Kozhikode: A 39-year-old woman, who was under observation for Nipah virus symptoms, died on June 2. However, the samples of the woman were found to be negative, Kerala health minister K.K. Shailaja told reporters. The cause of her death has to be ascertained, she said. A health department o

A civilian, hit by a CRPF vehicle during clashes outside Srinagar's Jamia Masjid, succumbed to his injuries on Friday night, becoming the first casualty since the Centre announced halting of operations in Kashmir 18 days ago. Kaiser Bhat, from Srinagar's Fateh-a- Kadal, succumbed to his injuries

Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati remained mum on the victory of “grand alliance” in Kairana and Noorpur byelections, leading political circles to speculate that the conspicuous silence could be an essay in political eloquence targeted at prospective partners. Mayawati’s refraining from commenting on S

BHOPAL:  The national health protection plan of the Narendra Modi-led government is even better than the famous 'Obamacare' plan of former US president Barack Obama, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. "We (people) have begun to say that Modi-care has gone far ahead of Obamacare," Mr Singh sa

Palghar bypoll result: Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday attacked the Election Commission after the Palghar by-election results. The seat has been won by BJP. The Shiv Sena chief said: “Seeing the corruption in Election Commission, I would suggest that even election commissioners should not be appointed,

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched a veiled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that people are missing an educated PM like Manmohan Singh. "People missing an educated PM like Dr Manmohan Singh Its dawning on people now - PM to padha likha hi hona chahi

Assessing the four years of the NDA government and his ministries, Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Water Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation, says that in 48 months the government has done 10 times more work than what the Congress could do in 48 years. He says the BJP wil

Shillong: Mocking the Congress's claims of coming back to power, Union Minister Smriti Irani today predicted the party's president Rahul Gandhi would not be able to even secure his Lok Sabha constituency in the 2019 general elections. Irani, who was here to attend the convocation ceremony of the Nat

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