Raj crisis: Whatever has happened is sad, I am also hurt, says Gehlot

New Delhi (IANS) Amid the political imbroglio in the desert state, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said whatever has happened is sad and he is also hurt.

Gehlot has got together a two-three page document about the political…

Digvijaya to file nomination for Cong prez polls

New Delhi (IANS) Congress leader Digvijaya Singh will file nomination for the post of the party president for which election is scheduled to be held on October 17.

He took his nomination form from the party's Central Election Authority…

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…

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…

Gehlot likely to meet Sonia to end Cong prez poll crisis

New Delhi (IANS) After the crisis broke out in the Congress in Rajasthan, sources on Wednesday said that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is likely to meet Sonia Gandhi here and give an explanation of the happenings, including the boycott of the CLP meet…

PFI ban: Security tightened at Shaheen Bagh, drones deployed

New Delhi (IANS) There was a heavy police presence outside the office of Popular Front of India (PFI) in the Shaheen Bagh area of the national capital on Wednesday.

Notably, early morning, the PFI and its associates or affiliates were banned…

Muslim organisations welcome ban on PFI

New Delhi (IANS) After the imposition of a ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) on Wednesday, several Muslim organisations welcomed the move by the government.

Chairman of All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council, Naseeruddin Chisti said that…

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.…

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".

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…