Jammu: A terrorist was killed on Monday after a CRPF camp came under attack on Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Kud area of Udhampur district, police said. The camp, located about 170 kms from here, came under attack from militants, believed to be more than one in number, who were travellingRead More

Patna: In the wake of the recent controversy surrounding the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) toppers scam, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday attempted to corner Union Minister Girijaj Singh while alleging that the latter is the family friend and business partner of the mastermind. Yadav shared aRead More

New Delhi: The Congress Party on Sunday made important changes in its leadership in three states, including Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, where the polls are due to be held next year. The Congress has appointed senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad as the state in-charge of Uttar Pradesh and Kamal NathRead More

New Delhi/Lucknow: With regional players dominating Rajya Sabha, the Centre is all set to give a major push to the ambitious Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the Monsoon session of Parliament. The government is counting virtually all the regional players barring AIADMK on board for the ambitious legislation, whileRead More

New Delhi: “We will not allow a repeat of Kingfisher,” Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said on Sunday alluding to the collapse of the airline founded by Vijay Mallya, who left India recently after running debts of some Rs 9,000 crore. The government was open to “light handholding” shouldRead More

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency has approached the Philippines government seeking details of Karen Aisha Hamidon, the woman ISIS operator who is believed to have radicalised several Indian men and even arranged for their travel to Syria. According to reports, Aisha was allegedly involved in influencing people from variousRead More

New Delhi: The Delhi government has asked five private hospitals in the city, including Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Max Super Specialty Hospital (Saket), to deposit “unwarranted profits” of over Rs 600 crore for refusing free treatment to the poor, the prime condition for land allotment lease. Dr Hem Prakash,Read More

Lucknow: Major political parties in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday ensured victory for all their candidates despite cross voting in Rajya Sabha biennial polls in which senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal emerged triumphant against BJP-backed Independent socialite Preeti Mahapatra. The results showed that BSP, which had backed Congress RS nominees inRead More

Allahabad: With an eye on the crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, BJP’s national executive will begin its two-day meet here tomorrow which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah among others. Senior members of the Union Cabinet, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states and membersRead More

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate ( ED) on Saturday attached absconding liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s properties, worth Rs 1,411 crore, to IDBI loan default case. A Special Prevention of Money Laundering Act ( PMLA) court yesterday concluded its hearing in a case pertaining to Mallya, in which the Enforcement Directorate hadRead More