Bhubaneswar: After giving away a sure-shot Rajya Sabha seat, which it could have otherwise won on its own strength, to BJP, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) went ahead and gifted a five-year term seat to the saffron nominee while retaining a half-term seat for...
New Delhi: RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya, who was in-charge of the monetary policy department, has resigned six months before the scheduled end of his term, sources said Monday. This is the second high profile resignation in the past six months at the Reserve Bank...
Barmer/Jaipur: At least 14 people died and about 50 were injured after a pandal fell on them due to strong winds and heavy rains during a religious programme in Barmer district of Rajasthan Sunday, police said. A 'Ram Katha' was organised at a school ground...
Kolkata: Violence-hit Bhatpara in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district Sunday wore a deserted look as very few people stepped out amidst prohibitory orders in the area. Shops remained closed as an atmosphere of panic and apprehension prevailed in the area under the Barrackpore industrial...
Bhubaneswar: A day after being named the BJP nominee for Rajya Sabha by-polls in Odisha, former IAS officer Ashwini Vaishnaw Saturday joined the saffron party, even as the Congress hinted at a ‘deal’ behind the ruling Biju Janata Dal backing his candidature. Vaishnaw, who was...
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said Saturday that the separatist Hurriyat leaders are ready for talks with the government. Speaking at a function in Srinagar during the distribution of free-to-air Doordarshan set-top boxes to border residents, Malik said earlier the same Hurriyat...
New Delhi: The CBI Saturday said it had a registered a case against arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari and unknown officials of the Indian Air Force and the Defence Ministry in 2009 trainer aircraft deal case. A senior CBI official said: "A case was registered against...
The party names Amar Patnaik and Sasmit Patra for the remaining two seats Bhubaneswar: It was a day complete with political drama and flip flops, especially by the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, which saw the regional party shedding its ‘equidistance’...
New Delhi: The government Friday introduced the fresh Triple Talaq Bill in the Lok Sabha amid vehement protests by opposition members who claimed that it was violative of the Constitution. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2019 became the first legislation to...
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind Thursday said the people of India have given a ‘clear mandate’ to accelerate the country's development journey that started in 2014. He also said that the Narendra Modi government is moving ahead to create a strong, secure and inclusive...
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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