Telangana government’s new emblem move kicks up row, BRS to launch protest
Hyderabad, May 30 - In the run-up to the 10th Formation Day celebrations of Telangana, a row has erupted over the state government’s move to adopt a new state emblem, with the main Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) threatening to launch a movement.
INDIA bloc partners of gold smugglers, says Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
New Delhi, May 30 - Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday hit out at the Congress and its INDIA bloc partner CPI(M) saying they are an "alliance of gold smugglers".
Bengal ration distribution case: ED summons popular actress Rituparna Sengupta
Kolkata, May 30 - Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Thursday, issued a summons to popular Bengali film actress Rituparna Sengupta for interrogation in connection with the multi-crore ration distribution scam in West Bengal.
Varanasi ready for a grand finale to Lok Sabha polls
Varanasi (UP), May 30 - The Ganga River is calm and the iconic Dasaswamedh Ghat is quiet too. However, street corners are still buzzing with activity as the campaign folds up on Thursday in one of the most prestigious Lok Sabha seats in
Man carried Aerodrome Entry permit ID of MP, say Customs on Tharoor’s aide smuggling case
New Delhi, May 30 - The Customs Department on Thursday said that an FIR has been filed in a case of smuggling of gold against a passenger and his accomplice, who carried an Aerodrome Entry permit ID which is a part of the
Will cooperate in probe, says Shashi Tharoor on aide’s detention in gold smuggling case
New Delhi, May 30 - Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said that he will be cooperating in the probe involving his aide in a case of gold smuggling.
UP: Doctors use ultrasonic tech to remove tumour from 1-yr-old’s lip
Lucknow, May 30 - Doctors at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) here have successfully operated on a one-year-old boy suffering from a congenital vascular tumour on his lips with a new tool harmonics scalpel.
‘I’m perfectly healthy’, Naveen Patnaik on PM Modi’s ‘concern’ about his health
Bhubaneswar, May 30 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his last leg of campaigning in Odisha on Wednesday, took a dig at the health condition of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, to which the veteran Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader said he is "perfectly
This election is about the country’s future, Nitin Gadkari says in Himachal
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), May 30 - Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said "this election is not about the future of the Congress and the BJP but it is about the future of the country and its people".
Shashi Tharoor’s aide detained from Delhi’s IGI Airport with gold valued at Rs 55 lakh
New Delhi, May 29 - An aide of senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has reportedly been detained from the IGI Airport here for allegedly trying to smuggle in gold estimated to be valued at over Rs 55 lakh.
Congress to ‘disappear’ from the country after 10 years, says Rajnath Singh
Patna, May 29 - Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that the Congress will become extinct in the next 10 years and its countdown has begun.
Varanasi youth wearing ‘Main hoon Modi ka Parivar’ T-shirts seek support for PM Modi
New Delhi, May 29 - Varanasi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated for polling in the seventh and final phase on June 1. The VVIP constituency is buzzing with last-minute election campaigns by political parties while the poll
Gurugram civic body ramps up monsoon preparedness
Gurugram, May 29 - In a bit to deal with waterlogging, the Additional Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), Balpreet Singh, on Wednesday directed the technical engineering wing to monitor the situation in the city.
Delhi locality’s 52.9 degrees C temperature reading likely due to error, IMD checking data
New Delhi, May 29 - The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday that the maximum temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius recorded by Delhi's Mungeshpur locality's Automatic Weather Station (AWS) is likely to be an error and is being examined as it is
‘Hamar Kashi, Hamar Vikas’ organised at Varanasi’s NaMo ghat; over 1,500 artists participate
New Delhi, May 29 - A one-of-its kind 'Hamar Kashi, Hamar Vikas' was organised at Varanasi's NaMo ghat on Wednesday to motivate the locals and seek their participation and contribution in the 'Viksit Kashi' dream and also in the shared vision for developed
Maha Congress leaders to tour drought-hit regions, submit report to govt
Mumbai, May 29 - With massive water scarcity hitting large parts of the state, the Maharashtra Congress leaders will embark on an inspection tour of the worst-hit regions from Friday and submit ground reports to the government, state Congress chief Nana Patole said
Shiv Sena moves ECI against Sanjay Raut for ‘hateful’ remarks against PM
Mumbai, May 29 - The Shiv Sena on Wednesday filed a complaint against Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut with the Election Commission of India (ECI) for alleged violation of Model of Conduct by making "false, vengeful, and dishonest imputations and multiple hateful
Death toll in Mizoram’s multiple landslides rises to 29, seven still missing
Aizawl, May 29 - The death toll in Mizoram's Aizawl district in a stone quarry collapse and landslides increased to 29 after two more bodies were recovered from different places on Wednesday while seven people were still missing, officials said.
‘Congress loves enemy country Pakistan’, Smriti Irani sharpens attack in Punjab rally
Garhshankar (Punjab), May 29 - Alleging that the Congress and its leaders love 'enemy country' Pakistan, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday came down heavily on the grand old party for its 'anti-national' policies.
Ex-Union Minister Vasan demands TN govt support farmers in cultivating paddy during Kuruvai season
Chennai, May 29 - Tamil Manila Congress (Moopanar) president and former Union Minister G.K. Vasan has demanded that the Tamil Nadu government facilitate the farmers by providing them loans, crop insurance and fertilisers and seeds at subsidised rates for cultivating paddy during the