Justice Bobde to be next Chief Justice, President signs warrant

New Delhi (IANS) Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde will be the next Chief Justice of India as President Ram Nath Kovind paved his way after signing a warrant on Tuesday appointing him as the next CJI.

Justice Bobde will be sworn in as Chief Justice…

Goverdhan Puja, Annakoot Mahotsav draw lakhs to Braj area

Goverdhan (Mathura)  (IANS) It is festival time in Braj mandal, the Sri Krishna-Radha land that comprises towns of Goverdhan, Vrindavan, Gokul, Barsana and Mathura.

With Diwali just over, lakhs of pilgrims have now joined the Goverdhan Puja…

Let's fight terror together: PM to European Parliament team

New Delhi (IANS) A delegation of members of European Parliament on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who pressed for urgent action against the countries using terrorism as a state policy, thus setting the tone for the visit of the team to Jammu…

India takes up Pak overflight refusal with global body

New Delhi (IANS) With Pakistan refusing to grant overflight to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plane for his visit to Saudi Arabia, India has taken up the issue with the International Civil Aviation Organization, said sources.

PM Modi is…

Rural farmers hugely voted for BJP-Sena: Activist

Nagpur (Maharashtra) (IANS) Farmers in the suicide-prone rural Vidarbha and Marathwada regions have apparently voted overwhelmingly for the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena combine, a top farm activist said here on Monday.

According to a post-poll…

Kid trapped in TN borewell: It'll take 12 hrs to reach him

Chennai (IANS) Rescue efforts to safely bring out the two-year-old boy who fell into an abandoned borewell in a village in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli district entered the fourth day on Monday.

The boy fell into the borewell around 5.30…

PM celebrates Diwali with soldiers at LoC

Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with soldiers of Indian Army at Line of Control in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.

This is in continuation with the tradition set by Prime Minister…

Mann ki Baat: PM greets on Diwali, remembers Nanak, Patel

New Delhi (IANS) The Prime Minister began the latest issue of "Mann ki Baat" by extending Diwali greetings to the people and also paid his respects to Guru Nanak, whose 550th birth anniversary is being celebrated this year.

"From Shri Guru…

Jaish threat on Diwali: Unprecedented security in Delhi, other metros alerted

New Delhi (IANS) Amid terror threat from Pakistan-based militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), unprecedented security arrangements have been made at 'places of higher footfalls' in the national capital on the eve of Diwali.

The threat…

Khattar to be Haryana CM again, to meet Governor

Chandigarh (IANS) Manohar Lal Khattar will be the Chief Minister of Haryana for the second consecutive term after he was unanimously elected as leader of the BJP Legislature Party.

Khattar's name was proposed by legislator Anil Vij and…