NCP's Anil Deshmukh claims he got offer to join BJP & topple MVA govt

Mumbai (IANS) For the second time in four months, senior Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh claimed that he was given an offer to join the BJP and help topple the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi government.

PM Modi, Albanese hold bilateral talks, discuss cooperation in various fields

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on Wednesday held bilateral talks and discussed cooperation in the fields of defence and security; trade and investment; new and renewable energy, green…

ED raids 6 places linked to associates of AAP's Sanjay Singh & jailed bizman Dinesh Arora

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday was conducting search operations on the premises of two associates of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh and four people linked to jailed liquor businessman Dinesh Arora in connection with…

Member of Lawrence Bishnoi gang nabbed after exchange of fire in Delhi

New DelhiIANS) A member of the infamous Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who was absconding for the last three years after interim bail, was nabbed in Delhi after a brief exchange of fire, a top police official said on Wednesday.

The accused identified…

Modi raises issue of attacks on temples, activities of separatist elements with Australian PM

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that he raised the issue of attacks on temples and activities of separatist elements with his Australian counterpart.

Modi said that Australian PM assured him of taking strict…

Modi calls for enhanced India-Australia business ties in Sydney

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to expand India-Australia business ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed top Australian CEOs at a business roundtable in Sydney and encouraged them to forge partnerships with their Indian counterparts.

K'taka govt all set to overturn hijab ban

Bengaluru (IANS) The new Congress government in Karnataka is all set to remove the ban on hijab in the state, sources said on Wednesday.

The new government is waiting to settle down and complete the cabinet expansion.

While campaigning…

India's GDP growth may even cross 7% in FY23: RBI Governor

New Delhi (IANS) There are chances of India's gross domestic product (GDP) for FY23 crossing the estimated 7 per cent growth going by the trends, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Wednesday.

Speaking at the annual…

Bengal Guv issues show-cause notice to state varsity VCs for 'ignoring' instruction

Kolkata (IANS) The Governor's House in West Bengal on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to the vice-chancellors of all state universities for 'ignoring' Governor C.V. Ananda Bose's instruction to submit weekly reports on university…

IMD issues heat waves alert for Jharkhand, light rains predicted from Wednesday onwards

Ranchi: The local Meteorological Centre has issued a heat wave alert in Jharkhand with the possibility of Loo in several districts.

Weathermen said severe weather condition was prevailing in Jharkhand with the day’s reading touching as high…