Democratic ethos, patriotic zeal helps BJP stand tall

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted party members on BJP's Foundation Day, saying the party stands tall due to it's democratic ethos and patriotic zeal.

Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah remembered…

Shatrughan Sinha ends suspense, joins Congress

New Delhi (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday ended the suspense over his political future and joined the Congress here with the hope it will provide him with the opportunity to serve people, society, and the nation.

The…

Obstacles to Ram temple would go away soon: VHP chief

New Delhi (IANS) As the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) organised "Vijay Mahamantra Jaap Anushthans" across the country on Saturday, its working President Alok Kumar said the event will remove all obstacles on way to a grand Ram temple…

BJP 'whipping up war hysteria', no F-16 downed: Imran

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday accused India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of "whipping up war hysteria" and cited a US report to dismiss its claims of downing an F-16 fighter of the Pakistan…

ASAT test poses no threat to ISS: DRDO chief

New Delhi (IANS) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman G. Satheesh Reddy said on Saturday that there was no possibility of debris from the anti-satellite (ASAT) test conducted by India on March 27 hitting the International…

AgustaWestland chargesheet mentions three journalists

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has mentioned names of several political leaders and three Indian journalists in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper deal supplementary chargesheet, said sources.

The names of these leaders…

CRPF trooper killed in Chhattisgarh Maoist attack

Raipur (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed on Friday and another injured in a gun battle with the Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari area, the paramilitary force said.

Head Constable Harish Chandra Pal, 44, a…

70mn euros paid to UPA leaders, others: ED's Agusta charge sheet

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its fourth supplementary charge sheet has mentioned that kickbacks worth 70 million euros were paid to "important political persons of the ruling party, media persons, defence officials…

US disputes Indian claim of hitting Pakistan's F-16

Washington, April 5 (IANS) India's claim that one of its pilots shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet in an aerial battle in February "appears to be wrong" as US personnel counted Islamabad's F-16s and found none missing, a US news…

Gangrape accused jailed for 20 years in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) A court in Jharkhand's Jamtara district on Friday awarded 20 year imprisonment to two persons found guilty of gang-raping a girl.

According to a lawyer, Additional District Judge Kamal Kumar Srivastav had found them guilty…