Impossible for Ahmed Patel to win RS poll: Gujarat Congress MLA
New Delhi: Amid the exit of six Congress MLAs ahead of Rajya Sabha polls, a senior party legislator has said Ahmed Patel will find it difficult to win the elections as more opposition lawmakers are likely to resign in the...
MP mob targets Muslim women over beef rumour, 27th attack this year
Mandsaur: A video showing two Muslim women being slapped, kicked and abused for nearly half an hour by a mob of cow vigilantes, as police stand by has surfaced. Gau mata ki jai! (hail mother cow), the attackers scream, as onlookersone...
Nitish ‘breaks’ ranks again, to back UPA nominee Gopal Gandhi as vice president
Patna: Though Nitish Kumar has switched partners to head a JD-U-led NDA government in the state, he is set to stand by his promise to support UPAs vice presidential nominee Gopal Krishna Gandhi. The question has been doing rounds over JD-Us...
AIMIM leader refuses to sing Vande Mataram even if someone puts revolver on his head
File Pic New Delhi: Waris Pathan, the MLA of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) from Mumbai on Thursday said that he would not sing the national song even if someone puts revolver on his head. It is to be noted...
Nawaz Sharif steps down as Pakistan PM after SC’s verdict on Panama Papers
Lahore: Nawaz Sharif resigned as the Prime Minister of Pakistan after the country’s Supreme Court disqualified him from office over Panama Papers case, clipping his third stint in power. Sharif was disqualified after an investigative panel alleged that Sharif and...
Demonetisation again??
New Delhi: Is a second round of demonetization being planned again by Government? The writing on the wall seems to indicate that clearly. Many observors believe the Rs 2,000 note will be scrapped. The issue came up in Parliament too. Some Opposition...
You have gone from ‘He Ram’ to Jai Shri Ram, Tejashwi tells Nitish
Patna: Tejashwi Yadav is occupying the chair of the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly. Tejashwi has been speaking for the last 15 minutes and is expected to speak for at least 40 minutes more. Highlights of his speech... There have...
Smriti, Shah file RS nomination papers
Gandhinagar: BJP President Amit Shah, Union minister Smriti Irani and Balwantsinh Rajput filed their nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections from...
RJD MLA says Tejashwi should have resigned to save Grand Alliance
Patna: Less than 24 hours after he resigned as the chief minister of Bihar stating he could no longer continue amid allegations of corruption in his government, Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar came back as chief minister when he took...
ED files case against Lalu Yadav and family over money laundering charges
New Delhi: Money laundering case was filed against Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members by the Enforcement Directorate in the Railway hotel tender case. They were booked under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering...
Vendetta, vicious, opportunistic: Tejashwi explains mahagathbandhan divorce
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's son and former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday said that political vendetta against him exposed the Opposition's viciousness. His comments came after JD-U leader Nitish Kumar, who resigned as Bihar Chief...
Meira Kumar loses again, won’t be Cong’s Rajya Sabha candidate from Bengal
New Delhi: The Congress will be fielding senior party leader P Bhattacharya as the party's candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections instead of former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. The West Bengal Congress leadership had urged the party high command...
What does JD-U president Sharad Yadav’s silence mean?
Patna: JD-U President Sharad Yadav on Thursday refused to comment on Nitish Kumar forming the next government in Bihar with the BJP led NDA. Nitish Kumar on Thursday was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar while BJP leader Sushil...
Netas do anything for power, Rahul says as Nitish takes oath
New Delhi: Left high and dry after Nitish Kumar ditched the mahagathbandhan in favour of an alliance with the BJP, Rahul Gandhi said the Congress was aware of the 'planning' at least four months ago. "Teen-char mahine se humein pata tha...
Amit Shah, Smriti Irani to contest Rajya Sabha polls
BJP President Amit Shah and Union Minister Smriti Irani will contest Rajya Sabha polls from Gujarat, BJP leader JP Nadda said on Wednesday. Speaking to the media after the parliamentary meet, Nadda said that the BJP president would be contesting...
Nitish divorces Lalu, does ‘first love’ BJP beckon?
Patna: Just two minutes after Nitish Kumar resigned as Chief Minister of Bihar and the 'Mahagatbandhan' crumbles with a whimper, Modi tweeted his congratulations to Nitish. Wrote Modi:
भ्रष्टाचार के ख़िलाफ़ लड़ाई में जुड़ने के लिए नीतीश कुमार...
Nitish never asked Tejashwi’s resignation, says Lalu
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday reiterated that Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and his son Tejashwi will not resign from the post. Lalu also claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has not asked for Tejashwi’s...
No evidence whether 39 Indians missing in Iraq are dead: Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi: There is no concrete evidence that the 39 Indians abducted from Mosul in Iraq have been killed and "I will not commit the sin" of declaring them dead without any evidence, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today. Making a...
Dead lizard found in veg biryani served on train
Mumbai: In a shocking incident, a lizard was found in a meal served on the Poorva Express. A passenger who ordered a vegetarian biryani found the reptile after consuming a few bites. The Divisional Railway Manager and other officials took cognizance of...
Jethmalani quits as Kejriwal’s counsel, seeks Rs 2 crore fee
New Delhi: Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani has quit as Arvind Kejrwal's counsel in civil and criminal defamation cases filed by Union finance minister Arun Jaitley against the Delhi CM. Jethmalanis decision came after Kejriwal denied asking the lawyer to use derogatory...
Sanjay Gandhi’s ‘daughter’ seeks stay on ‘Indu Sarkar’, SC unmoved
New Delhi: A woman, who claims to be the biological daughter of the late Sanjay Gandhi, has moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the release of the movie Indu Sarkar. The petitioner tells SC that the movie, scheduled to...
