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NDA likely to hold meet after April 10 to pick Nitish successor

PATNA, April 8 -- With chief minister Nitish Kumar set to take oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on April 10, the NDA Legislature Party in Bihar will likely hold a meeting between April 11 and 13 in... Read More


Eyes on fate of prohibition as Nitish set for Bihar exit

PATNA, April 8 -- As the time approaches for the transition of power in Bihar to install the first-ever chief minister from the BJP, there is as much speculation in the state about the new incumbent t... Read More


Min: Agri backbone of economy, Centre to boost farmer income

Jaipur, April 8 -- Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday hailed agriculture as the backbone of India's economy and farmers as its soul, pledging rapid central action to boost far... Read More


Farmers forced to wait for days to sell crops, says Hooda

Rohtak, April 8 -- Former chief minister and leader of opposition (LoP) Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday visited the Sampla grain market in Rohtak and interacted with farmers, commission agents (arhti... Read More


Hry CM accuses TMC govt of 'protecting infiltrators' in Bengal

Chandigarh, April 8 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday accused the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal, led by chief minister Mamata Banerjee, of giving pr... Read More


Backward status no ground for favour in govt employment: SC

New Delhi, April 8 -- Belonging to a backward community, by itself, cannot tilt the scales in favour of a candidate, the Supreme Court has underlined, holding that public employment cannot be dispense... Read More


Deleted NCERT chapter was a collective effort: Prof to SC

New Delhi, April 8 -- Professor Michel Danino, educator Suparna Diwakar and legal researcher Alok Prasanna Kumar defended their role over the now-withdrawn Class 8 social science chapter on judiciary.... Read More


Withdrawn NCERT chapter had no single author, SC told

New Delhi, April 8 -- Professor Michel Danino, along with educator Suparna Diwakar and legal researcher Alok Prasanna Kumar, told the Supreme Court that the now-withdrawn Class 8 social science chapte... Read More


Madhya Pradesh starts process to implement UCC by end of this year

India, April 8 -- Madhya Pradesh has started the process to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) by the year-end on the lines of two other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states, Uttarakhand and Gu... Read More


Deleted NCERT chapter was a collective effort: Prof to SC

New Delhi, April 8 -- Professor Michel Danino, educator Suparna Diwakar and legal researcher Alok Prasanna Kumar defended their role over the now-withdrawn Class 8 social science chapter on judiciary.... Read More