Petrol and diesel prices were lowered today, marking the first such reduction in the last 17 days. The price reduction, which was surrounded in confusion initially, was marginal at best. Prices of both petrol and diesel were cut just by a paisa across the country. The new petrol prices, at Ind

Bank Strike 2018: A two-day nationwide bank strike has been called from tomorrow as the negotiations on a nominal 2% wage hike failed to convince the bank unions. The bank employees’ strike will take place on May 30 and May 31 as they will be protesting the wage hike, which could impact ATM services

Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s decision to accept the invitation extended to him by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has taken many Congress leaders by surprise. Though UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi are yet to state their stand on the matter, several part

As many as 34 people were killed and several others injured in thunderstorms that tore through various parts of the country, including Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, over the last 48 hours, ANI quoted officials as saying on Tuesday. While Jharkhand reported the death of 12 people, the toll i

New Delhi: Heading into the election year, the BJP is supremely confident of victory in 2019, and sees its tally going up in many states like Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and even Kerala. The BJP and the Shiv Sena are pitted against each other in the upcoming Palghar Lok Sabha by-electi

With the NDA dispensation completing four years in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with beneficiaries of central schemes while BJP chief Amit Shah will lead a mass outreach programme on the government’s achievements, the party said today. Modi will interact with the beneficiaries

Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday announced changes in the party constitution, which bar her brother from continuing as its vice president while letting her remain the national president till she is too old for that responsibility. Mayawati said she will continue to lead the Bahujan Samaj Part

A woman who was bitten by a snake in her sleep and unknowingly breastfed poisoned milk to her daughter has died along with the child, police said on Friday. The 35-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh did not realise she had been bitten when she woke and breastfed her daughter. The three-year-old

Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said his father, Bal Thackeray, tolerated the BJP's "misdeeds", but he would not do so. Addressing a campaign rally at Dahanu for Shriniwas Wanaga, Sena candidate for the May 28 Palghar Lok Sabhaseat by-election, Thackeray said his party put up w

A 34-year-old woman teacher was arrested in Chandigarh on Thursday for allegedly sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy who was taking tuition from her. After a confrontation with the teacher on Monday, the boy’s parents contacted Childline, a 24-hour, toll-free, telephone helpline service for childr

A Sikh police officer saved a Muslim youth from being attacked by an angry Hindu mob in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district on Tuesday after they allegedly found the youth in a compromising position with a Hindu girl. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. The incident happened near

The Directorate General of Military Intelligence (DGMI) has sent a note to all seven Command Headquarters (HQs) of the Army, HQ Special Forces Command, and HQs Andaman and Nicobar Command, alleging that the “actual motive and intent” of a student from Gujarat, Mitsu Chavada, who is on a campaign acr

A man was arrested from Didihat by anti-terrorism agents on Wednesday for allegedly sharing crucial information with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), police said. Ramesh Singh Kanyal (43), a resident of Kirola village in Pithoragarh district, was picked up by a five-member team of th

Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has written a letter to the estate department seeking permission to extend his stay at the 5, Vikramaditya Marg bungalow in Lucknow by two more years in another attempt to remain in government housing. The

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appointed senior leader and former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh as the head of coordination committee for poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. Senior leader Suresh Pachouri will be in charge of election planning and strategy. The appointments in Madhya Pradesh,

A six year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 65-year-old man in a village under Satrikh police station area here, police said on Wednesday. The girl was playing outside her house about a week ago when Panni Lal lured her to his house and escaped after raping her, police station incharge Atul Sriv

Former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday claimed that the Union government can reduce the petrol price by as much as ₹25 a litre. In a series of tweets, Mr. Chidamabaram explained the burden of taxes on the retail price of petrol. "It is possible to cut upto ₹25 per litre, but

New Delhi: Delhi Archbishop Anil Couto has defended a letter he wrote to all churches in the national capital calling for prayers ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, saying his request had nothing to do with the Narendra Modi government. In the letter dated May 8 and addressed to all Archdioce