Celebrities come out in large numbers to cast their votes in BMC poll
Mumbai: Elections to the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and nine other civic bodies in Maharashtra, which have virtually turned into a battle of prestige for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, heading the state's first BJP-led government, and Shiv Sena chief...
Maha civic polls: 92 lakh voters begin voting for of 22,735 candidates
Mumbai: Polling for the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and 9 other civic bodies across Maharashtra got underway this morning with estranged allies BJP and Shiv Sena at the forefront of this battle of might. A total of 3.77 crore voters will...
CRFS mulls english names for dhobi, mali, mochi…
New Delhi: Dhobi, safai karamchari, mali and mochi at CRPF will soon get English titles, while cook will become chef and barber will be called hairstylist as part of a 'nomenclature facelift' suggested by the government. Fitter will become automotive mechanic,...
Masood Azhar, NSG on agenda as Jaishankar begins China visit
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar will hold talks with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi on Tuesday afternoon on a key visit coming amid a number of strains in relations with China, reports India Today. On Wednesday, India and China will...
CBI reaches out to Interpol to seek Sanjay Bhandari
New Delhi: CBI has forwarded Delhi Police's request for the issuance of Red Corner Notice against arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari to Interpol. Bhandari, accused of scams during the UPA tenure in India, has been found to be hiding in London. A news...
BSP is now Behenji Sampatti Party, says PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday mocked at Mayawati's opposition to note ban, saying the BSP is no longer Bahujan Samaj Party but 'Behenji Sampatti Party'. At an election rally in Orai region of Jalaun in Bundelkhand region, the...
UP polls: BJP attacks ‘shehzaadey’ Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow: Ridiculing the alliance between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party for the ongoing assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday sardonically remarked that the 'shehzaadey' of the alliance - Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and...
Don’t campaign for the donkeys of Gujarat: Akhilesh to Amitabh
Rae Bareli: Superstar Amitabh Bachchan was on Monday dragged into the political slugfest in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections after UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at a rally in Rae Bareli appealed to Bachchan to not advertise for the donkeys...
Ganga ki kasam! Akhilesh’s response to PM’s bijli barb
Lucknow: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav who was addressing a rally near PM Narendra Modi's constituency in Varanasi this morning, hit back at the PM for his comments that the state was facing an acute power crisis. PM Modi yesterday, in an...
Wine, women, poor in newly minted TN CM’s to do list
Chennai: On the first working day after Edappadi Palaniswami won the trust vote and took over as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, five important files have been signed. According to reports, Palaniswami is occupying J Jayalalithaa's chambers at the state secretariat and...
Palaniswami government has absolute majority: TN assembly speaker
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal said that Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami's government has absolute majority and the voting on its confidence motion was done as per House rules. Declaring the result of the confidence vote, won by the...
UP will elect its own daughter, not adopted son: Mayawati
Lucknow: A day after Priyanka Gandhi took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 'UP's son' remark, BSP supremo Mayawati today said that the people of Uttar Pradesh have decided to ensure the victory of their "own daughter" rather than...
DDCA defamation case: Kejriwal to appear before court on March 21
New Delhi: The Tis Hazari court in Delhi on Saturday granted exemption to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his absence at the hearing today in connection with a criminal defamation case filed by Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) and...
NCP won’t support Fadnavis govt if Shiv Sena pulls out: Sharad Pawar
Mumbai: NCP President Sharad Pawar on Saturday asserted that his party will not bail out the BJP Government in Maharashtra if it is reduced to minority and dared the Shiv Sena to withdraw support to it. “We are willing to...
Pakistan lists Hafiz Saeed under anti-terrorism act
New Delhi: Mumbai attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed has been listed under Pakistan's anti- terrorism act by the provincial Punjab government, a tacit acknowledgement of his links to militancy. Dawn News reported that the Punjab government has included names...
TN assembly adjourned again after DMK MLAs refuse to leave
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu assembly was adjourned for the second time after marshals unable to evict Dravida Munnetra Kazhgam MLAs. DMK lawmakers refused to leave the assembly even after Speaker orders their eviction. The assembly will resume at 3...
Don’t arrest Amma’s supporters: Panneerselvam writes to cops
Chennai: O Panneerselvam has written a letter to the state police requesting them not to arrest Amma supporters who are peacefully protesting against the current government. Ever since it was announced that Sasikala would be chief minister, people in the state...
Need ‘solid evidence’ to back India’s efforts to ban Masood Azhar at UN: China
New Delhi: Ahead of its strategic dialogue with India, China on Friday said "solid evidence" was needed for it to back efforts to get JeM chief Masood Azhar banned by the United Nations. Foreign secretary S Jaishankar and China's executive vice-foreign...
Don’t indulge in politicking at cost of security forces’ morale: Govt rebukes Cong
Srinagar: As debate rages over Army Chief General General Bipin Rawat's warning to terror sympathizers in the Kashmir Valley, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh on Friday appealed to all political leaders not to indulge in...
Vande Mataram NOT Jana Gana Mana, no equal respect: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the plea filed by BJP leader and senior Supreme Court advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking direction to give equal respect to the national song as given to the national anthem. The apex court also...
Breaking: SC Gets Five New Judges, Total Number Reaches 28
New Delhi: Five new judges to the Supreme Court were sworn in on Friday by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar, taking the court’s strength to 28, with three seats still vacant. Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice Naveen Sinha, Madras High...
