Ex-Kolkata Mayor and Mamata aide dumps Trinamool for BJP

New Delhi (IANS) In a jolt to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Chatterjee, considered a close…

Japan heat leaves 23 dead, over 12,500 people hospitalized

Tokyo (IANS) Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said on Wednesday that 23 people died among 12,751 people who were rushed to hospitals due to heat-related illnesses across Japan over the week from August 5.

Amid…

After Kashmir, focus on economy, Tweeple's message to Modi

New Delhi (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday tweeting a link to his exclusive interview with IANS, many of his followers took the opportunity to share their own takes on the issues concerning the country.

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Four Twitter handles suspended for spreading 'rumours' about J&K

New Delhi (IANS) Four Twitter handles have been suspended after the government told Twitter to remove certain accounts linked to people from outside Jammu and Kashmir which are spreading rumours on the platform, said sources on Monday.

At least…

Massive fire at Delhi market

New Delhi (IANS) A massive fire broke out at the Gandhi Nagar market in the national capital on Tuesday. A total of 21 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. There were no reports of any injury yet, fire officials said.

According to a senior…

Ladakh UT involves Chinese territory, Wang told Jaishankar

Beijing (IANS) China, whose forces regularly intrude into Ladakh, stuck to its opposition to the creation of Ladakh Union Territory, with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi telling his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar that the move "involves Chinese…

With radicals out of J&K, stone-pelting steeply drops

Srinagar (IANS) As security agencies rounded up separatist and radical trouble makers from the Kashmir Valley, incidents of stone pelting have drastically fallen despite escalating tensions between India and Pakistan over the axing of Article 370.…

Restrictions to ease in phased manner in Valley: Govt

Srinagar (IANS) The government on Tuesday announced that it will ease restrictions on the movement of people in the Valley in a phased manner while claiming that normalcy has been restored in the Jammu division.

Government spokesperson Rohit…

Urban India to be 100% Open Defecation Free by Oct 2: Puri

New Delhi (IANS) Urban India will be totally Open Defecation Free by October 2, 2019, exactly five years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat campaign, Minister of State Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday.

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Soon CNG Station to start in Jharkhand says CM, assures second refill of cylinder under Ujjwala Yojana

Ranchi: Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that city gas distribution in Ranchi and Jamshedpur will commence from September and assured all possible help by the state government to the companies in this regard.

Chairing a high-level review meeting…