Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Thursday termed theresignation of Shah Faesal, the first Kashmiri IAS topper, from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) "sad", saying the world will take note of his cry of anguish and defiance. "Though sad, I salute Shah Faesal IAS (now resigned). Every word of his ...
Heavy firing exchanges took place on Thursday between Indian and Pakistan troopers on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, defence sources said. "Our positions are effectively retaliating. Firing exchanges were continuing," ...
A Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, police said on Thursday. Baiju Prasad Gupta was killed at his medical shop at Pakri village on Wednesday night ,district police officer Gaurav Oandey said....
Cold wave conditions continued in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday as the weather office has forecast a fresh spell of rain and snow beginning in the evening. "A western disturbance (WD) is approaching Jammu and Kashmir. Under its influence, another spell of intermittent rain and snow is likely from today ...
A man, suspected of sending suspicious packages to diplomatic missions in Australia, has been arrested, police said on Thursday. The man, aged 48, was arrested on Wednesday night at his home in Shepparton, Victoria, reports Efe news...
Hours after re-joining office after nearly two-and-half months, CBI Director Alok Verma on Wednesday revoked most of the transfer orders issued by agency's interim chief M. Nageswara Rao....
The selection committee on the CBI chief met on Wednesday evening to discuss the government's move to divest CBI Director Alok Verma of his powers, functions and duties including supervisory role in the wake of a complaint by the Special Director, Rakesh Asthana....
Special SIT court judge P.B. Desai "ignored evidence" that former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was killed in a mob attack in Ahmedabad's Gulberg Housing Society during the 2002 riots, did all that was possible within his power to protect Muslims from the "rage of the mob" and instead echoed the position of then Chief...
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Parliament on Wednesday passed a landmark Constitution amendment bill providing for 10 per cent reservation to upper castes in government jobs and higher educational institutions, with the Rajya Sabha voting it late in the night after rejecting a demand for referring it to a select committee for detailed scrutiny. ...
Soon after the loan waiver, more sops are coming for farmers in Rajasthan: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said power tariff for them will remain stable for the next five years. ...
