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70 percent nominated posts to go to long-serving Congress workers: TPCC President

Nizamabad, Aug. 23 -- Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud on Sunday said 70 per cent of nominated posts would be allocated to long-standing Congress workers... Read More


Mayawati opposes economic-based Reservation, says anti-Reservation mentality still evident

Lucknow, Aug. 23 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the growing demand for reservation based on economic criteria. She said the recent gathering at Ja... Read More


Haryana urges Centre to raise Agri stack minimum distance limit to over 100 metres

Panchkula, Aug. 23 -- Haryana has urged the Centre to relax the Agri Stack minimum distance requirement, proposing that it be increased from 20 metres to more than 100 metres to make field operations ... Read More


Two killed, five injured as Ganesh idol falls during procession in Mumbai

Mumbai, Aug. 23 -- Two persons were killed and five others, including two minor girls, injured after a Ganesh idol fell during an arrival procession in south Mumbai's Bhuleshwar area, civic officials ... Read More


Ex Tripura Minister questions power tariff hike, seeks clarity on Rs 362 cr recovery

Agartala, Aug. 23 -- Former Tripura Power Minister and senior CPI-M leader Manik Dey has expressed appreciation for the government's decision to bear the burden of the increased power tariff, while al... Read More


Privatising ISRO Launch Centres would be a blunder: Former ISRO Chief G Madhavan Nair

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 23 -- Former ISRO Chairman Dr G Madhavan Nair has cautioned against excessive privatisation of India's space sector, asserting that private companies cannot replace the Indian... Read More


India 88/2 at lunch after Jaiswal, Rahul fall

Colombo, Aug. 23 -- India reached 88 for two at lunch on the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club here on Sunday, after surviving a series of early scares. In... Read More


EOW Kashmir chargesheets habitual offender in fake job fraud case

Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch J&K has chargesheeted a habitual offender in a fake job fraud case, accusing him of cheating a complainant by allegedl... Read More


Karnataka, Centre lock horns over Kasturirangan report

Bengaluru, Aug. 22 -- The long-pending Kasturirangan report on protection of the Western Ghats has once again triggered a sharp confrontation between the Centre and Karnataka, with the union governmen... Read More


Centre constitutes committee to work on long-pending Gorkha

Siliguri, Aug. 22 -- After hearing Gorkha community leaders and elected representatives from the Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooars, union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday announced that the Centre... Read More