Amit Shah meets power and coal ministers, reviews situation

New Delhi (IANS) Amid reports of shortage of coal supplies, Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met Union Power Minister R.K. Singh and Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi to review the situation.

In the meeting, senior officials of ministries and NTPC…

Bengal sounds terror alert during Durga Puja

Kolkata (IANS) The state government has sounded a terror alert in the state during the 'pujas' -- an indication that West Bengal is the new terror target.

Though senior police officers are yet to jump to any conclusion, arrests made…

Two more detained in Lakhimpur Kheri violence

Lakhimpur Kheri  (IANS) The Lakhimpur Kheri police has detained the driver of Ankit Das, the nephew of former Congress MP late Akhilesh Das, in connection with the death of four farmers who were mowed down by a vehicle belonging to Ashish Mishra,…

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Minister's son 'evaded' crucial questions

Lakhimpur Kheri (IANS) His inability to respond to pointed questions about the sequence of events on October 3, when a group of farmers were trampled over by a SUV belonging to him, finally led Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni,…

Attempt to turn Lakhimpur Kheri into Hindu vs Sikh battle: Varun Gandhi

New Delhi (IANS) Days after being dropped from party's national executive, BJP Lok Sabha member Varun Gandhi on Sunday said that an attempt is being made to turn the Lakhimpur Kheri incident into a Hindu vs Sikh battle.

In a tweet Varun…

Global cues push up energy crisis in India, govt looks to step up generation

New Delhi (IANS) The build up power crisis in the country has worsened this month as acute fuel shortages at power plants threaten outages in coming days stalling the revival wheels of world's fastest growing major economy.

As per official…

Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim convicted in disciple's murder case

New Delhi (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Haryana's Panchkula on Friday held Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh guilty in the murder case of Dera follower Ranjit Singh, officials said.

Ram Rahim Singh…

Satellite phone calls tracked again, high alert in Karnataka

Bengaluru (IANS) The intelligence agencies have alerted the Karnataka government after they tracked satellite phone calls made to foreign locations from the coastal area and Malnad region of the state, sources said on Saturday.

The phone calls…

High-level officials to push India-US agenda set by Modi, Biden

New York (IANS) High-level officials will be working to move forward the agenda for cooperation set at last month's meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden and their Quad summit with the leaders of Australia…

India, US defence officials discuss increasing cooperation with 'partners' in Indo-Pacific

New York (IANS) The main India-US strategic defence coordination panel has discussed increasing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region with "like-minded partners" as security ties between the two countries expand, according to US Defence Department…