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Congress to contest 100 seats in Assam, not ally with 'communal' AIUDF: Gogoi

India, Dec. 29 -- The Opposition Congress has announced that it will contest 100 of the 126 assembly seats in Assam, which is due to go to the polls early next year, and ally with other parties, exclu... Read More


EESL looks to sell IntelliSmart for $723 mn as debt piles up, Deloitte to advise

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Cash-strapped Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) and India's sovereign wealth fund National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) have roped in Deloitte to sell their Inte... Read More


Bengal CM lays foundation stone of Dura Angan at New Town, billed to be biggest such shrine

Kolkata, Dec. 29 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today laid the foundation stone of Durga Angan, billed to be the biggest such shrine in the world, to be built on a 17.28 acre of land op... Read More


West Bengal CM denies preaching appeasement politics

Kolkata, Dec. 29 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday denied allegations that she pursues appeasement politics, saying "I am truly a secular". Her comment comes after she laid the f... Read More


Sub-registrar, Tehsildar suspended in Delhi over graft charges

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- The Delhi government on Monday suspended the Sub-Registrar of Kapashera and the Tehsildar of Mehrauli with immediate effect on the directions of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. The ... Read More


Delhi Police arrests 5 after video of men performing dangerous high-speed car stunts goes viral

India, Dec. 29 -- Five people have been arrested in Delhi after a video showing dangerous car stunts on city roads went viral on social media, the police said on Sunday. As part of the action, 4 vehic... Read More


Silver price today: White metal drops by over 5% after record-high rally on Monday, December 29

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- After silver soared past Rs.2,50,000 on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) for the first time on Monday, December 29, the white metal has cooled off, dropping by over 5% during t... Read More


Top Congress leadership holds Dharna in Shimla against changes in MGNREGA

Shimla, Dec. 29 -- Top Congress leadership in Himachal Pradesh, led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Monday staged a dharna at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the historic Ridge Maidan in ... Read More


Opposition politics of division finished, says Keshav Maurya

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 29 -- Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday launched a sharp attack on opposition parties, particularly the Samajwadi Party, calling them proponents of "divide and rule"... Read More


Rashtra Prerna Sthal opens doors to public

LUCKNOW, Dec. 29 -- The Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Vasant Kunj area was opened to visitors on Monday afternoon, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the memorial on December 25 to mark for... Read More