Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of one of India's biggest conglomerates, Tata Sons, has died at 86. Just on Monday, the industrialist in a social media post had dismissed speculation surrounding his health and had said he was undergoing routine medical investigations due to his age. "It is

National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah said his son Omar will be the next chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir after the party and its ally Congress crossed the halfway mark in the election results on Tuesday. Speaking to the media, Farooq Abdullah said, "People have given their mandate. T

SBI new charges: India's largest public sector lender - State Bank of India (SBI) has millions of credit card users in the country. Additionally, today, SBI, which is often called the banker of every Indian, has emerged as one of the largest credit card issuers in the country. The bank has over

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS): Soon after the culmination of voting in the Haryana Assembly polls on Sunday, exit poll forecasts have started pouring in. Most have forecast a clear mandate for the Congress in Haryana and a big setback for the ruling BJP. Multiple exit polls have predicted a landslide m

Bengaluru, Sep 30 (IANS): The Karnataka High Court has issued an interim stay order on the FIR filed by police against Union Finance Minister Niramala Sitaraman, BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra, former State President Nalin Kumar Kateel, ED officials and others. The single division bench head

New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS): In a major relief to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, the Supreme Court on Monday halted proceedings in a defamation case filed against them for their remarks over alleged deletion of voters' names from electo

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Assam government seeking their reply to a contempt plea filed by 48 citizens, accusing the state government of violating the top court's order on demolition of structures. The top court also instructed the state government officials to mainta

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS): Petrol and diesel prices may be reduced after October 5, according to CLSA, which has based its report on speculation after comments by Pankaj Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, suggesting a cut last month. The prices have not changed since Marc

New Delhi: Downloading and watching child pornography is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark judgment on the stringent law to prevent child abuse. The bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice JB

Bengaluru, Sep 21 (IANS): The Karnataka BJP on Saturday lodged a police complaint with the High Grounds police station in Bengaluru against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. A Karnataka BJP delegation headed by Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayana

Senior AAP leader Atishi was administered oath as the eighth Chief Minister of Delhi by Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Saturday. Saxena administered the oath of office and secrecy to Atishi. She was chosen as the leader of the legislature party earlier this week, after her predecessor Arvind K

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS): The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday approved former President Ram Nath Kovind-led panel report on 'One Nation, One Election', and a bill to this effect (for holding simultaneous polls) is likely to be introduced in the upcoming Winter session of Parliamen

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS): The AAP's National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal resigned as the Chief Minister of Delhi on Tuesday, just hours after selecting Atishi as his successor for the post. Accompanied by other AAP leaders, including Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj, Kejriwal arrived at the Del

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS): The speculation over who would be the next Delhi CM seems to be settled now, with Atishi gaining the approval of top Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership for donning the mantle from party supremo Arvind Kejriwal. TV reports claimed that Atishi's name for the next De

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS): The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Saturday extended its free-of-cost Aadhaar update scheme till December 14. The date was earlier set to expire on September 14, following which uploading documents on myAadhaar portal and making changes in profi

New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS): In a major relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court on Friday granted him bail in the corruption case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam. Apart from allowing Kejriwal’s bail plea, Justice Surya Kant, heading a two-judge bench dis

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS): CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, who was undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit at the AIIMS here, passed away on Thursday. He was 72. The CPI-M leader was admitted to AIIMS on August 19 for the treatment of a pneumonia-like chest infection. He w

Renowned Islamic scholar Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui, along with Umar Gautam and ten others, have been sentenced to life imprisonment by an NIA-ATS court for their involvement in “illegal conversion” cases. The verdict was delivered by Judge Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi. The charges include