Tribal woman's head shaved by men in Bihar's Araria dist

Patna (IANS) A group of men allegedly shaved the head of a tribal woman in Bihar’s Araria district late on Friday night.

The incident occurred in a tribal village that comes under Raniganj police station of the district.  

The woman…

High drama followed Chandrababu Naidu’s arrest

Nandyal (IANS) High drama followed the arrest of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in Nandyal town in the early hours of Saturday.

Police surrounded the RK Function Hall at around 2.30 a.m. when the Telugu Desam Party…

India reaches out to assist nationals in quake-hit Morocco

New Delhi (IANS) India has reached out to offer assistance to its nationals in Morocco, which was hit by a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake, leaving at least 296 people dead and over 150 others injured.

The Indian Embassy in Morocco released…

No discussion on seat sharing as of yet, Kumaraswamy on BJP-JD (S) alliance in K’taka

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday said that former chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa’s statements in connection with the BJP-JD (S) alliance are personal.

“Until now there is no discussion about seat…

BJP takes early lead in Ghosi bypoll in UP

Mau (IANS) The counting of votes for the by-election to the Ghosi Assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh began on Friday, with the BJP already establishing an early lead.

Polling for the by-election took place on Tuesday.

The BJP has fielded…

BJP candidates establish comfortable margins in two Tripura Assembly seats

Agartala (IANS) The ruling BJP candidates in Tripura's Dhanpur and Boxanagar Assembly constituencies established comfortable margins over their CPI(M) rivals, even as the counting of votes was in progress on Friday under tight security measures.

Dhupguri bypoll results: BJP ahead in postal ballot counting

Kolkata (IANS) After the first round of counting for the bypoll to Dhupguri Assembly constituency in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, the BJP candidate Tapasi Roy is marginally ahead of the ruling Trinamool Congress candidate.

The first…

Modi to hold bilateral meetings with over 15 world leaders

New Delhi (IANS) With the G20 Leaders' Summit scheduled to commence from Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral meetings with more than 15 world leaders, sources said.

On Friday, he will hold bilateral meetings with…

Congress' stand on Article 370 very clear, every voice in country should be heard: Rahul

Brussels (IANS) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who is currently on a visit to Europe, said here on Friday that the party's stand on Article 370 was very clear and it also wants to ensure that every voice in the country is heard, with people being allowed…

Merger with JD(S) will strengthen BJP in K'taka, says Yediyurappa; JD(S) will cease to exist says DyCM Shivakumar

Bengaluru (IANS) Merger with JD(S) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections will strengthen BJP in Karnataka, former chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa said on Friday.

Meanwhile, denouncing the arrangement, DyCM D.K. Shivakumar maintained that it…