Sensex up 280 pts, RIL 3%, Airtel 8%

Mumbai (IANS) Both the Sensex and Nifty on Monday opened slightly higher led by heavyweight like Reliance Industries (RIL), Bharti Airtel following tariff-hike announcement of up to 40 per cent on Sunday by the telecom companies.

The biggest…

Rahul Gandhi to hold first rally in Jharkhand on Monday

New Delhi (IANS) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi is set to kickstart his campaign in the ongoing Jharkhand Assembly elections with a rally in Simdega district on Monday.

The rally, coming two days after the first of the five-phase polling,…

Ram corridor, cruise on Saryu in 'New Ayodhya'

Lucknow (IANS) With the Supreme Court clearing the decks for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is preparing to turn the holy city into the biggest religious destination for Hindus and a…

Bengal netas jittery as ED inches closer to actress Subhra in Rose Valley scam

New Delhi (IANS) As fresh inputs keep pouring into the multi-billion Rose Valley chit fund scam probe, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has finally tightened the noose around actress Subhra Kundu, the wife of Rose Valley Chairman and kingpin Gautam…

More than 52% voting in J'khand first phase polling

Ranchi (IANS) The first phase of polling in Jharkhand recorded a voter turnout of more than 52 per cent till 3 p.m. as thirteen constituencies in six districts of the state went to the polls on Saturday, the initial reports said.

Polling began…

FM hints at more interventions amid growth pangs

New Delhi (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that several significant steps in structural reforms have been taken in the past few months and responses/interventions addressing the needs of the economy will continue, indicating…

Amid BJP boycott and Ajit Pawar's vote, Thackeray wins

Mumbai (IANS) The Maha Vikas Aghadi led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday decisively won the vote of confidence securing 169 votes, considerably higher than the minimum of 145 required in the 288-member Maharashtra assembly.

Against…

BJP, Cong supporters clash in J'khand's Palamu

Palamu (IANS) Amid polling for the first phase in Jharkhand, clashes between BJP and Congress supporters have been reported from Kosiyara village of Chainpur here.

Congress candidate K.N. Tripathi accused BJP candidate Alok Chaurasia and his…

Maoists blow up bridge in Gumla

Ranchi (IANS) Maoists on Saturday in an attempt to intimidate voters during the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections underway in 13 districts, blew up a bridge in Gumla, just before polling began, police said.

This bridge ran between…

Jharkhand Phase-I : 11.2% polling in 1st 3 hours

Ranchi (IANS) A voter turnout of 11.2 per cent was recorded till 10 a.m. in the 13 constituencies in six districts of Jharkhand where first phase of Assembly elections were underway on Saturday.

Maoist-issued threats appeared to have little…