Mayawati slams ‘anti-farmer’ BJP
Lucknow, June 10 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday accused the BJP of ignoring the interests of farmers in states ruled by it. Addressing her party’s office bearers at the BSP office…
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‘Khango Konyak to take over as new Chairman of NSCN-K’
Kohima, June 10 (IANS) Veteran separatist Naga leader Khango Konyak will take over as the new chief of Myanmar-based National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) following the demise of S.S. Khaplang, a source close to…
7 returning from marriage party killed in MP road accident
Panna, June 10 (IANS) At least seven persons were killed and eight others injured on Saturday after a mini truck loaded with people returning from a marriage party fell into a moat in Madhya Pradesh’s…
Amit Shah comes under attack over remarks on Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi/Jalpaiguri, June 10 (IANS) BJP chief Amit Shah on Saturday came under attack for his remarks describing Mahatma Gandhi as a “shrewd bania” with Congress and other opposition parties demanding an apology from him…
Maharashtra government to talk to striking farmers on Sunday
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) A day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis set up a six-member Special Group of Ministers group to tackle farmers’ demands, the state government invited striking farmers’ leaders for talks on…
Australia to defend 277 vs England to stay alive in Champions Trophy
Birmingham, June 10 (IANS) A disciplined bowling effort from England helped the hosts restrict Australia to 277/9 in what is a do-or-die ICC Champions Trophy contest for the Kangaroos at the Edgbaston Stadium here on…
Pre-monsoon rains claim 16 lives in Maharashtra
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Torrential rains lashed large parts of Maharashtra and Mumbai on Saturday claiming at least 16 lives, even as the monsoon progressed normally over the state and the weather department forecast heavy…
Ghaziabad police arrest schizophrenic who killed his father
Ghaziabad, June 10 (IANS) Ghaziabad police has arrested a 29-year-old schizophrenia patient, who under the influence of some occult practitioners and a friend, killed his father last month, police said on Saturday. At a press…
Khaplang was keen for dialogue with Indian government: Nagaland CM
Kohima, June 10 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu on Saturday revealed that National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) head S.S. Khaplang had conveyed his willingness to have dialogue with the Indian government for an…
Australia defend 277 vs England to stay alive in Champions Trophy
Birmingham, June 10 (IANS) A disciplined bowling effort from England helped the hosts restrict Australia to 277/9 in what is a do-or-die ICC Champions Trophy contest for the Kangaroos at the Edgbaston Stadium here on…
London attack ‘ringleader’ tried to rent larger truck
London, June 10 (IANS) The ringleader of the London terror attack last week tried to rent a 7.5-tonne truck, British police said on Saturday, indicating the attackers were looking to carry out a larger-scale assault….
Six directors of perfume firm booked for bank fraud, premises raided
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Raids were conducted on premises on six directors of city-based perfume company, Surya Vinayak Industries Ltd, here on Saturday after the CBI filed a fresh case against them for cheating…
Congress slams Chouhan’s ‘pretentious’ fast, demands murder case in farmer deaths
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Terming Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s indefinite fast as “pretentious and false”, the Congress party on Saturday asked why the state government hadn’t lodged a murder case in…
Union Minister ‘egged’ in Odisha amid MP peasant stir
Bhubaneswar/Bhopal, June 10 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, who has remained silent over the deadly protest by Madhya Pradesh farmers, was on Saturday greeted with eggs in Odisha by Congress activists, angry over…
Alibaba Cloud to open first data centre in India
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 10 (IANS) Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group, on Saturday announced that it will open its first data centre, by early next year, in…
NDA’s allies upset with BJP, want to join RJD: Tejashwi
Patna, June 10 (IANS) Alliance partners of the NDA in Bihar are upset with the BJP and in touch with the RJD, said Bihar’s deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday, adding that many NDA…
Tax payers to link Aadhaar to PAN in filing returns from July 1: CBDT
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) All tax payers who have been allotted Permanent Account Number (PAN) should intimate their Aadhaar number to the income tax authorities for the purpose of linking both the numbers, the…
13 infiltrating terrorists killed on LoC in 96 hours: Army
Jammu, June 10 (IANS) The Indian Army said on Saturday it has killed 13 militants during last 96 hours as it foiled multiple infiltration bids on the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir….
Six directors of perfume firm booked in Rs 122.49 crore fraud
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The CBI has registered a fresh case against six directors of a Delhi-based perfume making company, Surya Vinayak Industries Limited, for cheating the Development Bank of Singapore of Rs 122.49…
GST, fund inflows restore upswing in Indian equity indices
By Porisma P. Gogoi Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Optimism over the approaching Goods and Services Tax (GST) execution, coupled with higher fund inflows and value buying helped key Indian equity indices to pare their losses…