Unnao rape: Sengar convicted of victim's father murder

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted expelled BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar and acquitted four persons in a case pertaining to the custodial death of the father of a girl who he raped in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district three…

Sensex slumps 700 points on coronavirus fears

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian equity indices slumped on Wednesday afternoon with the BSE Sensex trading over 700 points lower, on persistent fears of coronavirus turning into a pandemic, along with increasing confirmed cases in India.

There are…

BJP rejects Congress charge of horse trading in MP

New Delhi (IANS) The BJP has rejected the Congress charge that the former has been indulging in horse trading in Madhya Pradesh. BJP MP from Satna, Ganesh Singh, on Wednesday said that the Congress should give proof to substantiate its chatge, and…

Over 1.5 lakh people respond to Bengal BJP's 'Aar noi anyay'

Kolkata (IANS) Over 1.5 lakh people have responded to the West Bengal BJP's mass outreach programme "Aar noi anyay" (No More Injustice) in less than 72 hours, the party said in a social media post on Wednesday.

The programme aims to connect…

Sensex slips over 100 points

Mumbai (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a negative note during the morning session of the trade.

The Sensex of the BSE opened at 38,715.72 and touched a high of 38,791.70 and a low of 38,561.58 points after…

MP Cong alleges 7 MLAs missing, 1 found in Gurugram

New Delhi (IANS) High Drama erupted in Bhopal and Gurugram after eight MLAs, including four Congress, two Bahujan Samaj Party, one Samajwadi Party and one independent, went missing from the state and were tracked in Gurugram by Congress senior leader…

Direct tax collections at Rs 7.52 lakh cr till Jan 31: Govt

New Delhi (IANS) Government has collected over Rs 7.52 lakh crore as direct taxes till January 31 of the current fiscal, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

According to the Revised Estimate (RE), target for collection of direct taxes for…

Those from Bangladesh who voted in our elections Indians: Mamata

Kaliaganj (West Bengal) (IANS) Asserting that she won't allow her state to turn into Delhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said all those who came to India from Bangladesh and voted in Indian elections were citizens of the…

Covid-depressed oil market to save India billions in import bill

New Delhi (IANS) The global health emergency posed by the spread of the novel coronavirus, is coming to country's advantage, at least, in the oil sector.

India's oil imports bill is expected to fall by a sharper 10 per cent in FY20…

New ink to curb fake passports, counterfeit currency: Govt

New Delhi (IANS) Union Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said that a new security ink has been developed to weed out fake passports and counterfeit currency.

The formulation can be used to check the authenticity of various official documents…