Party over for Naidu? Over a dozen TDP MLAs in touch with BJP

New Delhi (IANS) After engineering the defection of four Rajya Sabha members of Telugu Desam Party, the BJP is now in touch with more than two-thirds of TDP MLAs in Andhra Pradesh who may join the BJP soon.

The state in-charge of Andhra Pradesh…

Samaleshwari Express engine catches fire in Odisha; 3 dead

Bhubaneswar (IANS) At least three persons were killed when the Howrah-Jagadalpur Samaleshwari Express' engine caught fire after the train rammed into a tower car engaged in repair work between Singapur Road and Keutguda in Odisha's Rayagada…

99.99% of party functionaries, representatives honest: Trinamool

Kolkata (IANS) Facing the heat on the cut-money issue, West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Sunday accused the media of resorting to 'misreport, misquote and misrepresent statements" made by its chairperson Mamata Banerjee and quoted…

MP to run 'Save Water' campaign, 'Water Cell' formed

Bhopal (IANS) Madhya Pradesh government will run "Save Water" campaign with the suggestions and involvement of common people. A state level "Water Cell" has also been constituted for the purpose.

Chief Minister Kamal Nath…

Railways plans to run Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Howrah trains at 160 kmh

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to reduce travel time, the Indian Railways, under its 100-day action plan, envisages increasing the speeds of trains on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah routes at an investment of over Rs 13,500 crore, officials said.

An-32 to continue flying in mountains: IAF chief

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief B.S. Dhanoa on Monday said that the An-32 aircraft will continue to fly in the mountains as there was no other option.

His remarks come over two weeks after an An-32 crashed in Arunachal Pradesh…

Another Trinamool MLA to defect to BJP in Bengal

Kolkata (IANS) The West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) continues to witness defections since the 2019 Lok Sabha election results and the latest to join the list is Wilson Champramary, the Kalchini MLA.

Speaking to a television…

SC issues notice to Centre, Bihar government on encephalitis outbreak

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and the Bihar government to apprise it about the steps taken to prevent the recent deaths of children due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES).

The court's response came on a…

India rejects US report on its minorities' status

New Delhi (IANS) India on Sunday rejected a US State Department report which made certain critical comments regarding the status of minorities here, saying it has "no locus standi" to "pronounce on the state of our citizens' constitutionally…

Four militants killed in J&K gunfight

Srinagar (IANS) Four militants were killed on Sunday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.

Defence Ministry spokesman, Colonel Rajesh Kalia said: "Four terrorists have been killed…