Modi, Trump agree to further boost India-US ties

New Delhi (IANS): Days after US President Donald Trump's jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over India's role in ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan, the two leaders agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations in the year ahead.

SC reinstates Alok Verma as CBI Director

New Delhi (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday restored the powers of the CBI Director Alok Verma as it set aside the Centre's decision to divest him of his powers to function as the head of the investigating agency.

While restoring Verma's…

Cabinet approves 10 percent quota for economically backward upper caste

New Delhi (IANS): The Union Cabinet on Monday approved 10 percent reservation for economically backward upper castes in jobs and educational institutions, informed sources said.

They said the government was likely to introduce a constitutional…

JD-U has nothing to do with Ram temple, triple talaq: Nitish

Patna (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that his Janata Dal-United (JD-U) had nothing to do with controversial issues such as building a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya and triple talaq.

"Our stand on these…

Bomb hurled at BJP office in Meghalaya, protests against Bill

Shillong (IANS) Miscreants hurled petrol bombs at the state headquarters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here in Meghalaya late on Sunday night, a police official said on Monday.

No one was injured in the attack but the…

Delhi HC refuses to ban 'The Accidental Prime Minister' trailer

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday disposed of off a plea seeking a ban on the trailer of the movie "The Accidental Prime Minister", saying it should be refiled at a public suit.

Justice Vibhu Bakhru observed…

EC rescinds Thiruvarur by-election

Chennai (IANS): The Election Commission (EC) has rescinded its January 3 notification announcing the by-election in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvarur Assembly constituency.

In a communication to the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu, the EC on…

Rs 11-crore illegal assets seized in Karnataka tax raids

Bengaluru, Jan 6 (IANS) Searches by Income-Tax sleuths on Karnataka's 4 superstars and 3 ace producers across the city from January 3-5 resulted in the seizure of undisclosed assets valued at Rs 11 crore, including Rs 2.85 crore in cash and…

Air India Express Mumbai-Dubai flight makes emergency landing

Mumbai (IANS) An Air India Express Mumbai-Dubai flight made an emergency landing at Mumbai Airport here on Sunday afternoon, officials said.

The flight IX-247 took off for Dubai around 1.15 pm, but barely 30 minutes later, returned…

Chandrababu daydreaming of becoming PM: Modi

Vijayawada/New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is daydreaming of becoming Prime Minister and alleged that he backstabbed TDP founder and his father-in-law N.…