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Kochi: A day after announcing his party would ensure “minimum income guarantee” for the poor if Congress was voted to power at the Centre, party chief Rahul Gandhi Tuesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he has provided ‘maximum income guarantee’ to 15 of his friends. “For the last five years, he […]

New Delhi: India has emerged as educational hub with institutions like IITs, IIMs, NITs and universities attracting students from all over the world, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday. Addressing a ceremony to present the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Distinguished Alumni Award 2018 award here, Sushma Swaraj said that India had […]

New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah on Monday congratulated Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, and party workers for their role in the partys good performance in the state’s Rabha Hasong, Sonowal Kachari and Mising Autonomous Council elections. “I congratulate Sarbananda Sonowal, state president Ranjit Das, Himanta Biswa Sarma and our karyakartas (workers) of BJP for […]

Gorakhpur: An Indian Air Force (IAF) Jaguar crashed on Monday morning near Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh but the pilot safely ejected from the jet. The IAF has ordered a court of inquiry to probe the accident, an official spokesperson said. The aircraft was on a routine mission from Gorakhpur.

Madurai (Tamil Nadu): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Sunday that opposition parties were coming together over fear of getting caught for corruption. Modi said the Centre’s action against corruption has created a fear in the minds of people all across the country. All those who used to make money from government contracts are […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the nation on the occasion of National Voters Day and said every vote enhances the country’s democratic fabric. “I urge people from all walks of life to create awareness on voter registration and especially request my young friends to register themselves as voters if they have […]

New Delhi: Rejecting the demand of major opposition parties, the Election Commission on Thursday ruled out going back to the era of ballot papers and asserted it cannot be “bullied or coerced” into discarding the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and VVPATs. “We are going to keep on using EVMs. We are going to keep on […]

Gurugram: An under-construction four storey building collapsed early on Thursday here in Haryana trapping as many as seven people, Chief Fire Officer said. Rescue operations are on. The incident occurred in Ullawas village. The Fire Department received a call at 5.15 a.m. “State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Border Security Force (BSF), from its nearby […]

Bhopal: In what can be called a cruel joke on suffering farmers in Madhya Pradesh, some of them are getting pennies in the name of loan waiver after the Congress government promised to waive debts up to Rs 2 lakh of each applicant. A farmer in the Aagar Malwa district has received only Rs 13 […]

New Delhi: Pushed to the corner in Uttar Pradesh by the SP-BSP alliance, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday played his trump card by appointing his younger sister Priyanka Gandhi as the party General Secretary in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh to galvanise the Congress cadre in a state that sends the maximum number of […]

Lucknow: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday demanded that in view of the latest charges against the electronic voting machines (EVMs) by a hacker in London, the old, tried and tested ballot papers should be used again in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party has also exhorted all opposition parties to boycott the […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that although the marriage between a Muslim man and Hindu woman is an irregular marriage, described as “fasid” in Mohamadan law, the children born out this wedlock are legitimate and have claim over the property of the father. “The marriage of a Muslim man with an idolater […]

Srinagar: A gunfight between security forces and militants began on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police sources said. Firing exchanges were underway in the orchards of Heff Shermal village. “The area has been sealed off to prevent the militants from escaping,” the informed sources added. Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operations Group (SOG) […]

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the BJP “suffered” in the state because it changed the name of existing government schemes when it was in power and “now it’s time” for it to face defeat at the Centre. Gehlot cited the example of the previous BJP government’s decision to rename the Rajiv Gandhi Seva […]

Bengaluru: Karnataka’s 111-year-old revered seer, Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt at Tumakuru, is dead, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy announced on Monday. The Swami had been suffering from lung infection for the past few weeks. He had been in and out of hospitals over the last few years due to his advanced age.