Christian priest arrested in Kerala for abusing boys

Kochi (IANS) A Christian priest was arrested on Sunday for sodimising young boys, who were inmates in a Boy's Home here, that was headed by the Father himself.

Father George, alias Jerry, 40, the director of the Perumpadom Boys Home, was…

RSS on expansion mode in J&K, endorse fresh delimitation

New Delhi (IANS) From renovating and reviving deserted temples in the Kashmir Valley to expansion of new "shakhas" in the higher reaches of the Himalayas, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) seems to be on an expansion mode in Jammu and…

Modi government behind defections in Karnataka, says Congress

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress on Saturday hit out at the BJP over the resignations of 11 MLAs of the ruling coalition in Karnataka, alleging that the Central government was "orchestrating the defections".

Addressing reporters after…

Karnataka crisis: 5 Congress, 3 JD-MLAs 'resign'

Bengaluru (IANS) In a severe jolt to the year-old coalition government in Karnataka, five Congress and three Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) legislators on Saturday resigned from their respective Assembly segments in the southern state, sources said.

Finance Ministry asks officers to guide taxpayers on Budget proposals

New Delhi (IANS) The Finance Ministry has sent out informative guide on various indirect tax proposals in the Union Budget to senior field officers for implementation.

In a letter to Principal Chief Commissioner, Chief Commissioner and Principal…

Highest capex for Railways at 1.60 lakh crore

New Delhi (IANS) In her maiden Budget speech, Finance MInister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday gave Indian Railways the highest-ever outlay for capital expenditure amounting to Rs 1.60 lakh crore and a budgetary allocation of Rs 65,837 crore.

TN politician Vaiko sentenced to 1 year in jail for sedition

Chennai (IANS) MDMK General Secretary and Rajya Sabha candidate Vaiko was on Friday sentenced to one year in jail and a fine of Rs 10,000 by a Tamil Nadu court here in a sedition case dating to 2009.

The court also stayed the execution of the…

Polling on for by-elections to 2 RS seats from Gujarat

Gandhinagar (IANS) As many as 60 legislators of the ruling BJP and four of the Opposition Congress here on Friday cast their votes for bypolls to the two Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat, which fell vacant after Union Ministers Amit Shah and Smriti Irani…

Jai Kisan! Big farm push expected in first Budget of Modi 2.0

New Delhi (IANS) Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who will present her maiden Budget, is likely to fulfill many of the promises made by the Prime Minister during his toiling poll campaign culminating in the historic mandate.

Taking forward…

Who are you fooling? India says on Pakistan's crackdown on Hafiz Saeed

New Delhi (IANS) India on Thursday slammed Pakistan's crackdown against Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed and his aides as "cosmetic steps", and said Islamabad's sincerity will be judged on the…