Modi launches 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' campaign

New Delhi (IANS) Gearing up for the coming Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the 'Main Bhi Chowkidar" campaign, calling everyone who was fighting corruption, social evils and working hard for the…

Ahead of summer, 4,000 MP villages face acute drought

Bhopal (IANS) Even before the onset of summer, nearly 4,000 villages are staring at an acute drought in 36 out of 52 districts in Madhya Pradesh.

A lean monsoon last year has left in its trail a grave crisis for the third successive…

Police woman shot dead in J&K's Shopian district

Srinagar (IANS) Militants killed a woman Special Police Officer (SPO) on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.

The terrorists shot dead Khushboo Jan from close range while she was on her home village, Vehil.

Raman Singh's son-in-law charged with Rs 50-cr fraud

Raipur (IANS) Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh's son-in-law, Puneet Gupta, has been charged with misusing his post and committing financial fraud of Rs 50 crore during his tenure as the superintendent of a state government hospital…

Congress stakes claim to form govt in Goa

Panaji (IANS) On a day when reports suggested that ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's condition has worsened, the Congress in Goa on Saturday staked claim to form the government in the coastal state.

In a letter addressed to Goa Governor…

AAP's SC/ST arm chief quits party citing corruption

New Delhi (IANS) The chief of Aam Aadmi Party's SC/ST wing Karm Singh (Karma) here on Saturday quit the party citing "corruption" as the reason for his decision.

In his letter, Singh said he joined the AAP in October…

Besides Amethi, Rahul may contest from south India too

New Delhi (IANS) Amid demands from party activists, Congress President Rahul Gandhi may contest the Lok Sabha polls from a seat in Karnataka apart from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh where his candidature has already been announced.

There…

Modi, Rahul condole Mumbai footbridge crash deaths

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed his anguish on the death of people due to the foot overbridge accident in Mumbai.

"Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to the foot overbridge…

US affirms plan for 6 nuclear plants in India

New York (IANS) The slow-moving US plans to set up six nuclear power plants in India have received a boost as the two nations reiterated their commitment to strengthen security and civil nuclear cooperation during the 9th India-US Strategic Security…

India-Pakistan Kartarpur meet underway

Attari (Punjab) (IANS) Exactly a month after the Pulwama terror attack killed 40 CRPF troopers, Indian and Pakistani officials met for the first time at Attari border near Amritsar on Thursday to finalise modalities of the corridor to the Kartarpur…