Congress demands strict action against Kejriwal under Corruption Act

New Delhi: Following Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Kapil Mishra's startling claims against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Congress Party on Monday demanded strict action against the former under Prevention of Corruption Act. Maken further stated that he has written...

Don’t take my tears as a sign of weakness, says Gorakhpur IPS officer

Gorakhpur: IPS officer Charu Nigam, who broke down on camera after BJP MLA Radha Mohan Das Aggarwal got into a heated argument with her in Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's parliamentary constituency Gorakhpur on Sunday, posted a note on Facebook, saying...

Sohail Mahmood to replace Basit as Pak’s envoy to India

New Delhi: Career Pakistani diplomat Sohail Mahmood is set to become Islamabad's new High Commissioner to New Delhi. Mahmood replaces Abdul Basit, who was appointed as Pakistan's envoy to India in 2014. Mahmood is currently the Ambassador of Pakistan in Turkey...

SBI cuts rates for home loans under Rs 30 lakh

New Delhi: India's largest lender SBI on Monday announced a steep reduction of 25 basis points in affordable housing loans to 8.35% for new borrowers.

Under the new government scheme, loans under Rs 30 lakh qualify for affordable housing. For male borrowers,...

BJP behind Kapil Mishra’s allegations: AAP unites behind Kejriwal

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party briefing on former minister Kapil Mishra's allegations of graft by Arvind Kejriwal. AAP's Sanjay Singh holds a press conference to refute the charges and says the party is behind Arvind Kejriwal. "There's no question of Arvind...

Kapil Mishra gives ‘proof’ of Kejriwal’s corruption to ACB

New Delhi: After making serious allegations of corruption against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, sacked Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Monday visited the Anti-Corruption Bureau office here and gave more evidence of wrong doing by the ruling AAP chief...

GST on track for July 1 rollout: Jaitley

New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is on schedule for implementation from July 1 and will not lead to any significant increase in prices of goods although cost of some services may see a marginal hike, Finance Minister...

Lalu Prasad Yadav will have to face trial in fodder scam: SC

New Delhi: No relief for former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav, who will have to face trial in the Rs 900 fodder scam. The Supreme Court has overturned the Jharkhand Court's verdict dropping the criminal conspiracy charge against the RJD...

Highhanded BJP MLA makes woman IPS officer cry in Yogi’s constituency

Gorakhpur: A BJP MLA stirred up controversy when his angry reaction to removal of anti-liquor protesters made a woman IPS officer cry in Gorakhpur, the parliamentary constituency of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The incident, in Kareemnagar area, was caught on camera...

Airing ‘doctored’ tapes height of shamelessness: RJD

Patna: A day after an audiotape of a conversation between Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and criminal-turned-political leader Mohammad Shahabuddin was made public by an English news channel, the RJD on Sunday termed it as doctored and accused...

NEET shocker: Female candidate says asked to remove innerwear in Kerala’s Kannur

Representational Pic Kannur: In a shocking incident, a female candidate who appeared at a NEET centre here on Sunday claimed she had to remove her innerwear before sitting for the entrance test. Other women candidates too faced a harrowing experience...

Arvind Kejriwal’s corrupt face exposed, should quit as Delhi CM: Amarinder Singh

Tarn Taran: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday sought the resignation of his Delhi counterpart, Arvind Kejriwal, claiming that the AAP supremo had no moral right to continue in office as his "corrupt face" had been "totally exposed". The Congress...

After Kapil Mishra sacked, Kumar Vishwas vows another movement

New Delhi: Hours after Delhi's Water Minister Kapil Mishra was sacked from his ministerial post, a fresh crisis arose in the AAP as founder member Kumar Vishwas vowed for "another movement inside and outside". The Aam Aadmi Party leader in another...

Arvind Kejriwal took Rs 2 crore from Delhi minister Satyendra Jain: Kapil Mishra

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kapil Mishra on Sunday, a day after being ousted from the cabinet, has charged AAP Minister Satyendra Jain of giving Chief Minster Kejriwal Rs two crore in cash. He further alleged that Health minister...

Lalu Yadav-Mohammad Shahabuddin tape: BJP says democracy strangled in Bihar, asks Nitish Kumar to explain

Patna: After an English news channel played a recorded conversation into the working relationship between Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and criminal-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday described it as a 'saddening day...

Cash transactions stopped at nearly 40 bank branches in Kashmir

Srinagar: In the wake of militants targeting banks in south Kashmir, cash transactions at nearly 40 branches in sensitive areas of Pulwama and Shopian districts in South Kashmir have been stopped. The step has been taken following an advisory issued by...

Case against Lalu Yadav over advice to tie cows in front of RSS, BJP leaders’ homes

Patna: A BJP leader on Saturday filed a case against RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and five other unidentified persons after some RJD leaders tied cows in front of his home in Vaishali district of Bihar. The case was filed in...

Arnab Goswami’s Republic TV launched

File Pic New Delhi: Journalist Arnab Goswami’s news channel “Republic TV” launched on Saturday. The channel became the first one in India to be aired live on Star India’s digital platform Hotstar. “Dear viewers, you’ve supported me over the years &...

Gas leak at Delhi school; over 300 students hospitalised

New Delhi: Over 300 girl students were hospitalised on Saturday after toxic fumes spread due to chemical leakage at a container depot near two schools in southeast Delhi's Tughlakabad area. The students of Rani Jhansi School and Government Girls Senior Secondary...

Only PM Modi can save us from Kashmir unrest: Mehbooba Mufti

File pic Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday reiterated her stand of initiating the dialogue process to restore peace in Kashmir. She said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had the mandate of the nation to address the 70-year-old Kashmir issue. “Humein daldal...