US-based self-claimed cyber expert says 2014 elections were rigged, poll panel denies allegations

London (IANS) In a sensational claim, a US-based self-claimed cyber expert Syed Shuja on Monday said the 2014 Lok Sabha elections were "rigged" and even claimed that BJP leader Gopinath Munde was "killed" as he knew about…

LIC completes 51% acquisition in IDBI Bank

Mumbai (IANS) State-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Monday completed its acquisition of 51 per cent stake in the financially-stressed IDBI Bank, according to a regulatory filing by the bank.

In its meeting during…

Rahul gets relief from Jharkhand HC for unsavoury remarks against Shah

Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Monday ruled that Congress President Rahul Gandhi will not have to appear in person when the case of his "unsavoury" remarks against BJP chief Amit Shah is heard.

A district…

Choksi opts for Antigua & Barbuda citizenship

Mumbai (IANS): Posing fresh complications for India, absconder diamantaire Mehul Choksi, one of the prime accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, has surrendered his Indian citizenship in favour of Antigua & Barbuda Isles…

Yasin Malik arrested in Srinagar

Srinagar (IANS): Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested here on Monday.

JKLF sources said Malik was arrested from his uptown Maisuma residence.

Malik's arrest comes the same day separatist…

Thousands take holy dip at Kumbh on 'Paush Poornima'

Prayagraj (IANS): Hundreds and thousands of pilgrims took a holy dip at the Sangam -- the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers here in Uttar Pradesh -- on the occasion of 'Paush Poornima' on Monday, officials said.

China's economic growth rate slowest since 1990

Beijing (IANS): China's economy grew 6.6 percent in 2018, the weakest annual performance since 1990, confirming a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy that could threaten global growth, according to official data on Monday.

China's…

Faith of the people of the country has increased on the government: Raghubar

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that after the first time since the creation of the state all the schemes in a  transparent manner has reached to the people standing in the last row of the society. Addressing…

JVM(P) accuses govt of misleading people on power scenario

Ranchi: Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) has accused the state government of once again misleading the people over the power scenario in the state. Party’s central spokesperson Yogendra…

By questioning EVMs, Opposition has started making excuses for their inevitable defeat: Modi

New Delhi (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday came down heavily on opposition alliance, saying they have started making excuses for their inevitable defeat in 2019 Lok Sabha polls by questioning EVMs.

The Prime Minister's attack…