Rescue operations by Army, govt underway in Punjab's Patiala

Chandigarh (IANS) Rescue operations by the Indian Army along with the civil administration were underway on Tuesday after continuing throughout the night with a full-fledged flood-like situation in Punjab's Patiala city.

“Rescue and evacuation…

Post agreement, US Navy’s Salvor docks at L&T’s Shipyard for repairs

Chennai (IANS) US Navy Salvor has docked at the Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) shipyard at Kattupalli here for voyage repairs.

The ship arrived at the shipyard on Sunday.

According to the US Consulate General Chennai, USNS Salvor is the third…

EC has no authority to change political party’s name: Uddhav Thackeray

Amravati (Maharashtra) (IANS) Reiterating that the ‘Shiv Sena’ name and party belongs to him, Shiv Sena-UBT President and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday asserted that the Election Commission (EC) has no authority to change…

Ordinance row: SC issues notice to Centre on Delhi government’s plea

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Centre on the Delhi government’s plea challenging the constitutionality of the ordinance brought by it on control of services in the national capital in wake of the apex court order.

Vehicle transporting tomatoes to market robbed in B'luru

Bengaluru (IANS) A vehicle transporting 2,000 kg of tomatoes to a market was robbed by unidentified miscreants in Bengaluru, police said.

The incident took place on July 8 in the limits of the RMC Yard police station near Chikkajala.

According…

Bengal panchayat election: Re-polling underway in 696 booths amid reports of sporadic violence

Kolkata (IANS) Fresh polling was underway on Monday at  696 booths across19 districts of West Bengal for the three- tier panchayat system with reports of sporadic violence coming from different pockets of the state.

However, the reports and…

With flood situation in Punjab worsening, Army deployed

Chandigarh (IANS) With the flood situation in Punjab's Ropar and Patiala districts worsening owing to incessant rain and heavy flow of water in rivers on the third consecutive day, the Army was deployed on Monday to carry out evacuation, and take…

Bengal panchayat polls: With three more deaths, casualty figure rises to 39

Kolkata (IANS) With two deaths reported on Monday, the total casualty figure in poll-related violence for the panchayat elections in West Bengal has reached 38.

Local Trinamool Congress leader from Raninagar Murshidabad district, Sirajul Sheikh,…

Bengal Governor leaves for Delhi, might report to Amit Shah on panchayat polls

Kolkata (IANS) A day after the violence-marred panchayat polls, West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose left for New Delhi on Sunday evening.

Although the Governor himself had not specified the purpose of his visit to the national capital, Raj…

'Where are Central agencies', asks KCR on BJP MLA's Rs 100 cr claim

Hyderabad (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Sunday questioned why the Central agencies were not probing the claim by Telangana BJP MLA that his party spent Rs 100 crore in an Assembly bypoll in the state.