Modi most trusted leader, Rahul distant second, finds survey

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the most trusted political leader in a national survey with an approval rating of 53 percent, as Congress President Rahul Gandhi came a distant second at 26.9 percent.

However, in…

855 officers honoured with R-Day Police Medals; CRPF tops

New Delhi (IANS) A total of 855 Central and state police personnel have been selected for Police Medals, including CRPF constables Mohd Yaseen Tali, Borase Dinesh Dipak and Jaswant Singh who died in 2017 while fighting with Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists…

HC reserves order on Chidambaram's anticipatory bail plea in INX media case

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved order on former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's bail plea in the INX Media money laundering case.

Justice Sunil Gaur reserved the order after Chidambaram and the probe agencies…

SC seeks Centre's response on 10% quota for upper caste poor

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre's response on a plea by NGO Youth for Equality challenging the constitutional validity of 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education for the economically weaker section within upper…

Mauritius PM inaugurates SBM Bank (India) Ltd in Mumbai

Mumbai (IANS) Mauritius Prime Minister P.K. Jugnauth inaugurated the SBM Bank (India) Ltd, which becomes the first foreign bank in India that was granted the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) licence to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary, an official…

CBI raids ex-Haryana CM Hooda's residence

New Delhi (IANS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday raided former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's residences here and in Rohtak.

"Over 30 places in Delhi and the National Capital Region, including Hooda's…

India puts into orbit satellite 'Microsat R' for DRDO and 'Kalamsat'

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS): India on Thursday night opened the year's space campaign by putting into orbit defence imaging satellite "Microsat R" for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in a copy book style.

Chief Minister launches CM Sukanya Yojna from Chaibasa on National Girl Child Day

The basic purpose of Chief Minister Sukanya Yojna is the empowerment of girls for bright tomorrow. Happy Girl Child Day! This woman power is the power of the state, the contribution of women power cannot be denied in the development of 4 years. Today,…

Not going back to era of ballot papers: Chief Election Commissioner

New Delhi (IANS): Rejecting the demand of major opposition parties, the Election Commission on Thursday ruled out going back to the era of ballot papers and asserted it cannot be "bullied or coerced" into discarding the Electronic Voting…

In first for Kashmir, Nazir Wani gets Ashok Chakra

New Delhi (IANS): Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani has been posthumously awarded Indias highest peace time gallantry award, the Ashok Chakra, it was announced on Thursday.

President Ram Nath Kovind will present the award to Wani's wife Mahajabeen.