New Delhi: Union minister Sushma Swaraj, one of the senior most leaders of the ruling BJP, declared today that she will not contest the 2019 national election. Sushma Swaraj, the Minister for External Affairs, shared the decision with reporters in Madhya Pradesh, where she is campaigning for elec

A man threw red chilli powder at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inside the Delhi secretariat on Tuesday. The attacker, who was identified as Anil Kumar, was detained following the attack. According to news agency PTI, the attack took place outside the chief minister's chamber on the third f

In a shocking incident, a minor boy was allegedly thrashed with shoe and brutally beaten up by his tuition teacher in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh. The incident came to light on November 15 after the parents of the class 2 student checked CCTV footage of the room where the brutal episode took place.

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday denied allegations of having any connection with Naxals after reports that the Pune police investigating the Bhima-Koregaon case found phone calls made to Maoist supporters using the former Madhya Pradesh CM’s number. “I challenge PM Mod

At least three people were killed and 19 injured in an explosion inside the Nirankari Bhavan at Adliwal village near Amritsar’s Rajasansi on Sunday, police said. Inspector General SPS Parmar said at least 19 people were injured in the blast. Some eyewitness accounts said that two armed and mas

The central government on Saturday appointed UIDAI CEO ABP Pandey as new Secretary Revenue in place of Hasmukh Adhia, who is set to superannuate end of this month. The Modi administration removed Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash from the Delhi government and appointed him as Additional Secreta

In a scathing attack on West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh governments for withdrawing consent to CBI for investigating corruption cases in their states, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley said there was no sovereignty of any state in the matter of corruption. “Saradha and Narada in West Bengal can’

Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Saturday listed out 15 names of Congress presidents from outside the Nehru-Gandhi family including Acharya Kripalani, Pattabhi Sitaramayya, Purushottamdas Tandon, U N Dhebar, Sanjiva Reddy, Sanjivaiah, Kamaraj, Nijalingappa, C Subraman

Cyclone Gaja which crossed Tamil Nadu’s coast early Friday, has claimed 20 lives, says a press release issued by the Tamil Nadu government on Friday. The severe cyclonic storm slammed into the Tamil Nadu coast between Nagapattinam and nearby Vedaranniyam bringing with it heavy rain, and causing seve

The Andhra Pradesh government has withdrawn the general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate any case in the state. The CBI will have to seek permission from the Andhra government before entering the state for official purposes. Sources in the government cited

BHOPAL: Three former ministers are among the 53 leaders, who have been expelled from the party by the BJP, for six years for alleged anti-party activities, in Madhya Pradesh as the state heads to elections on November 28. Among the three former ministers are Sartaj Singh, Ramkrishna Kusmaria and KL

مہاراشٹر کے وزیراعلیٰ دیویندر فڑنویس نے آج کہا ہے کہ مراٹھا ریزرویشن کے لیے پیش کردہ رپورٹ انہیں موصول ہو گئی ہے اور مراٹھا فرقے کو ریزرویشن کے لیے تحریک کے بجائے یکم دسمبر کو جشن منانا چاہئے کیونکہ حکومت قانونی دائرے میں رہ کر اس ضمن میں اہم ترین فیصلہ کرے گی ۔ اس اعلان کے ساتھ مراٹھاؤں کو ریزرویشن

On Children's Day, Google India has announced the winners of its annual "Doodle 4 Google" contest for schoolchildren. Mumbai girl Pingla Rahul More has emerged as the winner among over 75,000 who participated. The theme for the contest was “What inspires me?" and Ms. More's space exploration dood

Five security personnel returning from election duty and a civilian were injured when Maoists blew up a truck with an IED in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on November 14, a senior police official said. Four personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) and one of the District Reserve Guard (DRG)

London, November 12: People in India share fake news stories with nationalistic messages for "nation building" purposes without any attempt at fact-checking a report, according to a BBC research released on Monday. The findings come from extensive research in India, Kenya, and Nigeria into

A Kerala police officer, who was on the run after he was booked in a murder case, was found dead on Tuesday at his home in Kallambalam near Thiruvananthapuram. Neyyattinkara Deputy Superintendent Police B. Harikumar is suspected to have hanged himself. Harikumar was accused of pushing a 32-year-o

The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for areas in coastal Tamil Nadu as Cyclone Gaja, a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, is set to make landfall on Thursday, November 15. This includes Chennai, which may experience very heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday as the cyclone

NEW DELHI: National Commission for Minorities chief Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi on Sunday said Ram temple must be built in Ayodhya so that Muslims can live peacefully and respectfully. Mr Rizvi also stressed that the dispute should be resolved soon to help strengthen ties between communities. Some Mu