Modi appeals to Rajasthan, Telangana voters

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to the people of Rajasthan and Telangana to participate in the Assembly polls, currently underway in both the states.

"Today is the polling day in Rajasthan.…

Voter held for taking selfie inside polling booth in Hyderabad

Hyderabad (IANS) A youth was arrested for taking a selfie while casting his vote in Telangana Assembly elections on Friday.

The voter, identified as Shiv Shankar, was arrested by the police on a complaint by polling official at a…

India's growth was muted by lack of intent of earlier governments: Modi

New Delhi (IANS): Claiming that India has witnessed unprecedented growth and development under his tenure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday blamed the "lack of intent" of previous governments making the nation lag behind in all…

SC fines lawyer, Fifty Thousand rupees for filing PIL against Jaitley

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a cost of Rs. 50, 000 on advocate M. L. Sharma for filing a PIL raising allegations against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley of plundering the capital reserve of the Reserve Bank of India…

About 70 percent voter turnout in Telangana

Hyderabad (IANS) About 70 per cent of 2.8 voters votes in the Telangana Assembly election on Friday as the polling ended on a peaceful note, barring minor incidents.

Polling ended in 106 constituencies at 5 p.m. but those standing…

CM Das: Make RIMS pride of the State

Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that the RIMS should be made the pride of the state. Both its arrangements and management became exemplary. Work for it. The Chief Minister said this to DK Singh, the new Director of RIMS. He said that study the management…

School girl commits suicide in East Singhbhum

Ranchi (IANS): A Class 9 girl student committed suicide in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum on Friday, police said on Friday.

Puja Giri, 14, hanged herself from the ceiling fan of her room.

"She was in school uniform ready to go to…

Industry urged to capitalise on industry-friendly policies of Jharkhand and build skilled manpower

Ranchi (By our correspondent): Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Secretary, Higher Technical Education & Skill Development Department, Government of Jharkhand, invited industry to capitalize on the industry-oriented policies…

99.75 percent ration cards linked with Aadhar in state: Saryu Rai

Ranchi (By our correspondent): Jharkhand’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister Saryu Rai said that 99.75 percent ration cards have been linked with Aadhar in the state while more than 75 percent ration cards have been linked…

Kashmiri terrorist Zakir Musa hiding in Punjab, high alert sounded

Chandigarh (IANS) Security agencies have been put on high alert in Bathinda and Ferozepur districts of Punjab on Thursday following intelligence reports that Kashmiri terrorist Zakir Musa could be hiding in the area.

The intelligence…