Opposition grand alliance falling apart in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) WIth the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) deciding to go it alone in the forthcoming Assembly elections, efforts to build a grand alliance of the opposition parties seem to have fallen flat.

"It is too late for an alliance.…

EPF scam: Ex-UPPCL MD Mishra arrested

Lucknow (IANS) Former managing director of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), A.P. Mishra, was arrested on Tuesday morning by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) that is probing the employees provident fund (EPF) scam in the power department.

Tis Hazari violence: Delhi Police personnel protest at Police HQ

New Delhi (IANS) Hundreds of Delhi Police personnel on Tuesday gheraoed the Police Headquarters (PHQ) at ITO here to protest against repeated incidents of violence against them by lawyers.

A parking row between between police personnel and…

Sensex opens over 100 points higher, Yes Bank jumps 5%

Mumbai (IANS) Sensex and Nifty opened higher on Tuesday over firm global cues and slightly better than expected earning results so far.

Meanwhile, Yes Bank shares jumped nearly 5 per cent after marquee investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala picked up…

Congress opposes Citizenship Amendment Bill: Ramesh

Shillong (IANS) The Congress on Monday reaffirmed that it will "strongly" and "firmly" oppose the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), which the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) intends to introduce in the upcoming winter session of Parliament.
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India decides against joining RCEP mega trade deal

Bangkok (IANS) India on Monday decided against joining the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) mega trade agreement, saying the present form of the deal "does not address satisfactorily India's outstanding issues and concerns".

Woman official burnt alive in office near Hyderabad

Hyderabad (IANS) In a shocking incident, a woman official of Telangana's revenue department was burnt alive in her office allegedly by a man angry over the official not fixing errors in his land records.

The incident occurred in Abdullapurmet…

Srinagar grenade attack: Civilian killed, over dozen injured

Srinagar (IANS) One civilian was killed and over a dozen others injured on Monday when militants hurled a grenade at the busy Amira Kadal near city centre Lal Chowk here in Kashmir Valley, police sources said.

Militants hurled the grenade at…

Protect our land, Kashmiri migrants urge govt

Srinagar (IANS) An association for Kashmiri Pandit migrants on Monday urged the central government not to carry out delimitation of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir without taking their views into consideration, as it would be akin to denying…

Major restrictions in Ayodhya ahead of verdict

Ayodhya (IANS) Ahead of the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya dispute, the Uttar Pradesh government has issued strict guidelines disallowing people from posting offensive posts on social media on deities. The order restricts even the electronic…