Diamantaire Nirav Modi arrested in London

London/New Delhi (IANS) Fourteen months after he fled India, fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi was on Wednesday arrested in London on charges of defrauding on a huge loan taken from the Punjab National Bank (PNB), official sources said.

Voters happiest with Kerala, Rajasthan, Gujarat MPs

New Delhi (IANS) Voters in Kerala, Rajasthan and Gujarat are most satisfied with their outgoing Members of Parliament (MPs) while those in Uttarakhand, Goa, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are least happy with the performance of their elected…

Goa CM Pramod Sawant wins trust vote

Panaji (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday won the trust vote in the state Assembly.

Twenty of the 36 members in the House voted for the BJP-led coalition government. 
 

Goa's BJP-led coalition government faces floor test

Panaji (IANS) Newly-appointed Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who heads a BJP-led coalition government, will face a floor test to prove his dispensation's majority in the 36-member state legislative assembly on Wednesday.

While…

Dozens trapped in building collapse in Dharwad

Bengaluru (IANS) Dozens of people were believed to be trapped when a multi-story building under construction collapsed in Dharwad in Karnataka on Tuesday, officials said.

At least five persons had been extricated from the debris,…

All planes, choppers booked for poll campaign

Mumbai (IANS) With canvassing for the 2019 general elections in full swing, it's a "houseful" notice outside most companies hiring out small fixed wing aircraft and helicopters for campaign purposes, aviation industry players…

Pramod Sawant sworn in as 11th Goa CM

Panaji (IANS) Former Speaker of Goa legislative assembly and BJP MLA Pramod Sawant was sworn in as the 11th Chief Minister of Goa on Tuesday.

Vijai Sardesai from the Goa Forward Party and Sudin Dhavalikar from Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party,…

London court issues arrest warrant against Nirav Modi

London/New Delhi (IANS) A court in London has issued an arrest warrant against fugitive Indian diamantaire Nirav Modi, who is accused of bank fraud by the Indian government.

The Indian government had moved an extradition request for Modi, who…

Modi pro-rich, says Priyanka on Ganga ride

Prayagraj (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Monday launched her three-day Prayagraj-Varanasi boat ride on the Ganga river as part of the Lok Sabha election campaign, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being a friend of…

BJP finalizes, Goa Assembly Speaker Pramod Sawant as new Goa CM

Panaji (IANS) Goa Assembly Speaker Pramod Pandurang Sawant will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of a BJP-led coalition government on Monday evening by Governor Mridula Sinha, a senior BJP leader said.

Sawant, who will…