Meerut, Activists of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha have allegedly performed a ceremony here for construction of a “temple” dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse, following which the administration has ordered a probe.The “bhumi pujan” (prayers) was performed at a temple on Shaarda Road here yesterday.During the event, the national generalRead More

New Delhi,Central ministers today held events to observe the government’s new initiative — Good Governance Day — on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.The move by the Modi government to celebrate Good Governance Day on a holiday received widespread criticism from Opposition parties, who called itRead More

Guwahati, The latest massacre carried out by the Bodo militant group NDFB-S has exposed the futility of the current carrot-and-stick policy of the government to hold talks with extremist groups in Assam. The government is talking to two factions of the NDFB — NDFB (Progressive) and NDFB (Ranjan Daimary) — whileRead More

New Delhi, With the BJP emerging as potential kingmaker in Jammu and Kashmir, party chief Amit Shah today did not rule out joining hands with either PDP or National Conference, saying “all options are open”. “All options are open. The option of forming a BJP government is open. The option ofRead More

Srinagar, The PDP today emerged as the single largest party closely followed by the BJP in the second spot in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls in a highly fragmented mandate that threw open various options of government formation. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won 28 seats, a gain of 12Read More

Ranchi, The BJP is all set to form the next government in Jharkhand by bagging 37 seats, while its alliance partner AJSU emerged victorious in five seats. Contesting alone, the BJP’s main rival JMM has won 19 seats. The party had contested 79 seats. Together the BJP-AJSU alliance has won absoluteRead More

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday demanded speedy action and arrest in the acid attack case in which a woman doctor was attacked with the chemical by two bike-borne assailants. “The police should take quick action and make arrests in the case and trial should be conducted inRead More

NEW DELHI: Expressing disappointment over Assembly election results in Jharkhand, Congress on Tuesday said all non-BJP parties in that state should have come together on one platform to counter BJP, even as it offered support to PDP in government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. “It feels that it would haveRead More

NEW DELHI: Four personnel of the Armed forces have been nabbed for spying for Pakistan in recent years, with one of the accused being dismissed from service, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Three personnel were nabbed this year alone while one was nabbed in 2012, Defence Minister Manohar ParrikarRead More

CHENNAI: Trinamool Congress and Vaiko-led MDMK on Tuesday jointly demanded that the Centre declassify the files relating to the disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and make it public, contending that every Indian must know what happened to the leader. “We demand, without any delay, the inquiry report must beRead More