BJP, Gupkar group neck and neck in J&K DDC polls

Jammu (IANS) The counting of votes for the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir got underway on Tuesday. Initial trends showed BJP leading in 39 and the Gupkar group (PAGD) in 38 constituencies.

The DDC results…

Trump awards highest military decoration of US to Modi

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump has presented America's highest military decoration, The Legion of Merit, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership and vision under which India's emergence as a global power has…

Hopeful of an early solution to the farm law impasse: Minister

New Delhi (IANS) Minister of State for Agriculture, Kailash Chowdhary talking exclusively to IANS said that he was confident that talks between the government and the farmers will resume soon for a negotiated solution to end the present protests over…

Himachal makes law against forced religious conversion

Shimla (IANS) Over a year after the legislation was passed by the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state has made a law to check "forcible religious conversions".

Governor Bandaru Datatrya has given…

Railways in talks with govt for transportation of Covid vaccine

New Delhi (IANS) Even as the trials of several Covid vaccines are in progress, the Indian Railways is in talks with the government over the transportation of the vaccine through its refrigerated wagons, however, no final decision has been taken on…

Venugopal, Surjewala's absence at Cong meet a message?

New Delhi (IANS) During the Congress meeting at interim party chief Sonia Gandhi's residence, Rahul Gandhi's close aides K.C. Venugopal and Randeep Surjewala were not present, sources said.

Sources close to Venugopal said that he was…

BJP to form next govt in Goa with full majority: CM Sawant

Panaji (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has claimed that the BJP will form the next government with absolute majority in the coastal state after the 2022 Assembly elections.

He dubbed the results of the recent district panchayat elections…

30-vehicles convoy for Shah's mega rally in Bengal

Kolkata (IANS) A convoy of as many as 30 vehicles headed out for the Midnapore College Ground where Union Home Minister Amit Shah was scheduled to address a mega public meeting on Saturday.

The convoy packed with dissident lawmakers, MPs and…

J&K DDC final phase: 41% polling in 6 hours

Jammu (IANS) The eighth and last phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a voter turnout of 40.91 per cent across 28 constituencies spread over different districts in six hours on Saturday, officials said.

India to respond to any kind of aggression: Defence Minister

Hyderabad (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India is willing to respond to any kind of transgression, aggression or unilateral action on its borders.

He was speaking at the passing out parade of various flight cadets of…