Trinamool Congress wins 2,467 gram panchayat seats

Kolkata:The ruling Trinamool Congress today surged ahead by registering victory in over 2,400 gram panchayat seats, according to the results available...

Monetary Policy Committee to meet for three days from June 4

The Reserve Bank has advanced the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) by a day to 4th June. RBI said in a statement that owing to cert...

100 per cent sure of winning vote of confidence: Yeddyurappa

Bengaluru: Newly sworn in Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today said he was "100 per cent sure" of winning the vote of confidence in the asse...

PM Modi to address national executives of all BJP wings today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address national executives of all seven wings of BJP in New Delhi today. The meeting, first of its kind, is ai...

India expresses deep concern over tension at Gaza border

India has expressed deep concern over the continuing tension at the border between Gaza strip and Israel, where more than 50 Palestinian nationals los...

Fasting month of Ramzan begins today

The fasting month of Ramazan has begun across the country today.The worshipers thronged mosques last night, as soon as the sighting of moon was announ...

West Bengal:Counting of votes begins for Panchayat polls

The counting of votes has begun for Panchayat elections in West Bengal.The polling on Monday witnessed unprecedented violence which claimed 12 lives a...

Pakistan violates ceasefire in Samba sector in J&K

Pakistani troops resorted to firing and heavy mortar shelling in Samba and Hiranagar sectors along International Border in Jammu and Kashmir last nigh...

Social media should not be misused: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata:West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today cautioned people over the misuse of social media.The social media should not be used to sprea...

Govt announces conditional suspension of operations against militants in J&K during Ramzan

New Delhi: Security forces will not launch any operations in Jammu and Kashmir during the holy month of Ramzan, a move seen as a bid to bring peace an...

Yeddyurappa sworn in as Karnataka chief minister

Bengaluru: BJP legislature party leader B S Yeddyurappa was today sworn in as the chief minister of Karnataka for a second time, after an overnight hi...

Arvind Kejriwal will be questioned on Friday for alleged assault on chief secretary Anshu Prakash

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be questioned by the police on Friday in connection with the alleged assault on chief secretary Anshu Prakas...

Supreme Court has fixed Kathua rape case hearing to May 17

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to give protection to witnesses of Kathua rape case.The apex court has fixed the matter for further hearing to ...

Security forces in Jammu & Kashmir have been ordered not to launch operations during Ramzan

Security forces in Jammu & Kashmir have been ordered not to launch operations during the holy month of Ramzan later this week, Home Minister Rajna...

Railways plans to install panic buttons in trains for women and child safety

The North Eastern Railways plans the deployment of women police personnel in sub-urban trains during night hours and to ensure an adequate number of p...

SC rejects Karnataka's plea to stall finalisation of draft Cauvery scheme

The Supreme Court today rejected Karnataka's plea that finalisation of the draft Cauvery management scheme should be put on hold as the process of for...

Karnataka BJP legislators elect Yeddyurappa as their leader

Bengaluru: The newly elected Karnataka BJP legislators on Wednesday formally elected B.S. Yeddyurappa as the legislative party leader, party spokesman...

BJP resorting to 'horsetrading', alleges Kumaraswamy

Bengaluru: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy today accused the BJP of being in a "hurry" to form the government in Karnataka despite falling short of numbe...

Man killed and 13 injured in dust storm in Delhi

New Delhi: An 18-year-old man was killed and 13 people injured in the dust storm that hit the national capital in the early hours today, police said.&...

Nearly 1.70 lakh pilgrims registered for Amarnath yatra

Jammu: Nearly 1.70 lakh people have so far registered for the pilgrimage to cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, set to begin for 60-da...

At least 40 missing after ferry capsizes in India

Rescuers were searching for survivors Wednesday after a river ferry capsized in heavy winds in rural south India, leaving anywhere from 10 to 40 peopl...

At least 36 missing as boat capsizes in Godavari river

In Andhra Pradesh, at least 36 persons are said to be missing after a boat capsized in Godavari river in East Godavari district last evening. The...

Col Rajyavardhan Rathore takes charge as new I&B Minister

Col Rajyavardhan Rathore on Tuesday took charge as the new Information and Broadcasting Minister. On Monday in a minor Cabinet reshuffle, Mr Rath...

Varanasi fly-over collapse: Four officers suspended

Four officers, including the Chief Project Manager of UP Bridge Corporation, have been suspended after two beams of an under construction fly-over col...

WB Panchayat elections: Re-polling underway in 568 booths

In West Bengal, re-polling is being held today in 568 panchayat election booths spread across 20 districts of the state.Voting began at 7 am and will ...

Unusually severe Indian weather kills at least 66; more storms on the way

BJP, Congress to convene a legislative party meeting in Benguluru today

BJP, Congress and JD(S) have convened a legislative party meeting in Bengaluru today to elect their new leaders. Union Ministers JP Nadda and Dha...

Aadhaar card not mandatory for central government employees to get pension

Aadhaar card is not mandatory for central government employees to get their pension, minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh has said.In 30th m...

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chopper forced to make emergency landing at a school, CM is Safe

In a major security lapse, the chopper carrying Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was today forced to land on a field instead of the makesh...

Rahul Gandhi's Epic Karnataka Defeat Broken Down In 10 Points

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered a huge win for his party today, proving that his popularity remains undiminished in an election ...