Northeast on the boil for the third day over CAB

Agartala/Guwahati (IANS) Agitations in northeast India against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill continued for the third consecutive day on Wednesday with various parties and NGOs including the North East Students' Organisation (NESO) urged the…

Dissent within Congress brewing against Punjab CM

Chandigarh (IANS) A simmering dissent is brewing between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and his legislators over their party's government in Punjab.

Congress sources suggest the cause of provocation is disconnect or deliberate side-stepping…

Jharkhand polls: BJP bigwigs in fray in 3rd phase

Ranchi (IANS) The third phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections on Thursday in 17 constituencies would be crucial for the ruling BJP in the state as three heavyweight candidates are in the fray.

The momentum for the polls in the third phase has…

Karnataka votes for stability, rejects opportunistic politics

Bengaluru (IANS) The landslide victory of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka's 15 Assembly by-elections proved that the electorate voted for stability and rejected the opportunistic politics of the Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular…

UP police escorts for women travelling alone at night

Lucknow (IANS) Police Response Vehicles (PRV) in Uttar Pradesh will now escort unaccompanied women to their destination between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Any unaccompanied woman, who is out on road during these hours could call a PRV to escort her…

Women safety a high priority, says govt, lists measures

New Delhi (IANS) In the backdrop of the Hyderabad gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old veterinarian and several other similar cases of sexual violence against women being reported, the government on Tuesday said women's safety is a high priority…

India slams USCIRF comments on CAB as 'unwarranted'

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) India on Tuesday termed the comments made by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) as "neither accurate nor warranted".

Ministry of External Affairs…

2 CRPF personnel in Jharkhand killed in fratricidal firing

New Delhi (IANS) An Assistant Commandant and an Assistant Sub Inspector of the Central Reserve Police Force deployed for Jharkhand elections have been killed in fratricidal firing, while two others, including the shooter were left injured, CRPF said…

Campaigning ends for third phase on polls in Jharkhand on 17 seats

Ranchi: Campaigning on Tuesday came to an end for the elections on 17 seats of the state which will go into the polls in the third phase on December 12.

The seats were elections will be held in the third phase included Koderma, Barkatha, Barhi,…

Sensex opens marginally higher, auto stocks gain

Mumbai (IANS) Sensex and Nifty opened marginally higher on Monday. Gains were led by Yes Bank, Zee, Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors.

Auto stocks were trading higher, led by gains in Maruti Suzuki. The auto major increased its production in November…