Guwahati, At least 13,000 people in Assam have been affected by flood, officials said on Sunday. Also, landslides triggered by incessant rain disrupted rail connectivity to the state’s Barak Valley region. Assam State Disaster Management Authority officials said at least 13,000 people have been affected due to the year’s firstRead More

New Delhi, June 4 The Indian Army on Sunday denied Pakistan’s claim that five Indian soldiers were killed along the Line of Control (LoC) in cross border firing. The Pakistan Army claimed in a tweet on Saturday that five Indian soldiers were killed. “Indian unprovoked CFV at Tatta Pani alongRead More

New Delhi, June 4 Vowing to begin India Against Corruption part 2, sacked AAP minister Kapil Mishra on Saturday demanded that a referendum on the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government to know whether it enjoys people’s faith or not. “The country belongs to the people and public representatives are answerable toRead More

New Delhi, June 4 A minor boy and girl, playing on the street, were injured on Saturday as two to three unidentified armed assailants fired on somebody’s house, police said. Police said the incident occurred at around 4 p.m when two to three armed assailants open fired near Khalid Qureshi’sRead More

New Delhi, June 2 The Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) on Friday informed a Delhi court that it has lodged three separate FIRs on a criminal complaint filed against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in an alleged PWD scam. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra also directed the Assistant Commissioner of ACBRead More

Kochi, June 2 BJP chief Amit Shah on Friday began his three-day Kerala visit, amid a raging row in the state over a Central government notification banning sale of cattle in animal markets for slaughter. Shah, who arrived at the Nedumbassery International Airport near here in the morning, was accordedRead More

New Delhi/Tarakeshwar, June 2 The row over beef eating and cattle trade kept the political cauldron astir today despite Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s attempt to calm frayed tempers by insisting the new Central notification will not interfere with state laws on slaughtering animals. Following several days of protests, particularly inRead More

New Delhi, June 2 Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today said the new GDP growth figures had proved the Congress and the opposition right about the consequences of demonetisation with the growth taking a hit by 1.3 per cent. Former Finance Minister said the Indian economy was rapidly declining andRead More

New Delhi, June 2 Income Tax department on Friday warned people against indulging in cash transaction of Rs 2 lakh or more saying that the receiver of the amount will have to cough up an equal amount as penalty. It also advised people having knowledge of such dealings to tip-offRead More

Kolkata, June 2 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that financial emergency is still on in India and that people do not have the freedom to withdraw money as per their will. The Trinamool Congress supremo was referring to an Income Tax department advertisement warning people againstRead More