Ambika Soni dismisses reports of quitting Congress

Congress general secretary Ambika Soni on Friday rejected the reports of her resignation to the party, saying that I had just asked to tighten the lea...

PIL seeks Supreme Court diktat to RBI on TTD's old notes

Hyderabad: A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Reserve Bank of India and the Centre for accepting the demonetised not...

Congress leader Ambika Soni resigns from party posts

New Delhi : Amid speculations of veteran leader Shankersinh Vaghela quitting the Congress, another senior leader Ambika Soni on Friday quit from all p...

Iraq's Foreign Minister to visit India from July 24-28

New Delhi : Iraq's Foreign Minister Dr. Ibrahim al-Jaafari will pay a five day visit to India beginning July 24 at the invitation of Indian External A...

Kerala Congress MLA Vincent booked on charges of raping 51-year-old woman

A Congress MLA from Kerala has been booked on the charge of rape, stalking and abetment of suicide of a 51-year-old woman.The victim attempted suicide...

ED files chargesheet against CA in Rs.8,000 cr money

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today filed a chargesheet in a money laundering case against a chartered accountant allegedly linked to RJD chief Lal...

Modi visited 49 countries in last 3 years: govt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has travelled 49 countries in the last three years during which India signed a number of agreements on a range of topics,...

Will decide on early hearing in Babri Masjid dispute case: SC

The Supreme Court today said it will take a decision to list for early hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict in th...

Restrictions imposed in Srinagar ahead of march by separatists

Authorities today imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar to maintain law and order in view of separatists' call for a strike and march to the local...

Special session of Nagaland Legislative Assembly to be held today

Special Session of Nagaland Legislative Assembly will be held today. Governor PB Acharya has summoned the emergent session to facilitate the newly app...

22nd batch of Amarnath pilgrims leaves for Kashmir Valley

Amid tight security arrangements, the 22nd batch of Shri Amarnathji pilgrims consisting of 1,141 pilgrims left for Kashmir Valley from Jammu this morn...

Arun Jaitley releases National Trade Facilitation Action Plan

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley yesterday released the National Trade Facilitation Action Plan. Speaking after releasing the NTFAP in New Delhi, the min...

West Bengal CID freezes bank accounts of three top GJM leaders

West Bengal CID has frozen bank accounts of top Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)leaders, including its president Bimal Gurung. The agency alleged that the...

Ludhiana court issues fresh summons to Punjab CM Amarinder Singh in an income tax case

A court in Ludhiana has issued fresh summons to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in an income tax case. Chief Judicial Magistrate ordered issuing...

Kovind's election matter of pride for UP: Governor Ram Naik

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik congratulated Ram Nath Kovind for his victory in the presidential election and said he was the first person from the s...

190 women hostels proposed all over India

New Delhi :  190 more hostels have been proposed for all over the country during year 2017-18 to 2019-20 for benefit of about 19000 working women...

BSF to use capsicum-based teargas for crowd control

After trying out PAVA shells, security forces have now turned to capsicum gel-based teargas to quell mobs in the Kashmir valley and other places.A sen...

Two dead after car hits Hyderabad Metro Rail pillar

Hyderabad: In yet another accident involving a Metro Rail pillar, two persons were killed and four injured, one critically, after a car rammed a Metro...

Right to privacy: On Day 2 petitioners tell Supreme Court to lay down broad contours

Hearing on right to privacy before the nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court continued for the second consecutive day today. The petition...

School girls in UP forced to strip: 12 staffers dismissed

The district administration has dismissed 12 staffers of a residential school where 70 girls were allegedly forced to strip by the principal who wante...

Kerala news channel introduces 'period leave' for women employees

Thiruvananthapuram: In a first of its kind in Kerala, leading media group Mathrubhumi has introduced 'period leave' for women employees in its TV News...

Private nurse stir ends in Kerala ;Govt to ensure Rs 20,000 minimum salary

In a relief to striking nurses, the Kerala government today said it would implement the Supreme Court directive of Rs 20,000 minimum salary to nurses ...

Bus falls into gorge near Rampur in Himachal Pradesh ;28 dead

At least 28 people died and nine injured in Himachal Pradesh's Rampur after a private bus rolled down a gorge in the hill state on Thursday morning, p...

No sympathy for perpetrators of violence: Jaitley on lynchings

No sympathy will be shown to perpetrators involved in mob lynchings, Finance minister Jaitley said adding that the government is fully committed to pr...

So many Ram Nath Kovinds in the country today, says emotional Ram nath Kovind

Describing his election as the "greatness of democracy", President-elect Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday could not help but remember his own days spent in...

Differences should not become disputes: MEA on Dokalam standoff

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Gopal Baglay told reporters here that New Delhi has been in "close contact" with the Bhutan government on th...

PM Modi congratulates Kovind for becoming 14th President of India

New Delhi , Jul 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Ram Nath Kovind for winning the Presidential elections and becoming the 14...

Kerela HC reserves orders on actor Dileep's bail plea

The Kerala High Court today reserved its orders on the bail plea of Malayalam actor Dileep, arrested for allegedly plotting the February 17 abduction ...

EPS and OPS from Tamil Nadu congratulates Kovind

The two warring factions of AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, which pledged support for NDA Presidential candidate, on Thursday congratulated Ram Nath Kovind on h...

Friends of TRS are involved in Telangana drug racket says Digvijaya Singh