BJP's Team Nadda declared, BJP readying next-gen

New Delhi (IANS) The much-anticipated Team Nadda has been declared finally. Three ex-Chief Ministers have been accommodated as BJP Vice Presidents while there has been a major overhaul among national general secretaries with many significant names…

Team Nadda: Why Ram Madhav, Muralidhar Rao, Uma Bharti were excluded

New Delhi (IANS) While BJP's Team Nadda has given additional thrust to its Gen-Next, it has also meant making space for them by removing some veterans like Ram Madhav and Muralidhar Rao, provoking speculation whether some of them may find a space…

Protests by farmers disrupts life in Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh (IANS) Cutting across party lines, the day-long statewide protests by farmers evoked a good response in Punjab and Haryana as normal life was disrupted, but in Chandigarh it was almost normal.

Rail traffic across Punjab was badly…

Kulbhushan's fate hangs in hands of Pakistani courts

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan has once again made it clear that it will not accept Indias demand of having a foreign lawyer to represent Kulbhushan Jadhav in the review and reconsideration case being heard at the Islamabad High Court (IHC), leaving his…

Ladakh parties boycott Hill Council polls, demand BTC-type powers

New Delhi (IANS) Demanding powers on the pattern of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), political parties in the union territory of Ladakh have unanimously resolved to boycott elections to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh.

Delhi riots: Involvement of ISI, Khalistan supporters surfaces in charge sheet

New Delhi (IANS) Names of three supporters of Khalistan movement, a Sikh separatist movement, and Pakistan intelligence agency ISI have cropped up in a disclosure statement of an accused in the charge sheet filed by Delhi Police Special Cell in the…

Battle for Bihar: 3-phase poll from Oct 28 to Nov 7, counting Nov 10

New Delhi (IANS) The elections for the 243 Assembly seats in Bihar will take place in three phases between October 28 and November 7. The counting of votes will be on November 10, the Election Commission said on Friday.

Addressing a press conference…

Honey trapping in Delhi: HC asks Police Commissioner to prepare reports

New Delhi (IANS) Taking stringent note of honey trapping incidents, the Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Police Commissioner to submit a report within four weeks regarding such cases.

"...the Commissioner shall call reports from all the…

Class 12 compartment exams results by Oct 10: CBSE to SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it will declare the compartment results for Class 12 students on or before October 10.

Even as the counsel for University Grants Commission…

Salman Khurshid, Prashant Bhushan named in Delhi riots charge sheet's disclosure statements

New Delhi (IANS) : From politicians to lawyers and activists, names of various prominent personalities have come up in the charge sheet filed by the Delhi Police in the Delhi riots case. This includes the name of Congress leader Salman Khurshid and…