Srinagar, A BSF jawan allegedly accidentally opened fired in the high security area near Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s residence at Gupkar road here on Monday. No one was injured in the incident. Omar, who has been campaigning for the assembly polls, was not at his residence. “ThereRead More

NEW DELHI: Kickstarting its interactive sessions to connect with the masses and woo voters ahead of Delhi assembly polls, the AAP today launched a five-point programme for youth, guaranteeing higher education by setting up 20 new colleges and having wi-fi connectivity across Delhi. The party formally launched the Delhi Dialogue,Read More

BILASPUR: Attacking the BJP government in Chhattisgarh over botched sterilisation surgery deaths, Rahul Gandhi today accused it of trying to cover-up the case instead of accepting responsibility after he met the affected families here. “The duty of the government is to serve and provide (good health) services. Contrary to this,Read More

PANAJI: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said here today that he would not interfere in working of the new Goa chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar and is open to guide him if he needs help. “Parsekar has to run the show. The party will ensure that he can run the show.Read More

BARH: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today said he was ready to become the support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he granted special category status to the state and fulfilled other long pending demands. “If you fulfill your commitment to provide special category status to Bihar and otherRead More

New Delhi/BRISBANE: India Saturday said reports about Chinese troops conducting weapons training exercises for Pakistan Army in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir had not been raised with China yet.Asked about the reports, external affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said here that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attention was not drawn to any such reports byRead More

SRINAGAR: A day after senior Congress leader former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram termed Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) as “obnoxious law” that has no place in a modern and civilized country, J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah accused his ruling partner Congress and opposition party PDP of not supportingRead More

PATNA: At least 25 children fell ill Saturday after having their mid-day meal at a government school in Bihar, while 15 fell ill on the same day after consuming wild fruit in a village, officials said. The 25 children complained of uneasiness after consuming their meal of khichri and chokhaRead More

Mumbai, The Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the government will appeal in Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court’s decision to disallow 16 per cent reservation to Maratha community in public services and education. However, court has stayed the reservation for Muslims in education but not in publicRead More

Kolkata: Suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, who is hospitalised after allegedly attempting suicide in jail, on Saturday demanded that the guilty involved in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam be arrested. “Those persons who are roaming scot-free and still not apprehended in the Saradha scam case, should be arrested”,Read More