Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (retd) appointed Chief of Defence Staff

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Army's former Eastern Command chief, Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (retd) was on Wednesday appointed the second Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), with effect from the date of his assumption of charge and until further orders, an official…

PFI leaders, cadres go into hiding after ban

Chennai (IANS) After the Union Home Ministry imposed a ban for five years on the Popular Front of India (PFI) on Wednesday, several leaders and cadres of the organisation have gone into hiding.

Sources in the state police told IANS that many…

NIA conducts pan-India raids against PFI, 50 detained

New Delhi (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was conducting raids in over eight states and at multiple locations linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI) members on Tuesday.

Sources said that more than 50 people have been detained…

Is Rajasthan heading towards President's rule?

Jaipur (IANS) Amid the ongoing crisis in Rajasthan and the silence adopted by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Speaker C.P. Joshi on around 92 resignations reportedly tendered by the MLAs, speculation was rife in the state whether it is heading towards…

CBI raids 3 places in Kolkata over financial scams

Kolkata (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is conducting raids at three places in Kolkata on Tuesday in connection with its ongoing probe in a financial embezzlement scam.

Three teams of the CBI's anti-corruption wing are…

No raids on PFI, only preventive arrests, says CM Bommai

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that no raids are being conducted on the Popular Front of India (PFI) and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), while terming the operation a "preventive measure".

SC Constitution bench to hear petitions against demonetisation

New Delhi (IANS) A five-judge Constitution bench will on Wednesday hear petitions challenging Centre's decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 in November 2016.

A bench of Justices S. Abdul Nazeer, B.R. Gavai, A.S.…

Gehlot MLAs oppose Pilot as CM, reach Speaker's residence to submit resignations

Jaipur (IANS) Politics in Rajasthan took a new twist on Sunday with around 70 MLAs, who are staunch supporters of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, gathering at the residence of state minister Shanti Dhariwal, to chalk out a strategy to eliminate Sachin…

Anyone living in India is Hindu, says RSS chief

Shillong (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said all people living in India are Hindus in terms of identity.

Elaborating the RSS' philosophy, Bhagwat said that Hinduism is not a religion but a way of…

R'than crisis: CLP meet cancelled as over 90 MLAs threaten to resign

Jaipur (IANS) The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting called on Sunday at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's residence has been cancelled as more than 90 Congress MLAs loyal to the veteran party leader threatened to resign, while demanding…