BJP to win 26 seats in Bengal, 37 in Assam in first phase: Shah

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the BJP would win 26 of the 30 seats in West Bengal and 37 of the 47 in Assam where polling was held on Saturday in the first phase of the Assembly polls.

Addressing a press…

Biden invites Modi to climate summit

New York (IANS) US President Joe Biden has invited 40 heads of state, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to join him for the World Leaders Summit on Climate to be hosted by his administration on April 22-23.

The other leaders including…

36.09% polling in Bengal in 5 hours amid skirmishes

Kolkata (IANS) Voters in West Bengal were found queuing up in large numbers outside polling stations across the 30 assembly constituencies with 36.09 polling recorded in the first five hours on Saturday.

Over one-third of the 73 lakh electorates…

26% turnout in Assam Assembly polls

Guwahati (IANS) Around 26 per cent voters have cast their ballots so far on Saturday in the first phase of the Assam Assembly polls which is underway amid heavy security in 47 constituencies, according to election officials.

Saturday's…

PDP pumped money into Hurriyat to keep secessionist activities alive in Valley

New Delhi/Srinagar (IANS) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which was in power in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir in alliance with the BJP, was pumping money into the Hurriyat Conference for keeping secessionist activities alive in the…

Intel chief Shukla had abused phone-tapping power: Maha Chief Secy

Mumbai (IANS) In a dramatic turn of events, a top Maharashtra government official's report on Thursday said that then State Intelligence Department Commissioner Rashmi Shukla had "misused" official permission granted to her for phone-tapping under…

2 die in Mumbai Covid centre fire, 70 patients rescued

Mumbai (IANS) At least two persons have reportedly perished and around 73 evacuated after a major fire engulfed the Sunrise Hospital located within the Dreamz Mall in Mumbai's Bhandup, early on Friday, officials said.

The blaze was noticed…

At 53,476, India records highest surge in 5 months

New Delhi (IANS) India reported 53,476 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, highest single-day spike since October taking the total tally to 1,17,87,534 on Thursday.

According to the Health Ministry, Maharashtra and Punjab are turning out…

Mehbooba questioned by ED in money laundering probe

Srinagar (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with its probe into a money laundering case.

According…

Over 500 drones to measure India's rural assets, end property dispute woes

New Delhi (IANS) In one of the biggest aerial surveys, over 500 high resolution drones would be deployed soon to map nearly 6 lakh villages in the country to validate the residential properties of more than 83 crore Indians.

The survey, once…