Army gets 'desi' Bofors in home-made Dhanush howitzer

New Delhi (IANS) The Army got 'desi' Bofors when home-made Dhanush howitzer was inducted on Monday.

The much awaited Dhanush 155/45 calibre towed Gun System, also known as 'desi' Bofors, will significantly enhance…

BJP promises pension scheme for farmers over 60

New Delhi (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its election manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls with a promise to provide a pension for small and marginal farmers to ensure social security after 60 years of age.
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SC declines to hear PIL against fake news online

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a PIL seeking the Centre frame rules to contain circulation and publication of fake news.

The petition, filed by lawyer Anuja Kapur, was mentioned before Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi,…

Congress is a sinking ship like Titanic: Modi

Nanded (Maharashtra) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday compared the opposition Congress to a "sinking ship" which will take down all who are on it.

"Last time (in 2014), the Congress was reduced…

Congress leader assaults BJP spokesperson on live TV

New Delhi (IANS) With the Lok Sabha polls approaching, the politicians are busy attacking each other with sharp criticism. In a similar case, Congress spokesperson Alok Sharma on Saturday threw a glass of water on the Bharatiya Janata Party…

IT raids properties in MP linked to Kamal Nath's OSD

Bhopal (IANS) Income Tax officials from Delhi on Sunday raided several properties in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal and Indore which were linked to Praveen Kakkar, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Chief Minister Kamal Nath.

The raids…

Opposition to SC: Slip count of 50% of VVPAT needed

New Delhi (IANS) In a major development just days before the start of Lok Sabha battle, the opposition parties told the Supreme Court that if election results got delayed due to counting of VVPAT slip of 50 per cent of 13.5 lakh EVMs, it…

Amit Shah releases BJP manifesto in Odisha

Bhubaneswar (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Sunday released the party's manifesto for Odisha as he slammed the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government, saying it had proved worse than the Congress rule in the state.

"The…

Election Commission removes Kolkata Police chief

Kolkata (IANS) The Election Commission of India (EC) on Friday removed Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma and his counterpart in the Bidhannagar Commissionerate Gyanwant Singh.

The EC order, which came in the form of a missive…

Yogi's 'Modiji ki sena' remark violated poll code: EC

New Delhi (IANS) The Election Commission on Friday found Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath guilty of violating the model code of conduct (MCC) for his "Modiji ki Sena" (Modi's army) remark and warned him to exercise…