J&K Assembly elections can be held by year end: Rajnath Singh

Jammu (IANS) Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir can be held by this year end, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday.

Addressing a function here, he said that the delimitation exercise was completed in J&K, recently following which…

Rahul says no knowledge of YI-AJL deal: ED sources

New Delhi (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that all the decisions and transactions related to Young India's (YI) acquisition of Associated Journal Ltd (AJL) were taken by late party leader Motilal Vora.

Agnipath scheme: Army aspirants jam Delhi-Jaipur Expressway in protest

Gurugram (IANS) Hundreds of Army aspirants on Thursday blocked the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway in Gurugram's Bilaspur area in protest against Agnipath yojna, the government's new scheme for short-term recruitment into the armed forces.

The…

Protest against 'Agnipath' turns violent in MP's Gwalior

Bhopal (IANS) Hundreds of protesters on Thursday launched massive protest which soon turned violent in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh against the Centre's 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme. Police had to resort to lathi-charge to disperse…

Prayagraj Development Authority defends demolition of accused Javed's house

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) Stung by criticism over the demolition of the house of Javed Mohammad, the alleged "mastermind" of the June 10 violence in Prayagraj, the Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) has said that the house was demolished…

NIA raids multiple places in J&K

Srinagar (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out raids at multiple locations in Kashmir in connection with the terror funding case being investigated by the agency.

Sources said these raids are going on presently…

TRS to stay away from opposition meeting on Presidential polls

Hyderabad (IANS) Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has decided not to attend the meeting called by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday to discuss the opposition's strategy for the Presidential election in New Delhi.

Telangana…

AAP to skip Mamata-led Oppn meet to discuss strategy for Prez polls

New Delhi (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will not join the meeting of the opposition parties called by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to discuss the upcoming Presidential polls.

Banerjee had written to 22 opposition leaders and…

Who's who of Congress in Associated Journals shareholders list

New Delhi (IANS) Jyotsna Suri and the late Lalit Suri hold 50,000 shares each of Associated Journals which brings out the National Herald of the Congress party.

The Young Indian is the largest shareholder of Associated Journals. Harbans Lal…

Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka not listed as shareholders of Associated Journals

New Delhi (IANS) It is intriguing to note that the current Congress top leadership and Gandhi family members -- Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka -- are not listed as shareholders of Associated Journals.

However, Young Indian is the largest shareholder…