Modi govt rolls out red carpet for Azad at official event; Cong stalwart moves closer to BJP

New Delhi (IANS) Sidelined by the Gandhi family, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad was seen taking one more step in a direction that will bring him much closer to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. In what appeared to be a rare occasion, the…

CBI team at Mamata nephew Abhishek's home to question wife

Kolkata (IANS) In a surprise action ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls, a CBI team arrived at the Kolkata residence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee to question his wife in the coal scam case.

A CBI source…

Congress row: AICC members being mailed copy of G-23's letter to Sonia

New Delhi (IANS) The letter row, which created a major controversy in the Congress in August last year, does not seem to have died down, with AICC members being mailed a copy of the letter written by 23 senior leaders to interim chief Sonia Gandhi…

GST compensation shortfall released to states touches Rs 1L Cr

New Delhi (IANS) The Finance Ministry had released the 17th weekly instalment of Rs 5,000 crore to the states to meet the GST compensation shortfall.

Out of this, an amount of Rs 4,730.41 crore has been released to 23 States and an amount of…

India, China begin military talks to de-escalate tension at Hot Springs, Gogra, Depsang

New Delhi (IANS) Indian and Chinese military dialogue to de-escalate tension at the Line of Actual Control started on Saturday morning. The 10th round of Corps Commander meeting started at 10 a.m. at Moldo on Chinese side.

Indian military delegation…

Flash mobs, Namo tea party part of BJP campaign in Bengal

New Delhi (IANS) The BJP has planned to reach out to a larger audience for the West Bengal assembly polls. The party has already started reaching out to the electorate through Rasgulla and Namo tea party in Kolkata.

The election for 294 seats…

Cop, 3 militants killed in Kashmir gunfights

Srinagar (IANS) Three unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Friday, while in a separate gun battle still underway a policeman was killed and a second injured in central Kashmir's Budgam…

India-Australia partnership to play important role in post-Covid world: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that a strong India-Australia partnership will play an important role in shaping the post-Covid world.

The statement came a day after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed…

Madras HC notice to Centre, 5 others, over Covishield side effects on vax volunteer

New Delhi (IANS) The Madras High court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre and five other respondents including India's drug regulatory body, ICMR, Serum Institute of India, AstraZeneca and Sri Ramachandra Higher education and Research, Chennai,…

Disha Ravi blames Nikita, Shantanu during questioning, says police

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi Police on Friday told a city court that climate activist Disha Ravi has been evasive in giving replies during the interrogation and shifted the blame onto co-accused Nikita Jacob and Shantanu Muluk.

The police requested…