'He is under pressure', Raj CM downplays Minister's resignation

Jaipur (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday downplayed the resignation of Sports Minister Ashok Chandna, saying that he might have resigned under pressure.

Gehlot speaking to the media said: "Chandna holds the charge of organising…

Gyanvapi dispute: Petitioner says plea based on 'British map'

Varanasi (IANS) Jitendra Singh Vishen, head of the Vishwa Vaidik Sanatan Sangh (VVSS), which is among the petitioners in the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi complex case, has said their petition is based on a "British-era map", which also formed the basis…

Neutralised terrorists involved in killing of Kashmiri artist identified

Srinagar (IANS) Killers of Kashmiri TV artist Amreen Bhat, killed by terrorists on Wednesday, who were eliminated in an encounter that started between terrorists and security forces on Thursday at Aganhanzipora area at Awantipora in South Kashmir's…

PM Modi lays foundation stone for 11 projects worth Rs 31,500 cr in Chennai

Chennai (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of 11 infrastructure projects worth Rs 31,500 crore at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor stadium. He said that the focus on road construction in the state was clearly visible…

Reform, perform, transform define today's governance: PM Modi

Hyderabad (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said reform, perform and transform mantra define today's governance in the country.

He said during the last eight years, the government with the political willpower brought reforms…

I-T recovers Rs 10 cr cash, seals 12 lockers of Asian Granito Ltd

Ahmedabad (IANS) In a mega search operation on Asian Granito India Ltd, the Income Tax Department has recovered Rs 10 crore cash and has sealed 12 bank lockers. The search is likely to continue for the next few days.

Sources from the department…

CBI summons Trinamool MLA over coal smuggling scam

Kolkata (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla in connection to a coal smuggling case in West Bengal.

Mollah is the party's sitting MLA from the Canning (East) Assembly constituency…

Gehlot or Pilot in Raj, Cong to decide after June 10

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress will take a final call on the leadership issues in Rajasthan, where tussle between Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot continues, after June 10 Rajya Sabha polls in order to avoid the Punjab-like situation to hit the party.

3 LeT terrorists killed in J&K encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said on Thursday.

In a tweet citing Inspector General Police Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar, the J&K Police…

Yasin Malik sentenced to life imprisonment

New Delhi (IANS) A special NIA court on Wednesday sentenced Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who has been convicted in a terror funding case, to life imprisonment.

Special NIA Judge Praveen Singh announced the sentence.

In the…