Pragya's safety cover fortified, may get Z-security

The security cover of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency, was strengthened on Wednesday, officials said. Th

Jharkhand man burnt to death for demanding payment

A person working as a labourer at a stone crushing unit in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district was allegedly burnt to death by the unit owner's son on Wednesday. According to pol

Indian ships at International Fleet Review in China

Indian Navy ships Kolkata and Shakti took part in the International Fleet Review (IFR) organised in China's Qingdao on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of People's Liberation Army (PLA)

Sirisena axes Defence Secretary, police chief

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has asked Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara to resign over mis-handling of intelligence reports

How one church escaped suicide bombing in Sri Lanka

The young suicide bomber who blew up at the Zion Church in Sri Lanka's Batticaloa town had intended to target another church before realizing that the Easter mass there had already ended and th

UNICEF, NITI Aayog tie up for children empowerment

 NITI Aayogs Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and UNICEF India on Tuesday signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to provide an open platform to promote participation, skilling and empowerment among youn

Eco Survey may prescribe higher crop support prices

The upcoming Economic Survey for 2019-20 may have some new prescriptions that can address travails of the large sections of farmers who roil under low income for their produce, big loans and lose f

Russell Peters to bring Deported World Tour to India

Indo-Canadian comedian Russell Peters will be performing in Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai as part of his Deported World Tour. "Going to India is always at the top of my list of fa

Manoj Tiwari assails Kejriwal for not campaigning

Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Manoj Tiwari on Wednesday slammed Chief Minister and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal over his absence from campaigning in the national ca

Heatwave conditions in Delhi, no respite likely soon

Delhi witnessed heatwave conditions on Wednesday with the temperature recorded at 41.7 degrees Celsius, and people must brace for hot and dry days ahead as weather forecasters rule out possibility

Re-poll in one polling booth in Bengal's Cooch Behar: EC

The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered re-polling for one polling station under West Bengal's Cooch Behar constituency on April 29, an official said here. "In Sitalkun

CBI 'lookout' notice against Bhushan Steel top officials

The CBI has issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against Bhushan Steel Chairman Sanjay Singhal and his wife and Vice Chairman Aarti Singhal in connection with its investigation in a case of cheating in

Naveen invites Modi to attend swearing-in ceremony

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend as "guest" his swearing-in ceremony after the declarat

Mamata 'sticker didi', hijacked central schemes: Modi

Intensifying his attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday termed her "sticker didi" who labelled central welfare schemes as those of

Decoded: Questions over EVMs after 10K glitches, EC swears by machines

 In the midst of the election season, questions are being raised by various Opposition parties over the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) after about 10,000 of these machines malfunctioned at

After Sri Lanka attacks, Goa starts beach patrolling

After the terror attacks in Sri Lanka, Goa Police has started special beach patrols, with armed policemen astride motorcycles who will patrol the beach belt to ward off threats from potential attac

Rahul promises statutory status to NSC, NSA

The Congress will provide statutory status to the National Security Council and the office of the National Security Adviser if the party is voted to power, party President Rahul Gandhi said on Wedn

EC official evaluates first phase of Tripura polls

The Election Commission's Special Observer for Tripura Vinod Zutshi, former Deputy Election Commissioner, on Wednesday studied various reports, documents, video and webcasting footages of the p

Modi to hold roadshow in Varanasi on Thursday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, re-contesting from the Varanasi parliamentary constituency, will hold a roadshow here on Thursday, a day before filing his nomination papers. Senior BJP

Dimple Yadav takes out another road show in Kannauj

 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's wife and Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav, who is contesting again from the constituency, on Wednesday held a massive road show in the town. D