Patna, Nov 12 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi and chief ministers of Delhi, West Bengal, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh will attend the November 20 oath taking of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in an event…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi left on Thursday for a three-day visit to Britain that will see India and Britain sign a number of pacts on mutual investments and defence cooperation….
Actor Shah Rukh Khan. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI) After actor Shah Rukh Khan being grilled by ED on Diwali-eve, Congress today wondered whether the superstar has faced the wrath of the…
Chennai, Nov 11 (IANS) N.Rajendran, a former member of Rajya Sabha representing AIADMK and now a DMK leader in Tuticorin district was found dead with a bullet injury on Wednesday. According to police, Rajendran’s body…
Bengaluru, Nov 11 (IANS) Kannada litterateur Girish Karnad on Wednesday apologised for his remarks on naming the Bengaluru international airport after city founder Kempe Gowda even as protests against him spread in Karnataka. “I did…
Chandigarh, Nov 11 (IANS) Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday rejected all resolutions passed at an unofficial ‘Sarbat Khalsa’ (grand assembly of Sikhs) by Sikh radicals and blamed the opposition Congress for the present situation…
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) The AAP’s key Maharashtra functionary Mayank Gandhi on Wednesday quit the party’s national executive as he was “losing interest in politics”. Gandhi, who has been embroiled in public brawls with the…
Amritsar, Nov 11 (IANS) Tension prevailed as black flags were shown and swords were brandished inside the Golden Temple complex on Wednesday by radical Sikh elements who were opposing the Akal Takht jathedar (chief) Gurbachan…
Thane (Maharashtra), Nov 11 (IANS) Shiv Sena’s Rajendra Deolekar was elected unopposed to the post of mayor of the Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation here on Wednesday. Deolekar’s unopposed election was facilitated after ally Bharatiya Janata Party’s…
Bengaluru, Nov 11 (IANS) The BJP and the VHP activists continued their protests against the Karnataka government’s Tipu Sultan Jayanti celebrations on Wednesday. Protests were organised at Malleshwaram, Town Hall, Jayanagar, Vijayanagar and Ulsoor in…
New Delhi/Dhaka, Nov 11 (IANS) Outlawed ULFA’s fugitive leader Golap Baruah alias Anup Chetia was on Wednesday handed over to India by Bangladesh, 18 years after his arrest — a move that is expected to…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Ex-servicemen on Tuesday escalated their protest against the notification on the implementation of ‘One Rank, One Pension’ (OROP) and took out a march from Jantar Mantar to Rashtrapati Bhavan, saying…
New Delhi/Amritsar, Nov 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday interacted with army personnel on the occasion of Diwali. “People celebrate Diwali with their family members and loved ones. I too have come to…
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) Prominent NRIs based in Britain have welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to that country beginning Thursday, a statement issued here said on Wednesday. G.P. Hinduja, co-chairman of the multi-billion…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha met BJP patriarch L.K. Advani on Wednesday, a day after the BJP’s old guard including Advani took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president…
Amritsar, Nov 11 (IANS) Radical Sikh leaders from in and around Amritsar in Punjab were arrested to prevent a religious showdown at the Golden Temple complex on Wednesday, police sources said. Amritsar: Sikhs participate in…
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump accused China and India of taking advantage of the US as the eight top-tier candidates clashed over issues ranging from trade to foreign policy to immigration….
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi to wish him a happy Diwali, US President Barack Obama has reaffirmed the importance of the US-India partnership in addressing both regional and global issues. (Photo…
Bengaluru, Nov 10 (IANS) Noted Kannada playwright-cum-actor Girish Karnad stoked a controversy on Tuesday when he said naming the Bengaluru international airport after 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan would have been apt than the…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Responding to public expectations following the BJP’s stunning defeat in the Bihar assembly elections, the government on Tuesday announced the reforming and liberalising of norms for foreign investment in 15…