SC to hear Thackeray faction's plea against ??Maha Speaker ruling on Mon

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday the plea filed by Shiv Sena-UBT faction challenging the ruling of Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar which had held that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his camp constitutes…

Lok Sabha to discuss White Paper today

New Delhi (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Friday will hold a discussion on the White Paper on Indian economy, which slams the Congress-led UPA government for its policy misadventures during its 10-year rule at the Centre and explains how the Modi government…

Four killed, over 300 injured in violence in U'khand over illegal madrasa demolition

Haldwani (IANS) At least four people were killed and over 300 injured in the violence-struck Banbhoolpura area in Uttarakhand's Haldwani city, Nainital District Magistrate Vandana Singh said.

The deceased were identified as Johny and his…

Tension escalates in Sandeshkhali as women protesters burn down TMC leader’s poultry farm

Kolkata (IANS) The tension at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal escalated on Friday after women agitators seeking absconding Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan’s arrest, burnt down a poultry farm owned by his close confidant and Trinamool Congress…

Chaudhary Charan Singh, Narasimha Rao, Swaminathan conferred with Bharat Ratna

New Delhi (IANS) Former Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and P.V. Narasimha Rao, and legendary agricultural scientist Dr M.S. Swaminathan will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.

The Prime…

Restrictions imposed on Internet, mob gathering in J&K's Poonch & Rajouri

Jammu (IANS) After Parliament gave nod to the grant of Scheduled Tribe status to the Pahari community in J&K, authorities on Wednesday imposed restrictions on Internet and mob gathering in Poonch and Rajouri districts.

Parliament on Tuesday…

Chandrababu Naidu to hold talks with BJP for tripartite alliance

Amaravati (IANS) TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu will be holding talks with the top BJP leaders later Wednesday for a tripartite electoral alliance for forthcoming simultaneous elections to Andhra Pradesh Assembly and Lok Sabha.

The talks…

ED raids over dozen locations associated with AAP; political vendetta, alleges Atishi

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids on around a dozen locations in Delhi associated with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP N D Gupta, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's personal secretary Bibhav…

7 burnt alive, several injured in fire in MP's crackers factory

Bhopal (IANS) At least seven people died and several others were injured after a massive fire broke out at a firecrackers factory in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.

Police along with locals rescued several persons living nearby…

Maulana Mufti Salman Azhari faces legal heat: Second FIR lodged in Gujarat

Ahmedabad (IANS) Maulana Mufti Salman Azhari has become embroiled in a fresh controversy as the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against him in Kutch, Gujarat.

This was the second FIR lodged against…