Party is over for Samajwadi family, gain for BJP

Lucknow (IANS) The defeat of three members of the Samajwadi Party -- Dimple Yadav, Dharmendra Yadav and Akshay Yadav -- is perhaps the biggest jolt that SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has received in recent times.

Dimple Yadav lost in Kannauj, Dharmendra…

Modi's mega swearing-in ceremony likely on May 30

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be sworn-in for the second term on May 30 and some world leaders could be invited for it, making it an event bigger than 2014 when heads of governments of SAARC countries were invited, sources…

At least 15 students killed in major fire in Surat

Surat (IANS) At least 15 students were killed and several others injured in a devastating fire at a coaching centre atop a four-storey building in Sarthana area of Surat in Gujarat on Friday evening.

Official sources said some…

BJP sweeping Lok Sabha elections

New Delhi (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday appeared set to retain power as its candidates led in 229 of the 405 Lok Sabha seats from where counting trends were available, leaving the Congress far behind.

Good news for the…

Chandrababu Naidu resigns as Andhra Pradesh CM

Amaravati (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday resigned following his Telugu Desam Party's defeat in Assembly elections.

Naidu sent his resignation to Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan, who accepted…

Modi magic sweeps Lok Sabha, opposition crushed

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday led the BJP to a stunning victory in the Lok Sabha battle, with the ruling party itself set to win 303 seats in a marked improvement over its 2014 showing that left the opposition dazed…

Irani topples Rahul in his pocket borough, snaps Gandhi-Amethi link

Amethi (IANS) Amethi, on Thursday, snapped its 39 years long relationship with the Gandhi family -- a relationship that was filled with emotions and nurtured with emotions.

The victory of BJP's Smriti Irani and defeat of Rahul Gandhi is…

India puts into orbit radar imaging satellite RISAT-2B

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS) India on Wednesday successfully placed into orbit a radar imaging earth observation satellite RISAT-2B in a textbook style.

India's new earth observation satellite up in the sky will send good…

FAW outbreak: Rs 20 cr maize crop damaged in Mizoram

Aizawl (IANS) The fall armyworm (FAW), an insect indigenous to the Americas, has caused an estimated loss of Rs 20 crore to maize cultivation in over 130 villages in Mizoram, officials said on Wednesday.

The Mizoram government…

IAF carries out second test of Brahmos fired from Su-30

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Air Force on Wednesday carried out the second test of an air-launch version of supersonic cruise missile which was fired from a Sukhoi30 MKI fighter jet.

The IAF said in a statement that the missile followed…