India

Yogi Adityanath's journey begins: 5 former UP chief ministers he can keep in mind as he assumes office

While a lot of apprehension is in the air about Hindutva leader Yogi Adityanath's journey as the CM of Uttar Pradesh, he can learn some lessons from five of his predecessors who ruled the state after Independence.

Mar 20, 2017

Is Rahul Gandhi a goner now? Chidambaram wants THIS politician to lead a united Opposition against the BJP

There has been growing clamour to remove Rahul Gandhi from the leadership of the Congress and a possible anti-BJP front in the country after the recent Assembly elections debacle.

Mar 20, 2017

Despite postponement of Jat quota agitation, Haryana readies for trouble in state

As many as 12,000 policemen have been deployed on Haryana-Delhi borders.

Mar 20, 2017

'23 fake universities, 279 fake technical institutes across India,' says UGC

The UGC and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), in its annual review, had released a list of fake educational institutions on their websites.

Mar 20, 2017

Maharashtra doctors go on mass leave: Here are the 3 attacks on medical staff by patients' kin that led to the strike

Around three-quarters of all doctors in Mumbai and many more across the state have joined the strike.

Mar 20, 2017

Manipur CM N Biren Singh proves majority in floor test

Manipur CM N Biren Singh had assured the governor that he has the requisite number of MLAs to form the BJP-led government, which he proved during the floor test.

Mar 20, 2017

In BJP's UP, BSP leader Mohammad Shami shot dead in Allahabad

Mohammad Shami, who had been a member of the Samajwadi Party for 20 years, joined the BSP last month. He was shot dead in Allahabad on Sunday night.

Mar 20, 2017

Our govt will fix law and order first, says UP CM

The administration will be made accountable and answerable and there won't be any discrimination, Adityanath said.

Mar 19, 2017

Manipur economic blockade to be lifted from midnight

BJP government delivers on promise of lifting three-month long economic blockade that affected Imphal.

Mar 19, 2017

No Jat agitation in Delhi on Monday, says Haryana CM Khattar

The leader of the Jat agitation, Yashpal Malik, confirmed that there would be no agitation in Delhi on Monday.

Mar 19, 2017

Arvind Kejriwal takes credit for Captain Amarinder Singh's decision to ban beacons, introduce Lokpal Bill in Punjab

Captain Amarinder Singh chaired his first Cabinet meeting on Friday following which he announced a series of decisions taken by Congress-led Punjab government.

Mar 19, 2017

Who is Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath?

Adityanath was born as Ajay Singh Bisht in Garhwal. He took deeksha and changed his name.

Mar 19, 2017

CVC denies report claiming loss of data post-demonetisation

The migration of earlier data from the physical server to a cloud based storage application is taking some more time, the CVC said in a statement.

Mar 19, 2017

Yogi Adityanath oath-taking ceremony: Spiritual guru sworn in as UP Chief Minister; Mohsin Raza only Muslim face in Cabinet

In a first, state BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya and Lucknow Mayor Dinesh Sharma — were sworn in as deputy chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh. PM Narendra Modi is also attending the ceremony.

Mar 19, 2017

School tries to prevent students from giving Telangana SSC exam over non-payment of fees

Police have filed a complaint against the school for confining the students before the SSC exam.

Mar 19, 2017