Cyclone 'Fani' may head towards north coastal Andhra

Visakhapatnam (IANS) Cyclonic storm 'Fani' in southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to turn severe on Monday and intensify further into a "very severe" cyclonic storm on Tuesday before heading towards north coastal Andhra and…

Chowkidar remark: Rahul files fresh affidavit

New Delhi (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday filed a fresh affidavit in response to a contempt notice against him over the 'chowkidar' jibe -- for attributing his remarks to the top court.

He reiterated…

First phase polling begins in 3 Maoist-affected LS seats in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) Polling began at 7 am at three Maoist affected Lok Sabha seats spread over in six districts of Jharkhand on Monday, said an official.

The polling will end at 4 pm.

Polling began at total 6072 polling…

72 constituencies go to polls in fourth phase on Monday

New Delhi (IANS) A total of 72 Lok Sabha constituencies spread over nine states, mostly in Hindi heartland, will go to polls in the fourth phase of the elections on Monday.

An estimated 12.79 crore electorate will be eligible to exercise their…

NIA raids three places in Kerala, police say one detained

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday raided three places in Kerala in connection with an Islamic State module, with police in the state saying that one suspect had been detained.

The NIA said…

Rs 300 cr hole in Air India pocket as Pakistan air space closes

New Delhi (IANS) Air India has suffered losses of around Rs 300 crore since late February as its long haul flights from New Delhi are taking longer to reach destinations in Europe, the Gulf and the US because of the closure of Pakistan's airspace.

Aircel-Maxis: Chidambaram's interim protection extended 13 times

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A special court has extended 13 times the interim protection from arrest it granted to former Union Minister P. Chidambaram and 14 times to his son Karti Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis deal case, due…

Government stake to fall below 51 pc in bluechip PSUs to boost disinvestment

New Delhi (IANS) Government proposes to offload a substantial portion of its stake in select blue-chip companies this year to meet higher disinvestment target even though the exercise will bring down its holding below 51 per cent level, the minimum…

Majority Americans oppose Trump's impeachment: Poll

Washington (IANS) A majority of Americans have said they opposed calls for Congress to launch impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in the wake of Special Counsel Robert Mueller probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election,…

JMM criticises BJP's 'nationalist' tone in LS polls

Ranchi (IANS) Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its emphasis on nationalism, former Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) executive president Hemant Soren on Saturday wondered if the party or an Army was contesting the polls.