HYDERABAD: Telangana police on Tuesday arrested Kanna Rao (46), businessman and nephew of former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, in a land grabbing case. He was remanded in 14 days’ judicial remand. Seven others were also arrested in connection with the case.Kanna was booked on March 3 after he and his associates allegedly trespassed into…
NEW DELHI: The Dumka Lok Sabha seat in Jharkhand, represented several times by JMM patriarch Shibu Soren, could see an interesting battle involving his two family members in the upcoming elections.Former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, who is currently in jail following his arrest by Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case linked…
LUCKNOW: Three school children and a bus conductor were killed, while 15 others sustained injuries after the bus they were traveling overturned in Barabanki on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred near Salarpur in the Dewa police station area.The ill-fated bus was carrying students from Suratganj Composite School, who had traveled to Lucknow for an educational…
NEW DELHI: Foreign minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday advised other countries to refrain from making political statements on India’s internal affairs or else will get a ‘very strong reply’ from India.Responding to a question about the recent comments of US and German envoys on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest the Enforcement Directorate, the foreign…
NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju termed China’s recent overtures regarding its claims over Arunachal Pradesh as a sign of increasing nervousness in Beijing.“China is very nervous because earlier these border areas were totally left underdeveloped during Congress time and during PM Modi’s time, all major highways, roads, bridges, all 4G networks,…
NEW DELHI: Sharad Pawar on Tuesday claimed that the ‘mood’ of the country has turned against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The NCP (SCP) chief also attacked the Central government for attacking the institutions of the country and not taking ‘national interests seriously.’“I can see clearly that the mood of people has changed. It is now…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri rejected claims by senior AAP leader Atishi, saying that the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) does not have ‘vacancy for a political activist like Atishi.’“At a time when the entire Aam Aadmi Party is embroiled in the liquor scam, we will not create trouble for ourselves by accepting her…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday launched a “Myth vs Reality Register” to combat misinformation during the Lok Sabha polls. This initiative aims to provide voters with accurate information and debunk fake news. The microsite, inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, will be regularly…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the Congress party for their dynasty politics, saying ‘Congress considers their family bigger than the nation.’ The Prime minister also said that the grand old party was responsible for India’s poverty following independence.“Congress is responsible for the poverty that prevailed in the country for 60 years…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the upcoming Lok Sabha elections were just a formality as people have already made up their minds to bless Prime Minister Modi. “It’s a formality that every 5 years we have to vote, otherwise there was no need of this election because people have…
