Tejas is 1st Lucknow-Delhi train to be run by private players

Lucknow (IANS) The first train, operated by private players, to be run between Lucknow and Delhi will be the Tejas Express.

The Railway Board is deliberating on a second such route, which too would be within the 500-km range.

CBI searches 110 places in 19 states, UTs

New Delhi (IANS) In a nationwide crackdown, CBI on Tuesday conducted searches at some 110 places in 19 states and Union Territories in what is being viewed as the Modi government's biggest ever action against corruption.

The Central Bureau…

Padyatras for BJP MPs on Gandhi birth anniversary: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told BJP MPs to hold padyatras in all Lok Sabha constituencies and walk about 150 km from October 2 to October 31, the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel respectively.

Karnataka Congress rebel MLAs skip party meeting

Bengaluru (IANS) Eleven rebel Congress MLAs in Karnataka, who resigned from their Assembly seats, skipped the party's legislature meeting here on Tuesday, an official said.

"None of the rebel legislators turned up for the Congress…

Dhoni's school pumped up for India-New Zealand tie

Ranchi (IANS) As India take on New Zealand in the first semifinal of the World Cup at the Old Trafford on Tuesday, fans across the country are excited, especially in Ranchi -- the town where Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born and brought up.

The…

Indian tariffs on US products 'no longer acceptable': Trump

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump again hit out at India over the issue of tariffs on Tuesday, less than a fortnight after he discussed the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Japan and both agreed to address the issue.

Trump's…

Raghubar orders strict action against those disturbing communal harmony

Deoghar: Chief Minister Raghubar Das has directed to take strict action against any such person who is involved in disturbing the communal harmony and said that along with law and order maintaining public order is also important. Chairing a high-level…

29 passengers killed in Yamuna Expressway accident

Agra (IANS) At least 29 people were killed on Monday when a passenger bus fell into a gorge on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.

The bus, after hitting the divider, fell into the 40-feet-deep gap between two flyovers on the Yamuna Expressway near…

Top J&K cop says land grab allegations part of vilification campaign

Srinagar (IANS) Land grab allegations against top Jammu and Kashmir cadre IPS officer Munir Khan that were levelled immediately after he was granted a one-year extension in service by the Department of Trainings and Personnel, are "part of vilification…

Karnataka minister Nagesh resigns, withdraws support

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Small Scale Industries and Independent legislator H. Nagesh resigned from the post and withdrew support to the state's JD-S-Congress coalition government on Monday.

"I have this day, tendered…