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  • AAP NC meet begins amid chaos

     Chaos descended at the AAP’s crucial National Council meet, which may decide the fate of its two dissident leaders, as Yogendra Yadav sat on a dharna outside the venue claiming that certain NC members were not being allowed inside. There was incessant sloganeering against Yadav by a large section of party volunteers who gathered in […]

    Ghulam Nabi Azad elected to Rajya Sabha

    Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad was on Saturday re-elected as a Rajya Sabha member from Jammu and Kashmir while PDP bagged two seats and BJP one in the elections to the Upper House from the state. Besides Azad who was a joint candidate of Congress and National Conference, PDP’s Fayaz Ahmed Mir and Nazir Ahmad […]

    Delhi registers record voter turnout in assembly polls

    Delhi registered a record voter turnout in the assembly polls which closed at 6 PM, according to preliminary data received from Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, 67 percent voter turnout was recorded. However, the final figure may go up as at some polling booths people are still in the queue. Voting began at 8 AM […]

    Elections underway for 4 RS seats in J&K

    Elections to four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir are underway. Seven candidates are in the fray including Congress’ Ghulam Nabi Azad. Besides Azad, the other contestants are PDP’s Mir Mohammad Fayaz and Nazir Ahmad Laway,BJP’s Shamsher Singh and Chander Mohan Sharma; and Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo and Nasir Aslam Wani of NC. Both BJP-PDP […]

    PM inaugurates conference of Heads of Indian Missions

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Head of the Missions Conference in New Delhi. Before the conference the Prime Minister paid homage to those who laid down their lives pursuing India’s interests abroad. The theme of the conference this year is Diplomacy for Development. Over 110 Ambassadors and High Commissioners will discuss use […]

    JD(U) legislative party elects Nitish Kumar as new leader, Manjhi sacked from party

    In a day marked with hectic political activities in Bihar, Nitish Kumar has been elected JDU Legislature party leader. The decision was taken at the legislature party meet held a short while back. Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and five other ministers have been removed from the party. Earlier in the day last-minute patch […]

    Obamas intolerance comment Govt rejects row

    Reacting cautiously to US President Barack Obama’s concern about religious “intolerance” in India, Government on Friday said any “aberrations” do not alter India’s history of tolerance. Two senior Union ministers, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Home Minister Rajnath Singh, underlined that India was a multi-religious and multi-cultural country where communities including Muslim, Jewish, Parsis and […]

    Nitish Katara case Delhi HC gives 30 yrs jail term each to Vikas, Vishal

    Delhi High Court on Friday enhanced the sentence for Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal from life imprisonment to 25 years without remission for the murder of Nitish Katara and five more years for destruction of evidence in the case. A special bench of justices Gita Mittal and J R Midha also imposed a penalty […]

    PM takes views of eminent experts at NITI Aayog to boost growth & suggestions on budget

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held discussions with eminent economists and experts on the state of economy of the country at National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. The meet is said to have a focus on finding ways to boost economy as the government prepares to present the General Budget later this month. […]

    Nitish Katara case HC enhances sentence

    Delhi High Court on Friday enhanced the sentence for Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal from life imprisonment to 25 years without remission for the murder of Nitish Katara and five more years for destruction of evidence in the case. A special bench of justices Gita Mittal and J R Midha also imposed a penalty […]