Hope of breakthrough in decades old Naga peace talks before Christmas

Kohima (IANS) Involving the Chief Ministers of Assam and Nagaland, the renewed talks between the government and the NSCN (IM) would soon start in Delhi. All the stakeholders seem keen to achieve a breakthrough in the decades old Naga peace process…

AIADMK, DMK in close fight in TN rural local bodies elections

Chennai (IANS) With the nine districts of Tamil Nadu going for rural local body polls in two phases on October 6 and October 9, the state is witnessing a tough political battle between the AIADMK led front and the DMK led front.

The polls are…

Mamata heading towards huge victory in Bhabanipur

Kolkata (IANS) After the sixth round of counting, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is heading towards a huge victory from Bhabanipur assembly constituency in South Kolkata. In the other two constituencies - Jangipur and Samsergang- both…

Mamata secures CM's post, wins with a record margin

Kolkata (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the by-election in Bhabanipur assembly constituency in South Kolkata defeated her nearest rival Priyanka Tibrewal of BJP by a record margin of 58,832 votes. Previously Banerjee had the record…

Illegal settlers planning to grab power in Assam by 2050: CM

Guwahati (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged on Friday that illegal settlers have hatched a plan to grab power in the state by 2050, gradually becoming a majority and dominant community in different Assembly constituencies across…

Congress the legacy of India's democracy, says Kanhaiya

New Delhi (IANS) The recent entry of Kanhaiya Kumar, earlier associated with the Communist Party of India (CPI) and its student wing the All India Students Federation - including in his stint as President of the JNU Students Union, into the Congress…

Gen Rawat, Austin discuss expanding cooperation with regional partners

New York (IANS) India's Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat has met with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and discussed expanding multilateral cooperation with regional partners, according to Defence Department Spokesperson John Kirby.

1993 serial train blasts: 3 terrorists including 'Tunda' charged; hearing on Oct 25

Jaipur (IANS) A TADA court in Ajmer on Thursday charged Abdul Karim alias Tunda, Irfan and Hamimuddin in connection with the series of bomb blasts that took place in trains in Lucknow, Kanpur, Hyderabad, Surat and Mumbai in 1993.

The case will…

Start night operations along Indo-Pak border: Punjab DGP

Chandigarh (IANS) Punjab officiating Director General of Police (DGP) Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota has directed all border district police chiefs to daily start night domination operations along the Indo-Pak border from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.

The border…

Strangulated the city, now you want to protest inside: SC on farmers' group plea

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday pulled the farmers' organisation, Kisan Mahapanchayat, for seeking permission to stage a Satyagraha at Jantar Mantar against the farm laws. The top court said after blocking highways and strangulating…