Verdicts by some judges have no basic merit: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, May 24 - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday again attacked some sections of the judiciary of Calcutta High Court, saying they have 'no basic merit'.
Cong demands Kerala Excise Minister’s resignation over Rs 20 crore bribery allegation
Thiruvananthapuram, May 24 - Hours after an audio asking all bar owners in the state to give Rs 2.50 lakh each (amounting to a total of over Rs 20 crore) for "favourable" liquor policies surfaced on Friday, top Congress leaders demanded that Kerala
Delhi HC appoints Justice Najmi Waziri to oversee Equestrian Federation of India
New Delhi, May 24 - The Delhi High Court has appointed retired judge Justice Najmi Waziri as the Chairperson of an ad-hoc Administrative Committee (AAC) to supervise the administration of the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI).
SC’s no interim directions to ECI on voter turnout after each phase of LS poll
New Delhi, May 24 - The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any interim directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to disclose the authenticated record of voter turnout on its official website after each phase of polling for the ongoing
Assam swelters as temperature soars 6 degrees above normal
Guwahati, May 24 - Hot and humid weather conditions prevailed in Assam with temperatures recorded 6-7 degrees Celsius above normal.
Bangladesh MP death case: Bengal CID team in Dhaka for more clues
Kolkata, May 24 - After procuring some crucial clues, a team of officials from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police probing the mysterious death of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim, has reached Dhaka.
BJP moves SC challenging Calcutta HC order retraining publications of ads against Trinamool
New Delhi, May 24 - The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Calcutta High Court order restrain
ECI seeks reports on late-night police action at Bengal LoP’s rented residence
Kolkata, May 24 - The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought reports about a late-night action by a team of West Bengal Police at the residence of the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari.
Heatwave to continue in J&K, weather office issues advisory
Srinagar, May 24 - The weather office on Friday said that the heatwave conditions are likely to continue in J&K for the next five days.
Two crore voters to decide fate of 223 candidates for Haryana’s 10 seats on May 25
Chandigarh, May 24 - Nearly two crore voters, comprising 94 lakh women, in BJP-ruled Haryana on May 25 will decide the fate of 223 candidates, including two Union ministers, Rao Inderjit Singh and Krishan Pal Gurjar, after weeks of heated campaign for 10
Fate of 79 Bengal candidates to be sealed in 6th phase of LS polls
Kolkata, May 24 - The fate of 79 candidates will be sealed on Saturday in the sixth phase of elections for eight Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal.
Pinarayi Vijayan to celebrate his 79th birthday in ‘low-key’ manner
Thiruvananthapuram, May 24 - Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will celebrate his 79th birthday in a 'low-key' manner on Friday as no lavish celebrations have been planned for the day.
Lucknow gears up for ‘Bada Mangal’ festival
Lucknow, May 24 - Lucknow will embark on its month-long celebration of Bada Mangal, a celebration typical to the state capital, from May 29.
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Himachal, Punjab
New Delhi, May 24 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address public meetings in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab on Friday for the ongoing Lok Sabha election.
Intense heatwave claims 8 lives in Rajasthan, Barmer hottest in country at 48.8-degree C
Jaipur, May 24 - Intense heatwave claimed eight lives in four districts of Rajasthan -- Barmer, Balotra, Jalore, and Bhilwara -- as the maximum temperature at many places in the state shot up to 46-48-degree Celcius, with Barmer at 48.8 emerging as the
Congress and Trinamool following Jinnah’s ‘divisive’ ideology, says MP CM Yadav
Patna, May 23 - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Thursday that the leaders of Congress and Trinamool Congress were following the footsteps of Muhammad Ali Jinnah's divisive ideology which led to the the partition of the country.
29 counting centres set up in Rajasthan for June 4 result day
Jaipur, May 23 - Rajasthan Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said on Thursday that 29 counting centres have been established across 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in the desert state through which votes cast by the people will be counted first through a postal
High-pitched campaign for Phase 6 ends in Bengal amid pre-poll violence
Kolkata, May 24 - Campaigning for the eight Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal that will go to the polls in the sixth phase on May 25 concluded on Thursday amid reports of pre-poll violence in Nandigram under the Tamluk parliamentary constituency.
At Rs 75 crore, Haryana witnesses sharp rise in pre-poll seizures
Chandigarh, May 23 - The high-octane campaigning for the May 25 Lok Sabha elections in Haryana came to an end on Thursday with rallies by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi.
Irresponsible remarks against any religion will not be tolerated: Goa CM
Panaji, May 23 - Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that irresponsible statements against any religion, which creates tensions, will not be tolerated and action will be taken as per law.