Excise policy case: ED attaches assets worth Rs 52 cr of Sisodia, his wife, others

New Delhi(IANS) In a major move, the Enforcement Directorate said on Friday that it has attached assets worth Rs 52.24 crore belonging to arrested AAP leader Minister Manish Sisodia, his wife and some other accused persons in connection with the Delhi…

Balasore triple train tragedy: CBI arrests senior Railways engineer, two others

New Delhi (IANS) Days after taking over the probe of the triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore in which 292 people died and over 800 injured, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested three people in connection with the case, including…

India urges UK to take strong action against extremist elements

New Delhi (IANS) India is learnt to have urged UK to take strong action against extremist elements threatening Indian diplomats. This issue was raised during talks between National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his UK counterpart Tim Barrow.

Search on for new MP BJP chief, incumbent president's term may be extended

New Delhi (IANS) With an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP leadership has started a major organisational rejig across states. To begin with, the party has appointed new state chiefs for Punjab, Telangana, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh.

The…

J&K govt rebuts Mehbooba Mufti's allegations on land allotment

Srinagar (IANS) The J&K government on Thursday rebutted former Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti's allegations on the allotment of land to the homeless in the UT.

Mehbooba told the media on Wednesday that the census of 2011…

Bengal pre-poll violence: Two more killed in last 9 hrs, toll touches 17

Kolkata (IANS) Two more poll-related deaths over the July 8 panchayat elections in West Bengal were reported in two districts in the past nine hours taking the toll to 17.

Body of Dilip Nahra, whose wife Chobi Nahara is an independent candidate,…

Another shocker: Incidents of atrocities continue in MP set for polls in next 5 months

Bhopal (IANS) Poll-bound BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh witnessed another inhuman incident against two youths belonging to the lower castes, who were humiliated, paraded with garlands of shoes and forced to eat faeces.

After a tribal labourer was…

NCP National Executive meeting on at Sharad Pawar's Delhi residence

New Delhi (IANS) A day after a meeting in Mumbai, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday was chairing the party's National Executive meeting here in the wake of the split in the party by his nephew Ajit Pawar, who joined…

Indian contingent, Rafale jets to take part in Bastille Day parade of France

New Delhi (IANS) The Bastille Day parade of France will witness a 269-member tri-services contingent of the Indian Armed Forces marching alongside their French counterparts on July 14 in Paris.

The Indian contingent left for France on Thursday.…

Macron's diplomatic advisor discusses India-France strategic dialogue with Ajit Doval

New Delhi (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France next week, Emmanuel Bonne, the diplomatic advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron, called on National Security Advisor Ajit Doval here on Thursday.

Bonne also…