Farooq dares Centre to 'even touch' articles 370, 35A

Srinagar (IANS) Heightening the electoral pitch of his party, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday dared the Modi government to "even touch" articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution which provide special…

Congress releases 2019 LS election manifesto

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday released the manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

The manifesto was released in the presence of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh…

WhatsApp unveils tipline to report fake news in India

New Delhi (IANS) WhatsApp on Tuesday launched a service in India where over 200 million users in the country can tip off fake news, misinformation and rumours related to elections.

Launched by PROTO, a media skilling start-up,…

Jharkhand shifts ADG Police on EC's direction

Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand government on Tuesday shifted the Additional Director General of Police (ADG) Special Branch to New Delhi at the direction of the Election Commission of India (EC).

The state government issued the notification regarding…

Sensex jumps over 100 pts, Nifty crosses 11,700

Mumbai (IANS) The benchmark Sensex traded on a flat to positive note during the early trade on Tuesday after opening over 100 points higher.

The Sensex of the BSE opened at 38,988.57 from its previous close at 38,871.87 on Monday. At 9.36 a.m.,…

Congress seeks Modi's apology for remarks on Rahul

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress party has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's apology for his remarks over party chief Rahul Gandhi choosing to contest also from Wayanad in Kerala as his second seat apparently because the Congress is "scared"…

Independents no longer the flavour of Jharkhand's voters

Ranchi (IANS) Time was when independent legislators and MPs were the flavour in Jharkhand. Not any more as they have created instability in the state's politics.

The BJP government led by Arjun Munda had fallen in 2006 as five independent…

IAF scrambles jets close to Punjab border

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) scrambled fighter jets on Monday morning after four Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets and a UAV were spotted flying close to the Punjab border.

Around 3 a.m., the IAF Su-30 MKIs and Mirage-2000s went…

Three ex-CMs to fight Lok Sabha polls in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) Three former Chief Ministers of Jharkhand have joined the contest for the Lok Sabha seats in the state. Arjun Munda (BJP), Babulal Marandi (JVM-P)and Shibu Soren (JMM) will be contesting the elections from Khunti, Koderma and Dumka seats,…

India puts Emisat, 28 foreign satellites in orbit

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday put the Emisat, an electronic intelligence satellite for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), and 28 other foreign satellites into…