I-T dept says hoarding of cash by Govt contractors in Karnataka is one of reasons for recent currency crunch

The Income Tax department in Karnataka has said that hoarding of cash by Government contractors in Karnataka is one of the reasons for shortage of cur...

Congress appoints Kamal Nath as president, Scindia as campaign chief

The Congress today appointed senior leader Kamal Nath as president of its Madhya Pradesh unit and Jyotiraditya Scindia as campaign committee chief ahe...

Rahul Gandhi will release Assembly poll manifesto tomorrow

Congress President Rahul Gandhi will again pay a two-day visit to Karnataka from Thursday and release his party’s manifesto for the May 12 Assembly po...

Rising crude oil prices to hurt Modinomics? Nomura warns of worsening current account deficit

SC to consider Kathua rape murder accused's plea to transfer probe to CBI

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today agreed to consider a plea of two accused in the gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua that the tr...

Maharashtra court orders attachment of actor Mamta Kulkarni's properties in drug racket case

THANE: A special NDPS court here has ordered attachment of properties of former Bollywood actor Mamta Kulkarni, who is one of the key accused in the m...

JeM operational commander among 4 militants killed in Tral encounter

SRINAGAR: A self-styled Operational Commander was among four militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) killed in an encounter with security forces in the wo...

PM Modi to embark on three day visit to China

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave on a three-day visit to China this afternoon. Mr Modi will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping d...

Data breach: Govt serves notice to Facebook,Cambridge Analytica

Government has served second set of notices to Cambridge Analytica and Facebook over the recent data breach after finding discrepancies between the ea...

NITI Aayog to launch Atal New India Challenge today

The Atal New India Challenge will be launched under the Atal Innovation Mission(AIM) at a function in New Delhi today. Under it, AIM will invite ...

Indu Malhotra cleared for Supreme Court judge

The government has cleared the appointment of senior advocate Indu Malhotra as a Supreme Court Judge. Law Ministry sources said, she will be the ...

Campaigning picks up for assembly polls in Karnataka

Campaigning is picking up for the 12th May Karnataka Assembly elections and main political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters.&nb...

Police apprehend three for planning to attack cops in J&K

In Jammu and Kashmir, the police today apprehended three persons, who were planning to attack cops and snatch weapon from them in Pampore town. A...

13 students killed after school van collides with train at railway crossing in UP’s Kushinagar

Thirteen school students died when the van they were travelling in was hit by a train at an unmanned crossing in Uttar Pradesh’s Khushinagar district ...

Maharashtra’s situation worse than Bihar: Uddhav Thackeray

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said Maharashtra’s condition was worse than Bihar. “The Shiv Sena has always demanded a separate indepen...

PM Modi monitors reconstruction work at Kedarpuri

Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday took stock of the reconstruction work underway at Kedarpuri and expressed satisfaction at the progres...

13 school children killed as train hits school van in UP

At least 13 children were killed today and eight others injured when their school van was hit by a train at an unmanned railway crossing in Uttar Prad...

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Patel killed in militant attack in Pulwama

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Patel was killed after being fired upon by terrorists in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday afternoon. He ...

Asaram convicted for raping teenager, sentenced to imprisonment till death

Sanchita alias Shilpi and Sharad Chandra alias Sharat Chandra were sentenced to twenty years imprisonment each, while Prakash and Shiva were acquitted...

Mallikarjun Kharge says Congress high command to decide next CM of Karnataka

Kalaburgi (Karnataka): Senior Congress Party leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday stated that the party high command would decide the chief ministeria...

J-K Policeman goes missing with rifle in Budgam

SRINAGAR: A policeman, posted in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, is suspected to have deserted the force and is believed to have fled with his s...

Pallavan Express train engine derails in TN

TIRUCHIRAPALLI: Passengers of the Karaikudi-Chennai Pallavan Superfast Express train had a miraculous escape after its engine derailed near the Tiruch...

Salman Khan meets Mehbooba Mufti in Kashmir

Superstar Salman Khan and producer Ramesh Taurani, who are currently busy here with the shoot of the third instalment of the ‘Race’ franchise, met Jam...

ED initiates process to confiscate properties of Vijay Mallya,Nirav Modi

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated the process to confiscate properties of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, days after the promu...

Govt to relax Restricted Area Permit regime in Lakshadweep,Andaman & Nicobar to promote tourism

The Restricted Area Permit regime in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep will be relaxed for tourism promotion. This was decided duri...

Foreigners can now travel to Nagaland,Mizoram,Manipur without a permit

The Home Ministry has decided to relax the six-decade-old Protected Area Permit regime from Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur for five years. Foreign...

Finance Commission to visit Assam to assess state of finances

The 15th Finance Commission is visiting Assam today to assess the state of the finances, its socio-economic challenges and understand the efforts of t...

Congress impeachment notice against CJI wrong: Mamata Banerjee

Trinamool Congress (TMC) Chief Mamata Banerjee has said, the Congress was wrong in giving an impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak M...

J&K cabinet nod to ordinance on death penalty for child rapists

The Jammu and Kashmir government has approved an ordinance providing death penalty for the rape of children below 12 years of age. The developmen...

Self-styled Godman Asaram convicted in 2013 rape case

Self-styled godman Asaram has been convicted by a Jodhpur court in a 2013 rape case. Proceedings took place in the Jodhpur Central Jail premises ...