AAP will contest UP Assembly polls in 2022, says Kejriwal

New Delhi (IANS) After forming the government in the national capital thrice and emerging as the main opposition party in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday announced it will contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election in 2022.

AAP's…

No Winter Session due to Covid, Budget Session in Jan 2021

New Delhi (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi in his letter to Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury made it clear that no winter session of Parliament will be convened due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Budget Session…

Govt intentions clear, farm leaders will find way: Tomar

New Delhi (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said he is confident of a consensus between the government and protesting farmers on the issue of the new agricultural laws and that the farmer protest movement would end soon.

2 J&K Ghaznavi Force terrorists killed in Poonch encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Two Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) terrorists were killed during an encounter that took place in Poonch district. One terrorist was captured by the security forces.

IANS received confirmation from its sources through…

Rahul describes govt Rs 20 lakh crore package as 'Covid rhetoric'

New Delhi (IANS) Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a swipe at the Modi government over the financial package of Rs 20 lakh crore announced during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, describing it as "Covid rhetoric".

In a tweet,…

Begin hunger strike from wherever you are, farmers' leaders told

New Delhi (IANS) After 'Bharat Bandh' called earlier this month, the protesting farmers on Sunday declared a wider day-long movement, urging its leaders to undertake a hunger strike from wherever they are protesting.

The announcement…

Railway bribery scam plot inspired by Bollywood, Rs 10 note number used as code for payment

New Delhi (IANS) The 2013 railway bribe scam looked inspired by the Bollywood thrillers of late '70s and '80s in which the villains could be seen carrying one half of a rupee note to match it with the other half as the modus operandi to receive…

J&K DDC polls 6th phase: 42.79% votes polled in 6 hours

Jammu (IANS) The sixth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded a voting percentage of 42.79 in six hours across different constituencies in several districts.

The Kashmir Division recorded…

Mumbai Police nabs Republic TV CEO in TRP scam

Mumbai (IANS) In another swoop, the Mumbai Police arrested the CEO of Republic TV Vikas Khanchandani in connection with the ongoing probe into the TRP scam case, officials said here on Sunday.

He is the 13th person to be arrested in the alleged…

Total Fertility Rate falling, 2001-11 saw sharpest decline in 100 years: Census

New Delhi (IANS) India is witnessing a constant decline in the Total Fertility Rate (TFR), and as per Census 2001-2011, the sharpest decline in population has been recorded in this decade, in the last 100 years, the Centre has informed the Supreme…