Jaishankar's brief interaction with Chinese counterpart in Munich

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi had a brief conversation on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

The interaction took place on Saturday when Jaishankar was going to…

Nakul Nath removes 'INC' from his bio, rumours about joining BJP gain momentum

Bhopal (IANS) Congress MP Nakul Nath, son of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, removed 'INC' from his social media bio, giving further momentum to the rumours that he is going to join the BJP.

Furthermore, Nakul Nath,…

Govt doubles FCI's authorised capital to Rs 21,000 cr in big boost to farm sector

New Delhi (IANS) The Government has announced an increase in the authorized capital of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) from Rs 10,000 crore to Rs 21,000 crore in a major step to bolster the agricultural sector and benefit farmers.

The FCI…

Didn’t report child cruelty by goons as we don’t trust police: Sandeshkhali mother tells WBCPCR

Kolkata (IANS) A woman in Sandeshkhali whose child was snatched and flung by masked goons in police uniform, told the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) and the media on Saturday, that she didn’t go to the police for help…

Pawar ‘cool’ after losing NCP name, symbol; vows to rebuild his party

Pune, (Maharashtra) (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President Sharad Pawar said on Saturday that the country has never witnessed a situation in which a person who founded a political party has been removed from it, but “this happened with the…

Uneasy calm in Ratnagiri after BJP-Shiv Sena (UBT) clashes; Maha Police book over 350

Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) (IANS) Uneasy calm prevailed in the tourist destinations of Chiplun and Guhagar surroundings a day after clashes and stone-pelting between Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena (UBT) activists, in both towns, here on Saturday.

BJP team stopped by Bengal Police from visiting Sandeshkhali

Kolkata (IANS) The six-member central committee of BJP comprising Union Ministers and MPs was stopped by police in West Bengal's Rampur from visiting Sandeshkhali on Friday.

The committee was formed by the party to probe the alleged incidents…

Double engine govt working fast, says PM on inauguration of Rs 17,000 cr projects in Raj

Jaipur (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated projects worth about Rs 17,000 crore in Rajasthan.

The projects that were launched virtually by the Prime Minister include development works for…

Third round of Centre-farmers talks ends on 'positive' note; next meeting on Feb 18

Chandigarh (IANS) The third round of talks between the Central government and farmer leaders ended on early Friday with Union Minister Arjun Munda saying a "very positive" discussion happened.

It has been decided that the next meeting will…

'Miffed' with local leadership, Trinamool MP Mimi Chakraborty announces resignation

Kolkata (IANS) Actress-politician Mimi Chakraborty, who's the Trinamool Congress MP from Jadavpur in Kolkata, announced her decision to resign as a Lok Sabha member after meeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here on Thursday.

Chakraborty…