Arvind Kejriwal is set to return for a third term as Delhi's Chief Minister, with the Aam Aadmi Party sweeping the Assembly polls. As of 4.05 pm, the party was leading in 56 seats  and have declared as the winners in 6, out of a total strength of 70. Trends show that the BJP may increase their ta

Thrissur/ Kasargod: In a sign of relief to Kerala, India’s first novel coronavirus patient has tested negative for the infection in fresh test at the National Institute of Virology’s local centre in the state, health officials said. However, an official announcement on the ‘recovery’ of the patie

New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday attacked the BJP over the Supreme Court’s decision on the issue of reservation in appointments and promotions, alleging that the ruling party was weakening the equal rights given to Dalits and tribals by the Constitution. Her attack came

New Delhi: Omar Abdullah's sister Sara Abdullah Pilot has challenged his detention and charges under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) before the Supreme Court, asking for the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister to be produced in court and freed immediately. Sara Abdullah Pilot says her b

New Delhi: A woman police officer was shot dead in north-west Delhi allegedly by another cop on Friday night.The incident took place at around 9:30 pm when sub-inspector Preeti Ahlawat, 26, was walking home from the metro station in Rohini area. She was returning home from work when her batchmate fr

Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy launched the first Disha Police Station in the State in Rajamahendravaram on Saturday. Disha Police Stations are model stations aimed at rendering speedy justice for female victims of Sexual assault (rape), harassment and Protection of Children from Sexual Off

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said in Lok Sabha that even Jawaharlal Nehru had wanted Indian citizenship for religious minorities from Pakistan as he hit out at the Congress while defending the amended citizenship law. Replying to a debate on Motion of Thanks to the Presiden

At least seven people, including three children, were killed on Thursday after allegedly inhaling poisonous gas leaking from a chemical factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district, officials said. Preliminary probe suggested the gas leaked from the pipeline in the chemical factory in Biswan and t

Two major counterfeit currency printing gangs were busted by the Hyderabad police on Tuesday with sleuths of the Commissioner's Task Force - North Zone and South Zone -- making arrests. The North Zone team seized counterfeit currency of about Rs. 9,27,000 and other incriminating material after re

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced in parliament a trust to oversee the construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya, as ordered by the Supreme Court. "I am pleased to announce that a significant decision has been taken to follow the directives of the Supreme Court. As per the dir

New Delhi: Air India flight crew that brought over 600 Indians from China’s Wuhan have been sent on a week-long holiday, an Air India spokesperson said. About 647 Indians and 7 Maldives citizens have been brought to India from Wuhan, China in two special Air India flights. Air India’s 64 crew

New Delhi: The government's new budget is unlikely to drag the country out of its worst slowdown in more than a decade as it has proposed only moderate spending increases and small cuts in personal taxes, economists said on Sunday. They said there was a risk the government might miss its fiscal def

In a surprise move, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a new, optional, individual Income Tax regime in her Budget speech on Saturday. The tax rates have been reduced to a large extent under this new regime – however, those opting to file taxes under the new slabs will not be able t

New Delhi: A man has been arrested in south Delhi's Shaheen Bagh for opening gunfire in the locality where women of all ages have been protesting against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act since December. According to eyewitnesses, the man, who identified himself as Kapil Gujjar, opened

An armed man was detained on Thursday after he brandished a pistol and fired at students of Jamia Millia Islamia university in Delhi, who were demonstrating against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, police said. The man also fired at the protesters, news agency Reuters reported, in which on

India on Thursday reported its first positive case of novel coronavirus (nCoV). The Union ministry of health and family welfare in an official statement said a student from Kerala, who was studying in Wuhan University and travelled to India, has tested positive for the virus. “The patient has tes

NEW DELHI : Television anchor and journalist Arnab Goswami’s ordeals do not seem to be getting over. The Republic TV founder encountered comedian Kunal Kamra yet again on his flight back from Lucknow on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Kamra had accosted him when flying to the Uttar Pradesh capital, filming t

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday raised the upper limit for allowing abortion from the present 20 weeks to 24 weeks and will be introducing a bill in Parliament for the same. The Cabinet approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnan