By Brajendra Nath Singh Allahabad, June 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah had offered to make Home Minister Rajnath Singh the chief ministerial candidate in Uttar Pradesh, informed sources said…
Lucknow, June 11 (IANS) All seven candidates of the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) won the Rajya Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, state assembly officials announced. Both candidates of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)…
Dhaka, June 11 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to hunt down those who were behind the recent targeted killings of bloggers and minorities, even as police detained over 1,000 people since…
Pune, June 11 (IANS) Rightwing activist Virendra S. Tawde, nabbed on Friday for alleged involvement in the 2013 murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, was on Saturday sent to CBI custody till June 16. Tawde, an…
Ranchi, June 11 (IANS) Around 1,600 persons were detained on Saturday as the two-day economic blockade called by the JVM-P began in Jharkhand. Hundreds of JVM-P workers were arrested for trying to block roads and…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Veteran tennis star Leander Paes’ dream of playing in a record seventh straight Olympics came true on Saturday after he was named with Rohan Bopanna as the Indian men’s doubles…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) In a major boost to the Congress, four of its senior leaders, including P. Chidambaram and Kapil Sibal, were elected to the Rajya Sabha on Saturday, party sources said. While…
Guwahati, June 11 (IANS) The Assam government has set up a single window clearance system at all district headquarters to help potential investors and to eradicate corruption, state Industry and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary…
Kabul/Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Afghanistan and India on Saturday continued their efforts to secure the release of an abducted Indian woman aid worker but her whereabouts remain unknown. Judith D’Souza, 40, working with Aga Khan…
New York, June 11 (IANS) Fans threw flowers at the hearse, rose petals were scattered along the road and stirring tributes were paid as heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was laid to rest at a memorial…
Pune, June 11 (IANS) Rightwing activist Virendra S. Tawde, nabbed on Friday for alleged involvement in the 2013 murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, was on Saturday sent to CBI custody till June 16. Tawde, an…
Chandigarh, June 11 (IANS) Counting of votes for the two Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana was delayed on Saturday following 16 objections raised by various sides. Haryana Education Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Saturday issued notice to the Delhi assembly on a plea of BJP MLA O.P. Sharma, who has been suspended for two sessions for passing derogatory…
Guwahati, June 11 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for financial support to the state over a period of five years to boost revenue generation efforts of…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) Chandigarh, June 11 (IANS) Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday asked Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to accept his party’s…
Patna, June 11 (IANS) Amit Kumar alias Bachcha Rai, the mastermind of the Class 12 Board merit list scam in Bihar, was arrested on Saturday after he surrendered before the police. Rai is the director-cum-principal…
Bhopal, June 11 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh MLAs on Saturday voted for the three Rajya Sabha seats from the state for which there are four candidates. The results are likely to be out by the evening….
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Taking serious note of the indiscriminate policies of some domestic airlines on flight cancellations and refunds, the Civil Aviation Ministry on Saturday proposed a number of steps to rein them…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 11 (IANS) A two hour film on Kathakali made by young and amateur film maker Sijo Kannanaikkal is awaiting the nod of the Central Board of Film Certification. Kannanaikkal said on Saturday that…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Veteran tennis star Leander Paes’ dream of playing in a record seventh straight Olympics came true on Saturday after he was named with Rohan Bopanna as the Indian men’s doubles…