Soren family violated land acts: Jharkhand CM

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Friday attacked the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) president Shibu Soren and his son, the former Chief Minister Hemant Soren, over violating the land acts in the state.

"Shibu Soren…

Campaigning ends for third phase of polling in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) Campaigning for the third phase of polling in Jharkhand for four seats ended on Friday evening with polling set for May 12.

The four seats where polling will take place are Giridih, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, and Singhbhum.…

Rs 12 lakh looted in Maharashtra temple heist

Palghar (Maharashtra) (IANS) An estimated Rs 1.20 million was looted from the coffers of the famed Vajreshwari temple near Virar, around 75 km north of Mumbai, police said on Friday.

According to a police officer from Palghar,…

SC extends mediation on Ayodhya dispute till August 15

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday extended the mediation committee on Ayodhya till August 15.

The court said the members of the committee were not experiencing any difficulty in the mediation process. 

The court observed…

Modi on Time magazine cover with controversial headline

New Delhi (IANS) American news magazine Time has featured Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the cover page of its May 20 issue with a headline that may create controversy across India amid the election season.

The headline reads "India's…

51 of 220 Jharkhand poll candidates face criminal cases

Ranchi (IANS) Nearly one-fourth of the candidates who are fighting the Lok Sabha polls in Jharkhand face criminal cases, including the attempt to murder and murder.

In Jharkhand, polling is taking place in four phases. Two phases of polling…

Your slap a blessing, but can you slap extortionists, Modi asks Mamata

Bankura/Purulia (IANS) Ridiculing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for saying that she wanted to give "a tight slap of democracy" to him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said her slap will be a blessing to him but asked…

Kedarnath temple reopens

Dehradun (IANS) The Kedarnath temple in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand was re-opened for pilgrims on Thursday.

Amid chanting of Vedic hymns and religious rituals, an idol of Lord Shiva was placed in the temple and the gates…

Government fooling people on GDP data: Chidambaram

New Delhi (IANS) Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Wednesday alleged that the BJP-led government had tried to fool people that the GDP growth is much higher than that of UPA and it was a scam.

He said NSSO data shifted the base year…

170 JeM terrorists killed in Balakot strike: Italian journalist

New Delhi (IANS) The airstrike by the Indian Air Force at the terror training camp at Pakistan's Balakot on February 26 killed between 130 to 170 JeM terrorists, according to an Italian freelance journalist.

Quoting local sources,…