Thirty-five-year-old social activist Shipra Sharma had called her mother to inform that she safely arrived in Kabul soon after landing in the strife-torn country on Monday. Minutes later, Sharma was killed in a terror attack
Exhorting the youth of the country to devote more time to understand themselves better, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a life experience and revealed that he would earlier take some time for introspection and would
BJP president Amit Shah Saturday gave a new definition to the OROP, which normally refers to One Rank, One Pension, saying that in the Congress it translated to Only Rahul, Only Priyanka. Addressing booth-level workers
Former minister and senior CPI leader Manindra Riyan has joined the Janata Dal (United), alleging that the CPI (M)-led Left Front, during its rule in the state, never practiced what they preached. Riyan, who served
Peoples Democratic Party chief and former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday backed party MP Mohammad Fayaz Mirs demand to return the mortal remains of Afzal Guru to his family. In her remark,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to two CRPF soldiers from Bihar where he was on an official visit to inaugurate several developmental projects. In a public rally, Modi asserted that he was
The Election Commission Saturday barred political parties from releasing election manifestos in the last 48 hours before polling. The commission has now made the release of election manifestos a part of the Model Code of
The i-help initiative to promote digital electoral literacy in Assam has been launched in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, officials said. The i-help is a joint initiative of the Office of the Chief
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its manifesto underlining what it will do if voted back to power for the next five years. The ruling party listed out 75 resolutions that it has
Fake news: The Election Commission has taken serious note of a fake news pertaining to the dates of Lok Sabha polls doing the rounds on social media. The poll body has now written a letter
Gram Panchayat Election in Telangana LIVE Updates: Polling in the second phase of the Panchayat elections in Telangana has concluded and counting of votes will begin soon. This is the first ever polls for panchayats
Three diamond studded gold crowns of the deity of Govindaraja Swamy Temple, one of the biggest temples in Andhra Pradeshs Tirupati, were stolen hours before a weekly procession of the deity. The crowns which weighed
The Congress party today launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for breaking protocol to receive Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman who arrived here on a two-day state visit last night. Taking
Pakistani army Wednesday violated ceasefire for the sixth consecutive day and resorted to firing and heavy mortar shelling on forward posts along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district, prompting Indian Army to retaliate
Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, five security forces personnel, including a CRPF officer, and a civilian were killed during a 56-hour encounter in Jammu and Kashmirs Kupwara district, police said Sunday. The operation at Kupwaras Babagund
The BJP-led NDA in Bihar – which has been accusing the opposition of stalling a bill envisaging 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies – has resorted to tokenism
Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, Thursday appeared before the ED in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP choppers money laundering case, officials said. They said Puri met the Investigating Officer (IO)
In the first campaign rally of the BJP-led NDA for the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Sunday attacked the Congress for questioning genuineness of the cross-border strike. He said only two
The Supreme Court Monday asked 21 opposition leaders to file within a week their reply on the Election Commissions affidavit on their plea regarding Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips in Lok Sabha polls.
By Alangad Raghunath In a few days time, the visual sight of a long queue of lawyers standing in the Court of Chief Justice of India, making requests inter alia, for urgent listing of their