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…

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…

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…

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…

CM participates in Rath Yatra, prays to Lord Jaggannath to shower his blessings on all

Ranchi: Chief Minister Raghubar Das along with thousands of other devotees participated in the Rath Yatra which was taken out in the evening from the historic Lord Jagannath Temple located in Dhurwa of the state capital. After offering prayers to…

Who are you fooling? India says on Pakistan's crackdown on Hafiz Saeed

New Delhi (IANS) India on Thursday slammed Pakistan's crackdown against Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed and his aides as "cosmetic steps", and said Islamabad's sincerity will be judged on the…

CBI questions cops in fake encounter case in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) The CBI has interrogated two officials of the Jharkhand Police in an alleged fake encounter case dating to 2015.

A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team reached Palamau on Wednesday to interrogate Mohhamad Rustam, then officer-in-charge…

Judge, who wrote to PM on nepotism, denied farewell party

Lucknow (IANS) Justice Rangnath Pandey, Allahabad High Court judge Rangnath Pandey who wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging 'favouritism, nepotism and casteism in the appointment of judges, was not given the customary farewell…

Vote for change in J&K Assembly polls, urges Shah Faesal

Srinagar (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM) Chairman Shah Faesal on Thursday urged people to vote for change in the Assembly polls whenever they will be held, adding that Kashmir is placed at the crossroads of its political history.

Tussle between old guard and newbies in Congress preventing decision

New Delhi (IANS) Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi refuses to unshackle the Congress of the dynasty and its sycophants. As such, the 'zamindars' who dominate the back rooms of the amorphous Congress party are similarly unwilling to cede…