'Sisodia's claims regarding non-cooperation of officials vague', Govt to SC on Centre-Delhi row

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre has told the Supreme Court that no Union Territory (UT) has its own services under the Constitution and the present status of Delhi is in existence since 1993, while disputing Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's…

One held for planning to kill B'luru BJP MLA, Cong leader disappears

Bengaluru (IANS) The Karnataka Police have arrested a real estate agent and launched a hunt for a Congress leader in connection with allegedly hatching a conspiracy to kill BJP MLA S.R. Vishwanath, police said on Tuesday.

The case was reinvestigated…

Farooq Abdullah re-elected unopposed as NC chief

Srinagar (IANS) Former chief minister and Lok Sabha member, Dr. Farooq Abdullah was re-elected unopposed as the president of the National Conference (NC) party on Monday.

NC presidential polls were held on Monday at party headquarters, 'Nawa-e-Subha'…

Four Gujarat villages boycott polls over lack of development

Mehsana (Gujarat) (IANS) The voters in four villages of Gujarat's Mehsana district said they were boycotting the elections as no development had taken place in their areas.

The Becharaji Taluka Bariyaf village and Kheralu Taluka's three…

Terror mouthpiece threat triggers fear among Kashmiri Pandit employees in Valley

Srinagar (IANS) Kashmir Fight blog, the mouthpiece of The Resistance Front (TRF) - an offshoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) group, has issued threat to 57 Kashmiri Pandit employees working as teachers under the Prime Minister's Rehabilitation…

Border row: Maha ministers to enter K'taka, Kannada activists to swarm Belagavi

Bengaluru (IANS) The border row has escalated in Belagavi in Karnataka with Maharashtra ministers announcing their visit to the border city on Tuesday. The Kannada organisations on the other hand have given a call to the workers to arrive into Belagavi…

BJP-SP in direct contest in UP bypolls

Lucknow (IANS) The stage is set for a direct contest between the BJP and Samajwadi Party-Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) alliance in the bypolls to one Lok Sabha and two assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

The BSP and the Congress are…

Groups not required in Congress, unity need of hour, says Tharoor

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) Senior leader of the Congress and third-time MP from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, Shashi Tharoor has said that a unified party was the need of the hour and the petty group politics did not have any place in the state…

Fate of eight ex-Indian Navy personnel in Qatar hangs in the balance

Kolkata (IANS) While all eyes are on the ongoing football World Cup in Qatar, little is known of the fate of eight ex-Indian Navy personnel imprisoned in that country for over 90 days now.

The Indian Ex Servicemen Movement (IESM) has now written…

Secunderabad-Vijayawada Vande Bharat Express likely from new year

Hyderabad (IANS) The new generation Vande Bharat train is likely to be launched between Secunderabad Railway Station here and Vijayawada in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh from the new year.

This will be the first such indigenously-built semi high-speed…