New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Delhi government announced two-day state mourning for former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who died on Saturday, and also to accord her a state funeral. “Delhi government has decided to…
Ranchi, July 20 (IANS) : Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday met RJD Chief and his father Lalu Prasad for the first time after his defeat in the Lok Sabha polls. The meeting happened in the payee…
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) Reiterating her demand for use of the ballot paper instead of the electronic voting machines (EVMs), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here on Saturday electoral reforms were must for…
Ghaziabad, July 20 (IANS) A local court ordered the Ghaziabad police to register a criminal case against its SHO and others who claimed to have arrested a wanted criminal Amir in an encounter on June…
Jaipur, July 20 (IANS) Close on the heels of the Mumbai police using the newly launched trailer of Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Mission Mangal’ to create interesting memes discouraging drunken driving and spread road safety awareness, the…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) A large number of people, including several political leaders cutting across party lines, gathered outside the residence of Shiela Dikhsit in Nizamuddin East here soon after the news of her…
Bhubaneswar, July 20 (IANS) Two students suffered injuries in an explosion at the Magura Upper Primary School in the Aska block of the Ganjam district in Odisha on Saturday. The injured have been admitted to…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Former Congress President and UPA Chirperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday paid her tributes to late Sheila Dikshit at her residence here. Veteran Congress leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday expressed shock over the demise of Sheila Dikshit, saying “I have lost a long time friend”. Veteran Congress leader and former Delhi Chief Minister…
Bhubaneswar, July 20 (IANS) Around 67 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 p.m. in the election to Odisha’s Patkura assembly seat on Saturday. The polling in the constituency was postponed twice in the…
Jammu, July 20 (IANS) Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday inaugurated two bridges in Kathua and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir during his daylong visit to the state. A defence statement said on Saturday,…
Bhopal, July 20 (IANS) A 58-year-old man was beaten to death by a mob in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district on suspicion of stealing peacocks, police said on Saturday. Nine people have been arrested in connection…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his tributes to senior Congress leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit (81), who passed away following a cardiac arrest at a private hospital…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) A 45-year-old man and his five-year-old son were killed when a speeding tempo allegedly hit them while they were crossing a road in North-east Delhi. The incident occurred in the…
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) Former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday expressed condolences at the demise of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. In a…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed a supplementary charge sheet against Mohammad Hussain Molani in connection with the Hafiz Saeed-headed, Pakistan-based Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) terror funding case. Established…
Shimla, July 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday expressed grief over the death of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. He said Dikshit’s contributions would always be remembered for the…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Affable, courteous and always smiling, Sheila Dikshit came across more as a friendly neighbourhood aunt than a quintessential haughty politician. A chirpy Miranda House girl who loved car rides married…
Varanasi, July 20 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday visited two temples in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency of Varanasi after meeting the victims’ families of the Sonebhadra caste carnage at…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The 24-hour detention of Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Mirzapur by the UP government, while she was on way to meet the Sonebhadra district caste carnage victims’ families…