BJP CEC to finalise names for April 6 polls

New Delhi (IANS) The BJPs Central Election Committee (CEC) will meet on Saturday later to finalise party candidates for assembly polls in four states and one union territory. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the CEC meeting.

Surge in Covid cases in 8 states: Govt

New Delhi(IANS) Eight states in the country are displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases of Covid-19 over the last three weeks, said the union health ministry on Saturday.

These states are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh,…

Two SPOs injured in J&K grenade attack

Srinagar (IANS) Two Special Police Officers (SPOs) were injured on Saturday in a militant grenade attack in Sopore district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The police said militants hurled a grenade at the police post inside the bus stand in Sopore on…

Fire on board Dehradun-bound Shatabdi Express

New Delhi/Dehradun (IANS) A coach of the Dehradun-New Delhi Shatabdi Express on Saturday caught fire between Raiwala and Kansrao railway station in Uttarakhand, officials said. No passenger was injured.

A senior Railway Ministry official in…

Ex-Union Minister Yashwant Sinha joins Trinamool

Kolkata (IANS) With just a few weeks remaining ahead of the crucial West Bengal Assembly elections, former veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday joined the Trinamool Congress at its party…

Independence of EC can't be compromised in democracy: SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said the Central and the state governments should not appoint persons holding government office as election commissioners.

A bench headed by Justice R.F. Nariman said entrusting additional charge…

NCLT/NCLAT can't interfere with 'commercial wisdom' of CoC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) or the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) cannot interfere with the "commercial wisdom" of the Committee of Creditors (CoC), except within the limited…

CBI calls Abhishek's sister-in-law's kin, TMC leader for questioning

Kolkata (IANS) Moving ahead with its probe into the illegal coal smuggling case and the ICore chit fund case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's sister-in-law Menka Gambhir's father-in-law…

India's startup ecosystem is today a world attraction: PM Modi

Gandhinagar (IANS) The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India's startup ecosystem has become an attraction in the world and is a matter of discussion everywhere. The PM said that India's personality was getting echoed globally…

To keep China out, DoT mandates trusted sources for telecom networks

New Delhi (IANS) Spelling the end of Chinese equipment in Indian telecom networks, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has mandated that from June 15 this year telecom operators will only use "trusted products" in their networks.

In…