Mayawati threatens to reconsider support to MP government

Lucknow (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati on Tuesday said that she would reconsider her party's support to the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh.

Mayawati's warning came after Lokendra Singh Rajput,…

4 die in Odisha after consuming spurious liquor

Bhubaneswar (IANS) Four people died on Tuesday in Odisha's Bhadrak district after allegedly consuming spurious liquor.

They had allegedly consumed the spurious liquor on Monday night at a post-election feast in Daulatpur village under Tihidi…

Notice issued to Rahul on his British citizenship

New Delhi (IANS) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a notice to Congress President Rahul Gandhi to clarify his nationality within a fortnight after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Subramanian Swamy alleged that he is a British national.

Chowkidar remark: Rahul files fresh affidavit

New Delhi (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday filed a fresh affidavit in response to a contempt notice against him over the 'chowkidar' jibe -- for attributing his remarks to the top court.

He reiterated…

Cyclone 'Fani' may head towards north coastal Andhra

Visakhapatnam (IANS) Cyclonic storm 'Fani' in southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to turn severe on Monday and intensify further into a "very severe" cyclonic storm on Tuesday before heading towards north coastal Andhra and…

40 of Mamata's MLAs in touch with me: Modi

Sreerampur (West Bengal) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday warned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that her MLAs will abandon her after the results of the Lok Sabha polls come and said 40 of them were already in touch with him.

Aircel-Maxis: Chidambaram's interim protection extended 13 times

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A special court has extended 13 times the interim protection from arrest it granted to former Union Minister P. Chidambaram and 14 times to his son Karti Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis deal case, due…

NIA raids three places in Kerala, police say one detained

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday raided three places in Kerala in connection with an Islamic State module, with police in the state saying that one suspect had been detained.

The NIA said…

72 constituencies go to polls in fourth phase on Monday

New Delhi (IANS) A total of 72 Lok Sabha constituencies spread over nine states, mostly in Hindi heartland, will go to polls in the fourth phase of the elections on Monday.

An estimated 12.79 crore electorate will be eligible to exercise their…

For BJP, election starts now

New Delhi (IANS) For the ruling BJP, the general election of 2019 jump-starts now. This is where the BJP takes the knife to the prison yard fight, for in 2014, it won 161 of the 240 seats on view. As middle and north India goes to the polls…