Scindia all set to join BJP as meeting with PM ends

New Delhi (IANS) Jyotiraditya Scindia is all set to quit the Congress after he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence here on Tuesday.

Amid political crisis in Madhya Pradesh, Scindia along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah met…

Terrorist killed in shootout in Kashmir's Shopian

Srinagar (IANS) An unidentified terrorist was killed in a shootout with security forces on Monday morning in Shopian district in Kashmir, a CRPF official said.

Sensex now falls over 1,600 points, Nifty down 450

Mumbai (IANS) Indian equity indices on Monday continued its bear run with the BSE Sensex plunging over 1,600 points.

The plunge in the domestic indices can be attributed to the similar trend in global markets on persistent fears of economic…

COVID-19 count reaches 43 in India

New Delhi (IANS) With three new cases confirmed on Monday in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala the number of coronavirus cases has risen up to 43 in India.

Four new cases of COVID-19 have been reported since Sunday. This includes one from Ernakulam…

Remove 'name and shame' hoardings: Allahabad HC

Prayagraj (IANS) The Allahabad High Court, on Monday, ordered the district magistrate of Lucknow and police commissioner to remove the name-and-shame hoardings with immediate effect.

The court asked the two officials to submit its report on…

ED arrests Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor in money laundering case

Mumbai (IANS) After two days of grilling, Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor, one of India's most high profile bankers, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday in a money laundering case.

A senior ED official told IANS: "Yes,…

All 5 new COVID-19 cases are stable: Kerala Minister

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) All the five new positive cases of COVID-19 at the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala that were reported on Sunday are stable and have been kept in the isolation ward of the state run hospital there, said State Health Minister…

Rana Kapoor gets ED custody till March 11

Mumbai (IANS) A Mumbai Special Court has sent Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor to the custody of Enforcement Directorate till March 11, here on Sunday.

He was arrested around 4 a.m. by the ED after they grilled him for around 30 hours.

Kapoor…

Modi's 'Magnificent Seven' on Women's Day

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that seven women achievers will share their life journeys and interact with people through his social media accounts on the occasion of Women's Day and so they did. Here is a look…

COVID-19: Telcos using caller tune to spread awareness

New Delhi (IANS) In a new move, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked telecom operators to put coronavirus awareness messages as a caller tune instead of the regular ringtone to make citizens aware of the disease in India.

Bharat Sanchar…