A Delhi court on Wednesday took cognisance of a complaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly insulting the National Flag last year on International Yoga Day and during his visit to the United States. “I take cognisance of the complaint and fix the matter for May 9,’’ Metropolitan Magistrate ... Read More »
The annual fee for undergraduate courses at IITs has been hiked by more than double, sources in the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry said on Thursday. The annual fee has been hiked from Rs. 90,000 to Rs. 2 lakh. Confirming the development, a senior official at HRD Ministry said: “The ... Read More »
Talks between the AIADMK and the Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) seems to have broken down with the ruling party insisting that the Congress breakaway should contest the Assembly elections under the ‘two leaves’ symbol. A senior TMC leader confirmed that party president G.K. Vasan has turned down AIADMK’s proposal and ... Read More »
The Uttar Pradesh Police is said to have detained two prime suspects for their alleged role in the murder of ational Investigation Agency (NIA) Inspector’s Tanzil Ahmed who was shot dead in front of his wife and children last week. A senior official said that “property dispute” has emerged as ... Read More »
Mamata Banerjee may retain power in West Bengal and Jayalalithaa in Tamil Nadu while it may be a hung assembly in Assam with an edge to the BJP and the Left return to power in Kerala, says a recent poll survey. According to the India TV C-Voter poll carried out ... Read More »
Of the four states and a Union Territory going to polls, Assam offers BJP — smarting from electoral setbacks in Delhi and Bihar — its best shot at victory. The party’s bid to end the Congress’ 15-year run will depend on how it performs in the first phase on Monday, ... Read More »
In November last year, when pieces of the poll puzzle in Assam were scattered all over, the BJP looked the most sure-footed, with a defined target, a dynamic leadership and surging popularity. The only hitch was Badruddin Ajmal-led AIDUF, which claims to represent the state’s minorities — not the BJP’s ... Read More »
The BJP’s electoral appeal in the absence of any perceptible Modi wave and the Congress’s tenacity against a spirited attack on one of its last fortresses will be under test when people in Assam’s 65 constituencies, and 18 in West Bengal, vote in the first phase on Monday. Of the ... Read More »
People from Assam and West Bengal kicked off the first phase of a month-long poll process at 7 am on Monday where the BJP is looking to expand its footprint into regions it has been traditionally weak. Here are the live updates: 3.30pm: 72% voting in Assam, BJP elated over ... Read More »
Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK will field a record highest 227 candidates in the assembly elections, with Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa contesting from flood-battered Chennai. Even the allies in the remaining seven seats will seek votes on the AIADMK symbol. Jayalalithaa, 68, announced the candidates’ list, saying she will seek re-election ... Read More »
Petrol price was hiked by Rs 2.19 per litre and diesel by 98 paise per litre on Monday. The hike will come into effect by midnight of 4th and 5th April 2016. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 61.87 per litre as against Rs 59.68, said Indian Oil Corporation, ... Read More »
The Panama papers exposed on Monday had irate governments all over the world reacting cautiously, having been thrown into the spotlight suddenly and unpleasantly. More than 11 million documents leaked from the secret files of Mossack Fonseca , a law firm headquartered in tax haven Panama, revealed a list of ... Read More »
