Karnataka crisis: 5 Congress, 3 JD-MLAs 'resign'

Bengaluru (IANS) In a severe jolt to the year-old coalition government in Karnataka, five Congress and three Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) legislators on Saturday resigned from their respective Assembly segments in the southern state, sources said.

Modi government behind defections in Karnataka, says Congress

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress on Saturday hit out at the BJP over the resignations of 11 MLAs of the ruling coalition in Karnataka, alleging that the Central government was "orchestrating the defections".

Addressing reporters after…

Union Minister Arjun Munda lays foundation-inaugurates schemes worth Rs 8 crore in Khunti

Khunti: Union Minister Arjun Munda along with Rural Development Minister of Jharkhand Neelkanth Singh Munda jointly inaugurated schemes and laid foundation projects for development schemes worth Rs 8 crore in Khunti…

No one is allowed to take law in their hands says CM

Ranchi: Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that no one in the state is allowed to take law in their hands and directed to identify the culprits of mob lynching and take action against them. Charing the review meeting of the Home Department he said Jharkhand…

Jharkahnd CM praises Budget, ex-CM criticises it

Ranchi (IANS) Appreciating the Union Budget, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das termed it as a "new India budget".

"This budget is dedicated to the overall development of villages, the poor, farmers and youths of the country,"…

Jai Kisan! Big farm push expected in first Budget of Modi 2.0

New Delhi (IANS) Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who will present her maiden Budget, is likely to fulfill many of the promises made by the Prime Minister during his toiling poll campaign culminating in the historic mandate.

Taking forward…

Sitharaman dumps Budget briefcase for 'bahi khaata'

New Delhi (IANS) Setting a new precedent Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday was seen hugging the budget documents wrapped in a red cloth, the traditional 'bahi khaata' way, instead of the leather briefcase that until now her…

Indian economy to reach $3tn in current fiscal: Sitharaman

New Delhi (IANS) Presenting her first Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that India will become a $3 trillion economy in the financial year 2019-2020.

She also said that many structural changes are needed for the…

Polling on for by-elections to 2 RS seats from Gujarat

Gandhinagar (IANS) As many as 60 legislators of the ruling BJP and four of the Opposition Congress here on Friday cast their votes for bypolls to the two Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat, which fell vacant after Union Ministers Amit Shah and Smriti Irani…

TN politician Vaiko sentenced to 1 year in jail for sedition

Chennai (IANS) MDMK General Secretary and Rajya Sabha candidate Vaiko was on Friday sentenced to one year in jail and a fine of Rs 10,000 by a Tamil Nadu court here in a sedition case dating to 2009.

The court also stayed the execution of the…