State Election Commission ready for panchayat polls: DK Tiwari

Ranchi: The State Election Commission is fully prepared to conduct the three-tier panchayat elections and is only waiting for the go-ahead from the government.

State election commissioner DK Tiwari said that the commission has completed its…

Nawab Malik asks if Sameer Wankhede's 'sister-in-law is in drugs business'

Mumbai (IANS) Firing another missile, Nationalist Congress Party Minister Nawab Malik on Monday demanded to know whether Narcotics Control Bureau Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede's sister-in-law is in the drug business.

In a series of tweets…

Taliban promised military action if Pak talks with TTP fail

New Delhi (IANS) Days before the Afghan Taliban were at the gates of Kabul, Pakistan was already in talks with the government in-waiting to deal with militant outfits such as banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Baloch groups which have been…

CRPF jawan opened fire on sleeping colleagues in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

Raipur (IANS) Four CRPF personnel were killed and seven others injured after their colleague opened fire at them while they were sleeping in a camp in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Monday.

The accused jawan has been identified as Ritesh…

Navies' expansion of maritime presence not always 'innocent': Def Secy

Panaji (IANS) The expansion of "certain maritime presence" in the Indo-Pacific Ocean region is not always innocent and the negative effect of such expansion can be felt beyond the pacific, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said on Monday.

In his…

CBI is not the solution of every problem: SC on Lakhimpur Kheri violence

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain submissions from a counsel of a deceased accused, who was allegedly lynched in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence incident, seeking CBI probe in the matter.

A bench headed by Chief…

Why Pak isn't allowing Indian wheat to reach hungry Afghanistan

New Delhi (IANS) Food shortage may not be unknown to Afghanistan but this year the situation is quite grim and has drawn a lot of attention from the outside world. The country has suffered from drought and an acute shortfall in grain production. Taliban,…

Uphaar tragedy: Ansal brothers get 7 years jail in evidence tampering case

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday sentenced Sushil and Gopal Ansal, the owners of Uphaar theatre, to 7 years imprisonment in the evidence tampering case.

It also imposed a fine of Rs 2.25 crore on both.

"After thinking over nights…

BJP national executive meet begins in Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) The first meeting of BJP national executive after 2019 Lok Sabha polls started in the national capital on Sunday to discuss forthcoming Assembly elections in five states and other current issues.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…

Pak Chief Justice to celebrate Diwali in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa temple to express solidarity with Hindus

New Delhi (IANS) Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmad will celebrate Diwali at the Teri Temple in Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Monday to express solidarity with the local members of the Hindu community as well as pilgrims reaching the shrine…