Bird flu fear looms in Bihar amid culling of poultry birds

Patna (IANS) Culling of poultry birds is underway in parts of Bihar two days after reports of large-scale death of hens, crows and other birds led to panic among people about bird flu, triggering a drastic decline in chicken consumption,…

Congress helped Mallya, we're trying to nab him: BJP

New Delhi (IANS): Attacking the Congress, the BJP on Saturday said while the UPA government under Manmohan Singh went all out to help debt-ridden Vijay Mallya and his crisis-ridden airline Kingfisher, the Narendra Modi government is doing everything…

Mumbai Special Court declares Vijay Mallya 'fugitive'

Mumbai (IANS) In a significant victory for the investigating agencies, a Mumbai Special Court on Saturday declared absconder liquor baron Vijay Mallya a 'fugitive' under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018.

A Special…

Fake currency racket busted in Kolkata, four arrested

Kolkata (IANS) Fake Indian currency notes (FICN) of Rs 4,25,000 face value were seized and four people arrested by the city police from a Kolkata neighborhood on Friday, police said.

The city police's Special Task Force caught…

Citizenship Bill will be passed soon: Modi

Silchar (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2016, will be passed in Parliament soon even as he said that the government will make sure that no genuine Indian citizen is left out of the National…

No decision on phasing out Rs 2,000 note: Top official

New Delhi (IANS) Amid reports of gradual phasing out of Rs 2,000 notes, the government on Friday clarified that there had been no decision on the printing of the high denomination note "recently", while hinting that their printing…

Rahul says will go for criminal investigation in Rafale deal if voted to power

New Delhi (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said there will be a criminal investigation into the Rafale deal if Congress comes to power in the 2019 elections, stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being accused of wrongdoings…

SC to decide on course of Ayodhya hearing on Jan 10

New Delhi (IANS): The Supreme Court on Friday said the bench that will hear a batch of cross petitions challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment on the Ayodhya title suit will decide the future course of the hearing.

Taking up the…

7 killed after blast in Delhi factory

New Delhi (IANS) At least seven people were killed and eight injured after an explosion in a factory here on Thursday night brought down the building, police said on Friday.

The factory, a double-story building in west Delhi's…

Kamal Nath changes tune, restores singing of 'Vande Mataram'

Bhopal (IANS) The Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday took a U-turn to announce that reciting "Vande Mataram" will be restored at the state secretariat from next month but added singing of national…