‘Tainted’ Gorakhpur DM promoted in big UP IAS reshuffle
File Pic Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred 37 IAS officials, including 16 District Magistrates, an official said on Saturday. Rajiv Rautela, the District Magistrate of Gorakhpur, who courted controversy on Wednesday for barring the media from accessing details...
Congress Plenary : BJP uses anger, we use love: Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party in his first address to the party plenary today, saying the saffron party "uses anger" to divide the country. Pitching the Congress as the only alternative to the Narendra Modi...
Congress rebrands Rahul Gandhi, Twitter ID changed from @OfficeofRG
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi's Twitter followers today woke up to a surprise. The Gandhi scion has changed his Twitter handle from '@OfficeofRG' to '@RahulGandhi'. Not only the name, the account is now carrying a dimpled Rahul Gandhi as a profile...
Congress plenary session begins, party to roll out roadmap for 2019
New Delhi: Seeking to halt the Bharatiya Janata Party's juggernaut led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress is set to roll out a road map for reversing its downward electoral journey and restoring its past glory ahead of the...
100 Left organisations to hold protest in state capitals against Modi govt on May 23
New Delhi: More than 100 Left-affiliated organisations will hold marches in all state capitals on May 23 to protest the Centre's policies. The 'Jan Ekta Jan Adhikar Andolan', an umbrella organisation consisting of trade unions, peasant organisations, agricultural workers, state and...
CBI is ‘Captive Bureau of Investigation’ under Modi rule, says Rahul
New Delhi: Latching on to a media report claiming that an FIR was filed against Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad despite Central Bureau of Investigation's legal wing saying there was no proof, the Congress accused the Bharatiya Janata Party...
SpiceJet Hyderabad-Bengaluru flight veers off runway
A SpiceJet aircraft SG 1238, arriving from Hyderabad, veered off the runway at Bengaluru Airport on Friday. The incident happened late in the evening, damaging four runway lights. During the course of the runway's closure, at least 10 flights were diverted from...
Rs 36,000cr lost in Rafale deal even as Army begs for money: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today again trained his guns on the government over the Rafale fighter jets deal, alleging that it had caused a loss of Rs 36,000 crore to the state exchequer even as the Army 'begs'...
Chandrababu Naidu quits NDA alliance
New Delhi: N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) walked out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition on Friday over financial support for Andhra Pradesh, delivering a huge blow to the BJP ahead of the 2019 national election. Naidu's party will...
Maharashtra to ban plastic from March 18
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has decided to ban the use of plastic from "Gudi Padva", the Maharashtrian New Year which falls on March 18, Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam today said in the state Assembly. The ban would cover the production,...
Confident Sena won’t support TDP’s no-trust motion: Fadnavis
Mumbai: Expressing hope that the 'rashtravadi' (nationalist) and Hindutva forces will stay together, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis exuded confidence that Shiv Sena won't support the no-confidence motion against the NDA government. The statement came after the Telugu Desam Party moved...
State to have public transport based on electric mobility – Chief Minister
Mumbai: Increasing use of public transport is the only effective solution to traffic jam and vehicular pollution. The government will endeavour to introduce 100 percent electric mobility based public transport in the coming days and all the buses will be...
In 2019, BJP tally may drop by 110 seats: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: Terming the BJP's loss in the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha bypoll a "defeat of ego and arrogance," the Shiv Sena today launched a fresh salvo at its ally, saying the party's strength in the Lower House of Parliament will come...
Two year Jail for Daler Mehndi
Patiala: Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi, who had landed in trouble following allegations of running an illegal immigration scandal in 2003, on Friday was convicted and taken into custody by the Patiala court. Daler and his brother, Shamsher Singh, had been...
Centre tells Supreme Court it will not damage Ram Sethu for shipping channel project
New Delhi: The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that in the "interest of the nation", it will not damage the mythological Ram Sethu for its Sethusamudram Ship Channel project. The Union Ministry of Shipping, in its affidavit, told a bench...
Speaker refuses to table no-confidence motion till House is in order
New Delhi: As expected, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan says the no-confidence motion has been received, but cannot bring it to the House since it is not in order. The Speaker adjourned the Lok Sabha for the day without...
Bhagwant Mann Resigns as AAP Punjab Chief Over Kejriwal’s Apology to Majithia
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann on Friday resigned as party’s Punjab unit president, following Arvind Kejriwal’s apology to Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia. Taking to twitter, Mann said that...
TDP quits NDA, BJP says Exit a opportunity for party to grow in AP
Amravati: N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party has finally pulled out from the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government. The TDP has been protesting in and outside Parliament for a special package for Andhra Pradesh. Its MPs have been consistently...
Nirbhaya’s mother has good physique, can imagine how daughter was: Karnataka former DGP
Delhi : Former DGP of Karnataka Police HT Sangliana has landed himself in the middle of a controversy after he made a statement on Nirbhaya, the victim of the Delhi gang rape in 2012. At an award function that was meant...
All six candidates set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The BJP’s nominee for the Rajya Sabha polls in Maharashtra withdrew on Thursday, clearing the way for the other six candidates, including Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, to be elected to the Upper House unopposed. The biennial Rajya Sabha (RS)...
Aurangabad CP sent on compulsory leave: Maha CM tells House
Mumbai: Amid the Oppositions demand for suspension of Aurangabad Police Commissioner Yashaswi Yadav over police “high-handedness” during a stir, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Assembly that the police officer would be sent on compulsory leave from Thursday. He also...
