Bangalore: The Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka headed by Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy collapsed Monday night capping a 14-month long turbulent tenure, losing a trust vote in the Assembly, setting the stage for the BJP's return to power in the southern state. After losing the...
New Delhi: Amid chaos Tuesday in the Parliament over US President Donald Trump’s claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him to ‘mediate’ on Kashmir, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said he was ‘categorically assuring the house’ that no such request had been made by...
Delhi: The Congress Tuesday sought an explanation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha over US President Donald Trump's claim that Modi had asked him to mediate on the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan. Soon after the House assembled for the day,...
Sriharikota: India’s second lunar mission was on track as its ‘Babubali’ GSLV rocket successfully put the moon spacecraft — Chandrayaan-2 — into the orbit in a copy book style Monday afternoon. The Rs 375 crore, heavy lift GSLV-Mk III rocket slung the Rs 603 crore,...
Bhubaneswar: State Assembly Monday witnessed several adjournments as opposition BJP and Congress members created a ruckus demanding resignation of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over rising cases of missing children and rape incidents in the state. The issue was raised by Leader of Opposition Pradipta Kumar...
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to boost infrastructure development in the constituencies, the state government provides `1 crore to each MLA as Local Area Development (LAD) fund to implement some infrastructure projects under his/her Assembly constituency. Thanks to the callousness of concerned officials, about `251.38 crore...
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged Sunday that central agencies are threatening Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and elected representatives with prison terms in chit fund scam cases if they don’t get in touch with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Mamata Banerjee, the TMC...
Senior Congress leader and three-time Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit passed away at the age of 81 in New Delhi, Saturday. The former CM breathed her last at the Fortis Escorts heart institute. Dikshit holds the distinction of being the only female Indian chief minister...
New Delhi: In a major reshuffle Saturday, President Ramnath Kovind transferred Anandiben Patel from Madhya Pradesh and appointed her as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, besides appointing new governors in West Bengal, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Nagaland. A Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique said: "The...
Bhubaneswar: A day before the Patkura Assembly election, several legislators cutting across political hues were found abstaining from the Legislative Assembly debates Friday apparently to campaign their respective party candidates. Right from the Question Hour Friday, the thin presence of the elected representatives exposed the...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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