Kolkata, With one lakh security personnel deployed to look after law and order, polling for the crucial third phase of West Bengal Assembly election began today at 7 AM. Polling is being held in 62 seats, including seven constituencies in Kolkata. Altogether 418 candidates, including 34 female, are in frayRead More

Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court came down heavily on the Centre following its submission on Wednesday that courts can’t have jurisdiction over President’s assent while hearing a matter related to imposition of President’s Rule in the Congress-ruled state. The Uttarakhand High Court, while responding to Centre’s submission, said, ”There isRead More

Dehradun: Shaktiman– the horse of Uttarakhand Police that had a leg amputated after being allegedly assaulted by a politician, died on Wednesday. It was injured during a BJP protest in Dehradun. Shaktiman was part of the Uttarakhand Mounted Police. It had fallen down during the protest after BJP MLA GaneshRead More

New Delhi, Firing a fresh salvo at Sonia Gandhi over the Ishrat Jahan issue, BJP on Tuesday suggested that the Congress chief had asked the then Home Minister P Chidambaram to file a second affidavit in the case as UPA could “tolerate terrorists but not Narendra Modi as Prime Minister”.Read More

Marathwada, A 12-year-old girl in drought-hit area of Maharashtra’s Beed district in Marathwada region died due to heat stroke on Tuesday. The incident reportedly took place when the class 5 student, Yogita Ashok Desai had gone to fill water from the nearest hand pump, which was 500 metres away fromRead More

New Delhi, After warning strict action against cab companies for flouting fare norms, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that blackmailing by the taxi aggregators would not be allowed. In a series of tweets, Kejriwal said that surge pricing is daylight robbery and the government would not allowRead More

Mumbai, The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed one Indian Premier League (IPL) match to be played in Maharashtra. A division bench of Justice V M Kanade and Justice M S Karnik allowed the May 1 to be played between Rising Pune Supergiants and Mumbai Indians at the Pune MCARead More

New York, The global economic situation is “grim” and “worrisome” that has prompted the nations to put up “firewalls” around their own systems to save themselves from the slowdown and grow within the limitations, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said. “If you were to ask me how’s the global situation,Read More

New Delhi: The mortal remains of Kirpal Singh, the Indian prisoner who died under mysterious circumstances in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail, will be handed over to India on Tuesday, according to sources. Family members of Kirpal Singh had last week met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to express their concernsRead More

SRINAGAR: Independent legislator from north Kashmir’s Kupwara district Sheikh Abdul Rashid was today detained along with his supporters as they marched towards Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s residence here to protest the killings in Handwara. Rashid and the supporters of his Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) gathered near Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium andRead More