Rajiv Saxena turns approver in AgustaWestland case

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday allowed Dubai-based businessman and alleged middleman Rajiv Saxena to become an approver in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.

Special Judge Arvind Kumar allowed Saxena's plea…

87,000 groups on WhatsApp targeting voters

New Delhi (IANS) The first phase of voting begins from April 11 and WhatsApp - and not its parent company Facebook - has turned out to be the biggest social media platform for more than 87,000 groups to target millions with political messaging.

Congress fields Karti from TN, changes Maha candidate

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress on Sunday released its ninth list of 10 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, including Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, from Sivaganga constituency in Tamil Nadu.

Omar condemns 'selective outrage' in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday hoped that there was equal condemnation against rights violations by militants in the state as when the security forces are accused of it.

His remark comes a…

Justice Ghose takes oath as India's first Lokpal

New Delhi (IANS) Retired Supreme Court Judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose on Saturday took oath as India's first Lokpal.

"President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose as Chairperson,…

Yogi to kick off BJP's UP campaign on Sunday

Lucknow (IANS) With less than 20 days to go for the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to kick off its poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.

The party has also planned about 40 public meetings across…

Mamata regime one-person show, did nothing: Rahul

Chanchal (West Bengal) (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of running the entire state according to her whims.

"Bengal is being run by…

Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora hails government decision to ban JKLF

New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora (GKPD) on Saturday welcomed Union government's "positive and pathbreaking" decision to ban separatist organization Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and holding its…

Two gunfights underway in J&K

Srinagar (IANS) Two gunfights were underway in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore and Shopian districts on Friday between militants and security forces, police said.

In Sopore, firing exchanges took place in Warpora area, the same site…

Congress separating terror from Pakistan: BJP

New Delhi (IANS) The BJP on Friday accused the Congress of attempting to "separate terror from Pakistan" and said that while on one hand, it blamed the Narendra Modi government for the airstrikes in Pakistan, on the other, it was handing…