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Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Congress unveils 'trump card' Priyanka

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Congress unveils 'trump card' Priyanka

23-01-2019  comments

New Delhi/Amethi (IANS): Playing his trump card, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday pushed his sister Priyanka Gandhi into taking the plunge into active politics by appointing her as the party General Secretary in charge of eastern Uttar…

Railways to recruit over 4 lakh people till 2021: Goyal

Railways to recruit over 4 lakh people till 2021: Goyal

23-01-2019  comments

New Delhi (IANS): The railways will employ over four lakh people by 2021, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Wednesday indicating that the recruitment under the 10 percent quota for economically weaker sections would begin soon.

Addressing…

Goyal given temporary charge of Finance

Goyal given temporary charge of Finance

23-01-2019  comments

New Delhi (IANS): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was on Wednesday given charge of Finance Ministry in the absence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who is in the US for medical treatment, apparently ruling out his recuperation in time for the interim…

Children born out of marriage between Muslim man, Hindu wife have claim over father's property: SC

Children born out of marriage between Muslim man, Hindu wife have claim over father's property: SC

23-01-2019  comments

New Delhi (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that although the marriage between a Muslim man and Hindu woman is an irregular marriage, described as "fasid" in Mohamadan law, the children born out this wedlock are legitimate and…

BJP accuses TMC of vandalising posters ahead of Shah's rally

BJP accuses TMC of vandalising posters ahead of Shah's rally

22-01-2019  comments

Malda (West Bengal) (IANS): The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers of vandalising posters and decorative gates ahead of party chief Amit Shah's rally here.

"Gates,…

India to issue chip-based e-passport: Modi

India to issue chip-based e-passport: Modi

22-01-2019  comments

Varanasi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said work is on to issue chip-based e-passports to Indian citizens under a centralized passport system.

"Our embassies and consulates are being connected to the Passport…

UP Shia Waqf chief wants all primary madrasas shut

UP Shia Waqf chief wants all primary madrasas shut

22-01-2019  comments

Lucknow (IANS): Uttar Pradesh's Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to shut down all primary madrasas across the country to save a majority of the Muslim population from getting affiliated…

Thousands take holy dip at Kumbh on 'Paush Poornima'

Thousands take holy dip at Kumbh on 'Paush Poornima'

21-01-2019  comments

Prayagraj (IANS): Hundreds and thousands of pilgrims took a holy dip at the Sangam -- the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers here in Uttar Pradesh -- on the occasion of 'Paush Poornima' on Monday, officials said.

Yasin Malik arrested in Srinagar

Yasin Malik arrested in Srinagar

21-01-2019  comments

Srinagar (IANS): Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested here on Monday.

JKLF sources said Malik was arrested from his uptown Maisuma residence.

Malik's arrest comes the same day separatist…

Choksi opts for Antigua & Barbuda citizenship

Choksi opts for Antigua & Barbuda citizenship

21-01-2019  comments

Mumbai (IANS): Posing fresh complications for India, absconder diamantaire Mehul Choksi, one of the prime accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, has surrendered his Indian citizenship in favour of Antigua & Barbuda Isles…

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