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Lucknow: Eminent lawyer and former Union Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha with the support of the Samajwadi Party after announcing that he has quit the Congress. But he clarified that he has not…

Dehradun: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief ministerial candidate in the recently concluded assembly polls, Colonel Ajay Kothiyal (retired) on Tuesday joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). Kothiyal joined the BJP here in the presence of Chief…

Chandigarh: Anti-corruption cell of Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested state Health Minister Vijay Singla after corruption charges were made against him. Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today dismissed Health Minister Dr…

Lucknow/Saharanpur: The All India Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation (BAMCEF) has called for a Bharat Bandh on Wednesday (May 25) over the Centre not conducting a caste-based census for the Other Backward Classes (OBC),…

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi is indirectly encouraging secessionist elements by calling India a Union of states and anyone who shuts down madrassas and talks about the Uniform Civil Code is, in fact, a friend of Indian Muslims, Assam Chief…

Chandigarh: The notification to elect two members of Rajya Sabha from the state of Punjab will be issued on Tuesday, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju said on Monday. He said according to the schedule, the issue of the…

Lucknow: Due to the concern of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath towards the public, the prices of petrol and diesel in Uttar Pradesh are the lowest in the country. Adityanath rejected the proposal given by the officials about a month ago to…

Varanasi: The District Judge on Monday reserved his order regarding deciding the process of hearing the Gyanvapi mosque complex case till today. The court has to decide whether a hearing in the case could be done or not. District Judge…

New Delhi: In a sharp retort to Rahul Gandhi on his comments quoting unnamed European bureaucrats that the Indian Foreign Service has completely changed and become arrogant, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said it is…

New Delhi: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that India has to focus on “building capability, capability and capability” as the country is on the road to providing “25 per cent of the total global workforce and contributing 15…

Katra/Jammu, May 21: माता वैष्णो देवी के प्रमुख पुजारी अमीर चंद का आज कटड़ा में निधन हो गया। वे श्री माता वैष्णो देवी श्राइन बोर्ड के गठन के समय से ही माता के भवन बतौर पुजारी अपनी सेवाएं दे रहे थे। उनके निधन पर जम्मू-कश्मीर के उप राज्यपाल…

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi’s go to Japan for the Quad summit beginning Monday, India talked up the “constructive and constructive” agenda of the grouping saying Quad was partnering, amongst different issues, for infrastructure cooperation…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said the slew of economic measures, especially the cut in excise duty on fuel prices, taken by the government will provide relief to the citizens and further ‘Ease of Living’. Soon after…

The CBI Saturday conducted searches at multiple locations in connection with its probe into the alleged bourse manipulation case against former National Stock Exchange CEO Chitra Ramkrishna. Sources said the raids are being conducted across…

Jammu: A search and rescue team working at the under-construction tunnel collapse site in Jammu's Ramban district, on Saturday completed recovery of all 10 bodies of missing Laboures from the debris after they were trapped in the rubble…

Mumbai: Critically acclaimed Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee was in the state of Jharkhand for a film shoot where he met over 200 CRPF jawans and had an interactive session with them, which was followed by a dinner hosted by the IG and…

Puducherry: Floral tributes were paid to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 31st death anniversary here on Saturday. Chief Minister N Rangaswamy, PWD Minister K Lakshminarayanan, Assembly Deputy Speaker P Rajavelu, legislators…

New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) on Saturday met Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav at his residence in New Delhi. According to the Chief Minister's office, the two leaders discussed current national…

Easing restrictions on sale of iron ore mined in Karnataka, the Supreme Court on Friday allowed the “already excavated stock” to be sold directly without resorting to e-auction as ordered by it in 2011, and also permitted their export.…

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana Friday said Justice L Nageswara Rao’s retirement is a huge loss for the Bench and his keen analytical skills and passion for the cause of justice will be thoroughly missed by all. Justice Rao is the…