Jolt to BJP in Telangana as two leaders return to TRS

Hyderabad (IANS) In a big jolt to the BJP in Telangana ahead of the by-election to Munugode Assembly seat, two leaders on Friday quit the party and rejoined the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).

Senior leader Dasoju Sravan and former…

Normal life thrown out of gear in Kolkata as protests intensify against late-night police action

Kolkata (IANS) Normal life in parts of Kolkata and Salt Lake collapsed in phases on Friday following waves of protests over the late-night police action to remove protesters agitating in front of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE)…

India moving fast to reduce carbon emissions, carbon footprint per head is 1.5 tonne: PM Modi

Rajpipla (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India's carbon footprint is 1.5 tonne per head, compared to the world's four tonne per head as the country is moving fast to reduce carbon emissions by installing renewable energy…

PM to launch recruitment drive on Oct 22 for 10 lakh personnel

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a recruitment drive for 10 lakh personnel on October 22 via video conferencing.

In the rozgar mela, appointment letters will be handed over to 75,000 newly inducted appointees, a statement…

'CM never met any HC judge': Chhattisgarh govt tells SC in NAN scam

New Delhi (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel never met any high court judge in connection with the Nagrik Apurti Nigam scam (NAN scam) after the Centre's counsel had indicated…

Major terror attack averted, 20 kg IED defused in J&K

Srinagar (IANS) The security forces in a swift operation averted a major terror plot by timely neutralising an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Wednesday on the Handwara-Baramulla Highway in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

The Army said…

Kharge elected new Congress President

New Delhi (IANS) Mallikarjun Kharge was on Wednesday elected as the new Congress President after he received 7,897 votes, while his rival Shashi Tharoor managed to secure only 1,072.

Although the counting of votes has ended, official results…

Revival of Congress has begun: Tharoor

New Delhi (IANS) Runner-up in the Congress president poll, Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday thanked his supporters, and said that the elections will galvanise the party and its revival has begun.

"I have always expressed the view that these elections,…

New Congress president will decide my role: Rahul

Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that he will report to the new Congress president who will decide his role in the party.

He told reporters at Adoni during Bharat Jodo Yatra that the Congress president…

Six missing after boat capsizes in Meerut

Meerut (IANS) Six persons are reportedly missing after a boat carrying about 17 people capsized in the Bhimkund Ganga Ghat in Meerut on Tuesday.

Eleven persons have been rescued, while rescue operations are underway to locate the missing, which…