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…

J&K HC ends 'discrimination' against PoJK refugees settled outside UT

Srinagar (IANS) In a historic judgement, the J&K and Ladakh High Court has ordered an “end to the discrimination” against Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) refugees of 1947 settled outside Jammu and Kashmir.

Justice Rahul Bharti in…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Govt to fence entire 1,643 km stretch of India-Myanmar border

New Delhi (IANS) The Government of India will construct a fence along the entire 1,643 km stretch of India-Myanmar border.

Commenting on the development, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday, "It has been decided to construct a fence…

EC recognises Ajit Pawar's side as real NCP, allots 'clock' symbol

New Delhi (IANS), The Election Commission on Tuesday accorded recognition to the Ajit Pawar faction as the "real" Nationalist Congress Party and allotted it the party's "clock" symbol.

The decision is seen as a major blow to veteran leader…