Politics

Govt mulls monthly, yearly toll passes for passenger vehicles: Gadkari

New Delhi: The government is contemplating introducing monthly and yearly passes in lieu of toll collection for private vehicles on National Highways as they account for only 26 per cent of total…
No reconciliation possible between warring Cong groups: Karnataka BJP

Hubballi: Karnataka BJP president and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra claimed on Wednesday that no reconciliation was possible between warring groups of the ruling Congress party in the state. “Siddaramaiah’s resignation as Chief Minister…

India 1st responder for Global South in times of natural disasters: Piyush

New Delhi: India is known as the first responder to the Global South for its humanitarian initiatives in times of natural disasters, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, said on…
Congress questions PM’s silence in Haryana BJP chief’s gang rape charges

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday, January 15, slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the FIR registered against the party’s Haryana state president in an alleged gang rape case, saying Prime…
Formula E race ‘scam’: SC dismisses KTR’s quash petition

Hyderabad: In a setback to former MA&UD minister and BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) in the Formula E case, the Supreme Court has dismissed his quash petition after letting his…
Centre signals ED to prosecute Kejriwal ahead of Delhi polls

New Delhi: Ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, the Union Home Ministry, on Wednesday, January 15, granted sanction to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute former Delhi chief minister and AAP national…
AAP stronger than Congress in Delhi to fight BJP: Akhilesh Yadav

Haridwar: Asserting that the INDIA bloc is intact, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday, January 15, said he is supporting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the Congress in Delhi because…

Haryana BJP state president, singer booked for gang rape

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Mohanlal Badoli, along with singer Rocky Mittal were booked under the charges of gang rape and criminal intimidation, based on a complaint lodged by a…
Tamil Nadu BJP leader arrested for sexually assaulting minor girl

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Tamil Nadu state functionary was arrested by the police on Monday, January 13, for allegedly sexually abusing a minor, in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences…
Illegal encroachment at temple in Sambhal cleared by bulldozer

Sambhal: Authorities in Sambhal cleared illegal encroachment at the Sati Math temple in the Nai Sarai area under the Kotwali Sambhal jurisdiction on Monday, officials said on Tuesday. A bulldozer was deployed…
Delhi polls: CM Atishi files nomination from Kalkaji constituency

New Delhi: Chief Minister Atishi filed her nomination for the upcoming Delhi assembly polls from Kalkaji constituency on Tuesday. She filed her nomination papers at the district magistrate’s (DM) office in Lajpat…
Revanth Reddy to attend AICC HQ inauguration in Delhi on Jan 15

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is set to leave for New Delhi on Tuesday to participate in the inauguration of the Congress party’s new headquarters, scheduled for January 15, official…
No one knows when Chandrababu will lose mind or Nitish turn his back: Sachin Pilot

Jaipur: Taking a dig at two key NDA leaders — Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar while criticising the BJP, Congress General Secretary Sachin Pilot on…
Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar power tussle likely to overshadow CLP meet

Bengaluru: The infighting in the ruling Congress in Karnataka is likely to escalate as the camps of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM and state chief D.K. Shivakumar are most likely to…
BJP will give house to all homeless in Delhi: Virendra Sachdeva

New Delhi: Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva celebrated his birthday on Sunday with residents of the Nehru Camp in the Patparganj constituency during the BJP’s slum outreach campaign, guaranteeing a house for…