Officer suspended for checking PM's chopper transferred

New Delhi (IANS) Mohammed Mohsin, a General Observer under the Odisha poll panel who was suspended for checking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chopper in Sambalpur last Tuesday, has been sent back to Karnataka, the Election Commission (EC) said…

Third phase polling on Tuesday across 15 states

New Delhi (IANS) People in 15 states will vote on Tuesday in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections scheduled for Tuesday which will see a maximum of 117 seats going to the polls in a single phase of seven-phased election.

Voting will be completed…

BJD candidate held for assaulting EC officials

Bhubaneswar (IANS) Pradeep Maharathy, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate from the Pipili Assembly constituency, was on Monday arrested for assaulting the Election Commission (EC) officials during a raid at his farmhouse in Puri, Odisha,…

BJP Dalit leader gives deadline to party over ticket

New Delhi (IANS) Accusing top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders of being unavailable, Udit Raj, sitting MP from North West Delhi, on Monday gave the party a deadline of 4 p.m. to announce the name for his parliamentary constituency.
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Rahul regrets Rafale remarks, accepts 'court never said' it

New Delhi (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed regret to the Supreme Court over his remarks on the apex court's Rafale order, and accepted that the "court never said these words" as he had earlier attributed his…

Protestors gather outside SC on CJI issue

New Delhi (IANS) Protesters on Monday gathered outside the Supreme Court complex demanding an independent probe into the sexual harassment allegation raised against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.

None of the apex court judges have initiated…

India tells China to be sensitive to its concerns

Beijing (IANS) India on Monday told China to be sensitive to its concerns as Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale met Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi here, with whom he is likely to raise the issue of blacklisting Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar.

Earth Day: Modi commits for sustainable development

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated his commitment to work towards the well-being of planet Earth with focus on sustainable development, on Earth day.

"Today on Earth Day, we bow in reverence to Mother Earth.…

Time to stand with judiciary, says Jaitley

New Delhi (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday attacked the "institutional destabilizers" saying that their lending shoulder to "completely unverified allegations" was destabilising the institution of the Chief Justice…

Congress releases plan on national security

New Delhi (IANS) Congress on Sunday released its plan on national security which emphasises on five key issues - assuming India's rightful place in global affairs, securing the neighbourhood, internal security, protecting people and strengthening…