Tripura CM asks BSF to tighten vigil along border as infiltration from B’desh increases
Agartala, July 5 - Amid rising infiltration from Bangladesh into Tripura, Chief Minister Manik Saha has asked the Border Security Force (BSF) to tighten vigil along the 856 km International Border, officials said here on Friday.
DJB corruption case: ED conducts raids in four cities
New Delhi, July 5 - The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has carried out raids in four cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad over alleged money laundering, in a case linked to Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).
Odisha CM, Speaker condole death of veteran BJD minister
Bhubaneswar, July 5 - Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed grief over the demise of veteran Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and former Minister Surendra Nath Naik who breathed his last at his residence here on Friday.
Andhra CM Naidu meets FM Sitharaman, Defence Minister Rajnath
Amaravati/New Delhi, July 5 - On the second day of his visit to New Delhi, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu, called on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday.
JICA provides final tranche of Rs 4,474-cr for Mumbai Metro Line 3
Mumbai, July 5 - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended the fifth and final tranche of the official development assistance loan of Rs 4,474 crore for the 33.50 kms long Mumbai Metro Line 3 project, an official said here on Friday.
Srinagar ex-Mayor Junaid Mattu takes break from politics
Srinagar, July 5 - Former Mayor of J&K’s Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and leader of Apni Party, Junaid Azim Mattu on Friday announced an interim cessation of his political activity.
Yechuri, Karat to keep tight rein on Kerala CPI(M) as Vijayan’s arrogance alienates allies
Thiruvananthapuram, July 5 - The national leadership of the CPI(M) has eventually realised that the root cause for the mauling the party got in Kerala in the Lok Sabha polls was on account of the arrogance of party leaders and workers there, particularly
Engineer Rashid takes oath as member of 18th Lok Sabha
New Delhi/Srinagar, July 5 - Jailed leader Engineer Rashid took oath as a member of Parliament on Friday after he was released on a two-hour custody parole by the Patiala House court in Delhi.
Hathras stampede lesson: Bengal govt to enhance arrangements at Tarakeswar temple
Kolkata, July 5 - Taking a lesson from the Hathras stampede, the entire area in and around the iconic Tarakeswar temple in West Bengal's Hooghly district will be wrapped under a blanket security cover ahead of the Shravani Mela.
Kirodi Lal Meena in Delhi to meet JP Nadda after quitting as Raj minister
Jaipur, July 5 - Days after tendering his resignation from the post of Agriculture Minister in the Rajasthan Cabinet, veteran BJP leader Kirodi Lal Meena reached New Delhi on Friday for a meeting with party National President, JP Nadda.
MUDA scam unearthed by those eying K’taka CM’s post: Union Min Kumaraswamy
Mysuru (Karnataka), July 5 - Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy said on Friday that the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam was unearthed by those who were eying the Chief Minister’s post.
Hathras stampede: Rahul Gandhi seeks quick & substantial compensation, blames admin deficiency
Aligarh/Hathras, July 5 - Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has said that the stampede in Hathras that led to the death of 121 people was a result of the administration’s negligence and also demanded quick and substantial compensation for the affected families.
Liquor policy: Delhi HC issues notice on CM Kejriwal’s bail plea in CBI case
New Delhi, July 5 - The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to the CBI on a bail plea filed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the corruption case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam.
Buffalo scores where panchayat fails, finds its owner in UP village
Pratapgarh, July 5 - Bizarre though it may sound, the police in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh found an innovative way to decide the ownership of a buffalo that had gone missing from its owner's home.
Mumbai opens its heart for Team India & a lane for ambulance at Marine Drive
Mumbai, July 5 - When several lakhs of Mumbaikars trooped in from all over to give a welcome of a lifetime to the T20 World Cup kings, Team India at Marine Drive, they also gave a lifeline to an emergency patient being sped
Nadda to attend UP state executive meeting on July 14
Lucknow, July 5 - BJP President J. P. Nadda will pay his first visit to the state capital after the Lok Sabha elections to attend the organisation’s state executive meeting on July 14.
NDA to outperform its 2010 performance in 2025 Bihar Assembly polls: JD-U Working President
Patna, July 5 - JD-U Working President Sanjay Kumar Jha has said that his party and the NDA alliance will outperform their 2010 performance in next year's Assembly elections.
MP govt to bring ‘tough law’ keep a check on illegal colonies
Bhopal, July 5 - The Madhya Pradesh government would bring a tough law to keep a check on illegal colonies in the state, Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya told the Assembly on Thursday.
Union Minister Gadkari calls on BJP workers to educate people on Emergency
Bengaluru, July 5 - Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari called on BJP workers to educate people on who committed the sin of damaging the Constitution by imposing the Emergency in the country in 1975.
Agniveer Ajay Singh’s kin got Rs 48L as insurance cover, Rs 50L from salary package account
New Delhi, July 5 - Kin of Agniveer Ajay Singh, who died in a landmine blast in January, have received a payout of approximately Rs 98 lakh, which included Rs 48 lakh as group insurance cover and Rs 50 lakh from the bank