Bhopal: A day after benched veteran BJP leader LK Advani wrote a parting shot at the party, another senior BJP leader – Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan – has written a letter saying she does not want to contest the Lok Sabha elections anymore. Mahajan, who was hopeful of a ticket from Indore in

NEW DELHI: The BJP has topped the chart of political advertisers on Google with an advertisement spent share of around 32 per cent, while its rival Congress is ranked sixth with a meagre 0.14 per cent share. Political parties and their affiliates have spent Rs. 3.76 crore on advertisements since

Coimbatore: DMK president MK Stalin dared the Income Tax (IT) department on Wednesday to conduct raids on the premises of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Definitely there are crores of money stashed in Modi's house and will the IT department be ready to conduct the raids on Modi's house?," Stalin

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday alleged that a "cash for votes" scam was busted in Arunachal Pradesh with the recovery of Rs 1.8 crore in cash from Chief Minister Pema Khandu's convoy and asked the poll panel to register a case against Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as the chief minister

The chief proctor of the Banaras Hindu University was among the five persons booked for the murder of a varsity student who was shot dead on campus on Tuesday. Chief Proctor Royana Singh faces charges of murder and criminal conspiracy. The FIR lodged by the police at Lanka police station names Ro

Nine medium intensity earthquakes, with a magnitude ranging from 4.7 to 5.2, hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Monday morning, all in a span of two hours, according to the National Centre for Seismology. The first jolt with a magnitude of 4.9 occurred at 5.14 am followed by another jolt with a

New Delhi: Patidar leader Hardik Patel moved the Supreme Court today, challenging the Gujarat High Court order, which declined to stay his conviction so that he can contest the Lok Sabha elections, scheduled to start in ten days. The lower court at Mehsana in Gujarat had sentenced him to two years'

Ahmednagar: A 17-year-old girl in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra was allegedly killed by her father who was against her friendship with a boy studying with her in college, police said on Sunday. Police said they suspected it to be a case of "honour killing". The girl used to frequently tex

27-year-old Tushara was brought to the Kollam District Hospital on March 21. The frail woman, who is a mother of two, was declared brought dead by the hospital, but with suspicions being raised about the cause of death, her body was taken to the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College for an autopsy.

In one of its largest ever gold seizure, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 106.9 kg of gold from several parts of Mumbai over the last two days. Seven persons have been arrested and were sent to judicial custody till April 11 on Friday. Besides the gold, Rs 1.81 crore in ca

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India has served notice to the Ministry of Railways after social media users reported that tea was being served on a Shatabdi train in paper cups with PM Modi's campaign line, "Main Bhi Chowkidar (I'm also watchman)", printed on them, news agency ANI reported.

Ahmedabad: Patidar quota leader Hardik Patel will not get his electoral debut in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls as the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday rejected his petition seeking a stay of his conviction in a 2015 rioting case in the state. Patel, who had joined the Congress recently, had moved the hig

NEEMUCH: A local court in Neemuch on Thursday directed Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Dilip Singh Parihar to be jailed along with another BJP leader for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). The two leaders along with few other party workers on Thursday evening organised firewor

Dehradun: A boarding school near Rishikesh has come under scanner for allegedly trying to cover up a crime incident that took place on its premises. The school management is said to have hurriedly buried a 12-year-old boy's body on the campus after he was beaten to death with cricket bats and wicket

NEW DELHI: To ensure "efficient functioning" and "streamlining the working" of tribunals, the Supreme Court Wednesday sought to know from the Centre within two weeks its view on bringing all the quasi-judicial bodies under one central umbrella body. The top court said it would not like to be bogged

Days after the trailer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s biopic starring Vivek Oberoi released, the Election Commission has said that the film may have violated the Model Code of Conduct. The Chief Delhi Electoral Office has sent a communication regarding the same to the filmmakers and are awaiting

PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday removed MGP leader Sudin Dhavalikar as his deputy after two MLAs of Dhavalikar's party decided to break away from Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) in order to join the BJP. Goa CM Sawant, however, said that Sudin Dhavalikar has been droppe

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate or ED has arrested a defence agent from Delhi in the Rs. 3,600-crore VVIP choppers deal case, officials said today. They said Sushen Mohan Gupta was arrested late on Monday evening by ED officials under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Mr Gupta,