While Pak shares terror, India developes partnership: Envoy

New York (IANS) Contrasting India's and Pakistan's involvement in Afghanistan, India's envoy to the US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, has said, "Unlike (the) other country in the region, which believes in sharing 'terrorism', we believe…

Pawar, Thackeray, Raut in midnight rendezvous

Mumbai (IANS) Inching towards forming the Maharashtra government, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar had a midnight rendezvous meeting with Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray, here.

Thackeray was accompanied by his son…

Bizarre traffic rules, fines you must know

New Delhi (IANS) Traffic rules are made to ensure safety of commuters, but most people do not care to read them in detail and end up paying fines. Not only this, the fines imposed for violation of those rules defy all logic. IANS took a closer look…

After brief semblance of normalcy, Kashmir shutdown returns

Srinagar (IANS) Markets in Kashmir have closed again after resuming business for a few days for the first time since August 5. The closure has come in the wake of threats through posters.

Public transport which suffered most of the losses due…

Sena, Congress, NCP pitch for Uddhav Thackeray as CM

Mumbai (IANS) After separate meetings of the Shiv Sena and the Congress, NCP and their smaller allies, a consensus has apparently emerged on Sena President Uddhav Thackeray's name for the post of Chief Minister, here on Friday.

The Sena…

BJP should not make claims of maoists being wiped out as EC says 19 districts LWE infested: Congress

Ranchi: The Congress party has asked the BJP and its leaders to stop making claims of wiping out the maoists from the state and pointed the recent statement by the chief election commissioner who said that in 19 districts LWE was present.

Addressing…

Delivery of voter slips for first and second phase commenced: CEO

Ranchi: Additional Chief Electoral Officer Kripanand Jha said delivery of voter slips has commenced among voters on seats which will go into the polls in the first and second phase of the polls.

Addressing a press conference here he said that…

Without Manifesto all political parties fighting to capture throne in Jharkhand

Ranchi: Despite the battle lines being drawn and the star campaigners of the respective parties already campaigning in the state but all the major parties in Jharkhand including the BJP Congress JMM and the JVM are yet to bring out their political…

People should not give a single seat to anti democratic JMM and Congress

Hazaribagh: Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that JMM and Congress indulge in family politics and are anti democratic therefore the people of the state should not allow these parties to win any seat.

Addressing public meetings in Hazaribagh…

Babulal Marandi, CP Singh and others file their nominations

Ranchi/Giridih: On the 7th day of nomination for the third phase of voting on 17 seats political heavyweights including former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi Urban Development Minister CP Singh filed their nominations.

Mr Marandi filed his…