Om Prakash Rahbhar dismissed from Yogi government

Lucknow (IANS) Governor Ram Naik on Monday dismissed Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar from his ministerial position on the recommendation of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Five other leaders of the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP),…

Exit polls indicate Congress issues of corruption, welfare may not have clicked

New Delhi (IANS) The prediction by the exit polls about dismal performance by the Congress suggests that the party got it all wrong and the issues like the Rafale deal, NYAY, unemployment and alleged "arrogance" of Prime Minister Narendra…

Singapore-bound Scoot flight makes emergency landing at Chennai

Chennai (IANS) A Singapore-bound Scoot Airlines flight, with 171 people on board, was forced to land in Chennai Airport on Monday after a smoke alarm in its cargo bay.

The flight, which had taken off from Tamil Nadu's Trichy,…

Several injured in West Bengal post-poll violence

Kolkata (IANS) Several persons were injured in post-poll clashes between political parties in two districts of West Bengal, police said on Monday.

Many polling agents of opposition parties were beaten up, and houses and vehicles…

CPI-M alleges widespread rigging in Bengal

New Delhi (IANS) The CPI-M has alleged widespread rigging in the final seventh phase of polling in West Bengal on Sunday with party general secretary Sitaram Yechury saying that Central forces at many places were absent.

In…

BJP-Trinamool clash in Kankinara, hurl bombs

Kolkata (IANS) The by-polls in West Bengal's Bhatpara Assembly constituency was marred by severe violence and bombings on Sunday, amidst clashes between workers of Bharatiya Janata Party and Trinamool Congress at Kankinara in North 24 Parganas…

287 to NDA, 128 to UPA in IANS-CVOTER exit poll

New Delhi (IANS) The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is all set to return to power winning 287 seats in Lok Sabha elections, but the Bharatiya Janata Party may fall short of the half-way mark on its own as it is expected…

One vote will shape India's development trajectory: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to voters to exercise their right in record numbers and said that one vote will shape India's development trajectory.

"Today is the final phase of the 2019…

Voting begins in 59 seats in final phase of LS polls

New Delhi (IANS) Voting began on Sunday across 59 Lok Sabha constituencies spanning seven states and a Union Territory across north, central and east India in the final of the mega seven-phase electoral exercise.

A total electorate of over…

Two militants killed in J&K gunfight

Srinagar (IANS) Two militants were killed on Saturday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.

Police said the security forces started a cordon and search operation during the night…