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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

Tribal woman gang raped by 6 in Bihar's Munger, five arrested

Patna (IANS) A tribal woman in Bihar’s Munger district was kidnapped and gang raped by 6 persons, police said on Friday.

The accused kidnapped the woman from Maoist-affected Haveli Kharagpur village and took her to an isolated place and sexually…

Multilateral international order essential for countering geopolitical conflicts, says PM at East Asia summit

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the 28th East Asia summit in Jakarta on Thursday, said that multilateralism and rules-based international order are essential for countering geopolitical conflicts.

"The present…

Second barge of series LSAM 16 (YARD 126) delivered to Indian Navy

New Delhi (IANS) Second barge of the series LSAM 16 (Yard 126) has been delivered to Indian Navy, a Navy official informed on Thursday.

"The Barge has been built under the classification rules of Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) with a service…