J&K will get statehood at an appropriate time: Amit Shah

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday reiterated vehemently that his government is determined to give full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir at appropriate time.

Asserting that "it will happen", the Minister also requested…

6 SFJ members charged for hoisting Khalistani flag at Punjab govt office

New Delhi (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet against six accused in a case relating to hoisting of Khalistani flag at a government building in Punjab's Moga by cadres of the banned Sikh for Justice (SFJ).

An…

Kharge to replace Azad as leader of opposition in RS

New Delhi (IANS) Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge is set to replace Ghulam Nabi Azad as Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, sources said.

Sources in the Congress said that Sonia Gandhi as Chairman of the Congress Parliamentary party has…

Prime Minister has conceded land to China: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi (IANS) A day after the Defence Minister made a statement in Parliament about the disengagement process by India and China in eastern Ladakh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that the government has conceded land to China.

Dinesh Trivedi quits Trinamool, says feels 'suffocated'

New Delhi (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi on Friday resigned from the party, saying he feels "suffocated and helpless".

"I am resigning from the party as there is violence in my state, I am grateful to my party that it sent me here.…

Benefiting poor not some 'Damaad': Sitharaman's jibe on Cong

New Delhi (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lashed out at the Congress during her response to the Budget discussion in the Rajya Sabha and said the government schemes are meant only to benefit the poor and not meant for "some Damaad"…

Indian territory in Ladakh up to Finger 4 is 'false': Govt

New Delhi (IANS) The government on Friday strongly objected to the misinformation in media and its amplification on social media on the disengagement of Indian and Chinese troops, currently underway in Ladakh after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed…

India is mainland and NE must align 'flawed perception': Army chief

New Delhi (IANS) The perception that India is the mainland and the northeast must align is flawed and contemptuous, Indian Army chief, Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Friday.

In his address at the annual seminar of the Assam Rifles and United…

'Khat' on dais collapses at Rahul Gandhi's Kisan Mahapanchayat

Jaipur (IANS) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi's two-day visit to Rajasthan seemed to marred by poor arrangements by the faction-ridden ruling party as the 'Khat' on the dais, accommodating senior leaders such as former state chief…

Thinning of Indian and Chinese troops from disputed LAC begins

New Delhi (IANS) The disengagement by Indian and Chinese frontline troops from the flashpoints at Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh began on Wednesday, with officials claiming that the process is taking place in a step-by-step manner.

Soldiers…