Post Delhi polls, LPG price hiked by Rs 144 per cylinder

New Delhi (IANS) Barely a day after the poll process in Delhi concluded with the AAP bagging 62 seats, the prices of LPG cylinders were hiked by a steep Rs 144.50 to Rs 858.50 per cylinder on Wednesday.

This was one of the steepest increases…

Foreign envoys on 2-day visit to J&K

Srinagar (IANS) More than 20 foreign envoys began their two-day Jammu and Kashmir visit on Wednesday with a Shikara ride in the iconic Dal lake in Srinagar.

Some of the members in the delegation belonged to Germany, France, Canada, Afghanistan,…

Lalu features in 'Thugs of Bihar' poster

Patna (IANS) A day after the Aam Aadmi Party swept Delhi Assembly polls defeating BJP by 62 to 8 seats, a poster war erupted in Bihar targeting former Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patron Lalu Prasad with state Assembly polls slated…

Govt to issue spl sovereign bonds sans investment caps: Sanjeev Sanyal

New Delhi (IANS) In line with the Budget announcement , Government would issue special series bonds in rupees which will be completely outside capital controls to let the foreign investors buy and sell these sovereign rupee bonds freely, principal…

'Has Cong outsourced task of taking BJP down to state parties'

New Delhi (IANS) Congress leader Sharmistha Mukherjee on Wednesday lashed out at her senior party colleague P. Chidambaram for gloating over Aam Aadmi Party's victory.

Mukherjee, who is the daughter of once veteran Congress leader and former…

SC: Dissent cannot be throttled; it's vital for democracy

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said nobody should throttle dissent and people should be encouraged to question as dissent is an important facet of democracy.

A bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta made…

FM cites FDI, FPI, GST collection to show 'reviving economy'

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to counter criticism over the slowdown, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday stressed on seven economic indicators and data to show that the Indian economy is stable and said that green shoots for its revival are…

Nirbhaya: SC not entertaining Centre's plea seeking stay on Delhi HC order

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain Centre's plea seeking stay on a Delhi High Court order for simultaneous execution of all four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case.

Solicitor General Tushar…

Muzaffarpur home case: Brajesh Thakur jailed for rest of life

New Delhi (IANS) A court here on Tuesday sentenced NGO owner Brajesh Thakur to imprisonment for the remainder of his life in connection with the sexual and physical assault of several girls at his shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district.

Trump, Melania to visit India from Feb 24

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will visit India from February 24-25, during which they will also travel to Prime Minister Narendra Modis home state.

This will be Donald Trump's first visit…