Sena CM-led Maha govt to be in place by Dec 1st week: Raut

New Delhi (IANS) Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said here on Wednesday that the clouds over the government formation efforts in Maharashtra shall clear within a couple of days or so.

"There are certain internal processes of the different parties…

Sunni Board distances itself from AIMPLB on Ayodhya

Lucknow (IANS) The Sunni Waqf Board has said that it is distancing itself from the decision of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on the filing of a review petition against the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya title suit.

"We…

GPS tracking of vehicles to be used for EVM movement

Ranchi: The election commission will be keeping an eye on the movement of the vehicles to be used for EVM movement through GPS tracking.

Additional Chief Electoral Officer Sailesh Kumar Chourasia while addressing a training program for the…

BJP, AIMIM hit back at Mamata for 'minority extremism' jibe

Kolkata (IANS) A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee warned the people against "minority extremism", the AIMIM on Tuesday gave a sharp rebuttal saying the Muslims in her state have one of the worst human development indicators.

JNU protest: Delhi police file two FIRs

New Delhi (IANS) Delhi Police on Tuesday registered two FIRs against JNU students who clashed with the police during the protest march against the hostel fee hike on Monday.

Both the FIRs have been registered in two different police stations…

Shops reopen in Kashmir post-Art 370 abrogation

Srinagar (IANS) For the first time since Article 370 was scrapped on August 5, most shops in Kashmir opened through the day.

Last week's snowfall in Kashmir spurred the opening up of shops and other businesses.

Kashmir has been witnessing…

15 foreign banks keen to open branches in India

New Delhi (IANS) India could have more foreign banks soon as in the case of other Asian countries like China, Singapore and Hong Kong with 15 overseas banks have been in touch with the Central Bank, to open branches in the country.

As per RBI…

Congress, DMK stage walkout from LS over Gandhis SPG cover

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Tuesday staged walkout from the Lok Sabha over withdrawal of SPG security of Gandhi family, accusing government of doing politics in the name of security.

The two parties…

Muslim litigants support AIMPLB on Ayodhya review plea

Ayodhya (IANS) After the All India Muslim Personal Law Board decided to file a review petition against the Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict, three more Muslim litigants from Ayodhya announced support for the AIMPLB in its move to file a review…

BJP MPs briefed on RCEP, Modi's foreign tours

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign tours and staying out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) dominated BJP's Parliamentary Party meeting on Tuesday.

The meeting which was chaired by Home…