NIA attaches property of J&K separatist leader Asiya Andrabi

Srinagar (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday attached a property of Asiya Andrabi, chief of women's separatist group, 'Dukhtaran-e-Milat' (Daughters of Faith).

Vikas Katharia, Superintendent of Police, in…

Rebel Karnataka MLAs in Mumbai fear threatened, hoot Shivakumar

Mumbai (IANS) Karnataka Congress senior leader and minister D. K. Shivakumar got a jolt on Wednesday as he was hooted outside a five-star hotel here when 10 Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) rebel MLAs said they felt threatened by him.

In a letter…

Karnataka Congress rebel MLAs skip party meeting

Bengaluru (IANS) Eleven rebel Congress MLAs in Karnataka, who resigned from their Assembly seats, skipped the party's legislature meeting here on Tuesday, an official said.

"None of the rebel legislators turned up for the Congress…

Padyatras for BJP MPs on Gandhi birth anniversary: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told BJP MPs to hold padyatras in all Lok Sabha constituencies and walk about 150 km from October 2 to October 31, the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel respectively.

CBI searches 110 places in 19 states, UTs

New Delhi (IANS) In a nationwide crackdown, CBI on Tuesday conducted searches at some 110 places in 19 states and Union Territories in what is being viewed as the Modi government's biggest ever action against corruption.

The Central Bureau…

Karnataka minister Nagesh resigns, withdraws support

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Small Scale Industries and Independent legislator H. Nagesh resigned from the post and withdrew support to the state's JD-S-Congress coalition government on Monday.

"I have this day, tendered…

Top J&K cop says land grab allegations part of vilification campaign

Srinagar (IANS) Land grab allegations against top Jammu and Kashmir cadre IPS officer Munir Khan that were levelled immediately after he was granted a one-year extension in service by the Department of Trainings and Personnel, are "part of vilification…

29 passengers killed in Yamuna Expressway accident

Agra (IANS) At least 29 people were killed on Monday when a passenger bus fell into a gorge on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.

The bus, after hitting the divider, fell into the 40-feet-deep gap between two flyovers on the Yamuna Expressway near…

Karnataka crisis: Bid to pacify rebels and save government

Bengaluru (IANS) Hectic parleys are underway to pacify a dozen Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) rebel legislators to withdraw their resignations and save the 13-month-old coalition government in Karnataka, an official said on Sunday.

"Senior…

Haryanvi folk singer Sapna Chaudhary joins BJP

New Delhi (IANS) After months of flip flop, Haryanvi folk singer Sapna Chaudhary on Sunday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of several party leaders here.

Chaudhary embraced the BJP in the presence of former Madhya Pradesh…