Thousands protest in Delhi showing support for 'Bharat Bandh'

New Delhi (IANS) Thousands of members from at least ten trade unions on Wednesday protested here against the Centre and extended their support to the all-India shutdown by trade unions.

Gathered at the Shaheed Park, the members walked towards…

UP BJP leader exposes corruption in Swachh Bharat

Lucknow (IANS) A senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Dilip Srivastava has alleged that the Modi government's flagship programme 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' has failed miserably due to massive corruption and nexus of government-civic officials…

Banking services may be affected as employees strike

New Delhi (IANS) Bank customers may face hardships with services as several bank branches and ATMs could be affected on Wednesday as bank employees have threatened to go on a day-long strike.

The strike call of five bank employee unions is…

India with US in all areas of mutual interest: Modi tells Trump

New Delhi (IANS) In a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated that New Delhi will continue to work with Washington for enhancing cooperation in all areas of mutual interest.

Though a Ministry…

Delhi Police begins probe in JNU violence; MHA seeks report

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch has begun a probe into Sunday's violence in JNU after the Union Home Ministry on Monday asked for a detailed report from Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.

Delhi Police Crime Branch has…

Delhi goes to polls on Feb 8, counting on Feb 11

New Delhi (IANS) The election commission on Monday announced February 8 to be the date of Delhi assembly elections. Model code of conduct comes into effect with the announcement, the EC said.

The date of notification is January 14, while January…

CAA: Shah blames Gandhis, AAP for Delhi CAA violence

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah trained his guns at the Congress' Gandhis once again for allegedly fomenting trouble on the issue of CAA. But this time, he has added Aam Aadmi Party's name to the list.

Shah alleged, "The…

'Children of Indian citizens not to go to detention centres'

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that children, whose parents have been given citizenship through NRC, will not be separated from their families and sent to the detention centres in Assam.

Advocate appearing for…

We are descending into anarchy: Chidambaram on JNU violence

New Delhi (IANS) Former Union minister and Congress leader P. Chidambaram said that Sunday's JNU violence shows that "we are descending into anarchy."

Chidambaram while addressing a press conference said, "This incident is perhaps the…

Former HRD secretary condemns JNU violence, demands action

New Delhi (IANS) Former Union Human Resource Development Secretary R. Subrahmanyam condemned the unseen violence which erupted in the Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday as several masked individuals, both male, and female, thrashed students, including…