visit Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in the neighbouring country. Pointing out that Sikhism founder, Guru…
Seoul, Jan 23 (IANS) North Korea’s former Ambassador to Spain Kim Hyok-chol has been named the new interlocutor to lead negotiations with Washington ahead of the second summit between US President Donald Trump and Pyongyang…
By Gautam Dutt New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav talked about “correcting” the Uttar Pradesh poll arithmetic by aligning with Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) but the exclusion of the…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Hearing an appeal by ArcelorMittal for early resolution of bankrupt Essar Steel, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday ordered its Ahmedabad Bench to pass the verdict in…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Accusing the Congress of doing dynasty politics, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that Priyanka Gandhi’s appointment as General Secretary in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh is no…
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) The global retailing industry saw a record growth in revenue in 2017 with the top 250 companies increasing their revenue by over 83 per cent, according to a latest report by…
New Delhi/Amethi, Jan 23 (IANS) Playing his trump card, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday pushed his sister Priyanka Gandhi into taking the plunge into active politics by appointing her as the party General Secretary…
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi saw Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as a person of extraordinary energy and fervour and one who was not to be trifled with, former West Bengal Governor and Gandhi’s…
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) After a largely choppy trade session for the better part of Wednesday the Sensex closed 336 points lower owing to the last hour selling in index heavyweight ITC, which missed estimates…