JAIPUR,  FORMER Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari, Union Minister and Jodhpur MP Gajendra Singh Shekhawat are among the frontrunners for the coveted Chief Minister’s post in Rajast..

      NEW DELHI, PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed BJP’s big win in the Assembly polls as a victory for his Government’s agenda of self-reliant India, asserting that its hat-trick in the States is..

     BAHRAICH (UP),A CHINESE national woman was arrested at Rupaideha here after she was caught crossing the enter Indo-Nepal border illegally, officials said. The woman, who was allegedly trying to illegally cross the border to e..

       BEYOND any shade of doubt, the outcome of the legislative elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana needs to be considered to be sort of a dress rehearsal or semi-final match for the Lok S..

CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said his party humbly accepts the mandate of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, and asserted that the battle of ideology would continue. In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said, “We humbly accept the mandate of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan -- the battle of ideology will continue.” “I am very thankful to the people of Telangana - we will definitely fulfill the promise of making ‘Prajalu Telangana’. Heartfelt thanks to all the workers for their ..

THE counting of votes in three out of four States on Sunday showed that less than one per cent of the voters exercised the ‘none of the above’ (NOTA) option in the just-concluded assembly polls, according to the election commission. Assembly polls were conducted in five States and while the counting of votes in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana was held on Sunday, votes will be counted in Mizoram on Monday. In Madhya Pradesh, 0.99 per cent of the voters went for the NOTA option ..

OFFICIALS of Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption searched the office of Enforcement Directorate(ED) in Madurai after arresting an officer of the central agency for allegedly extorting Rs 20 lakh from a State Government employee, sources said on Saturday. In an unprecedented action,the DVACofficials arrested Ankit Tiwari on charges of demanding and accepting bribes from a Government doctor, who is an accused in a disproportionate assets case. Thesleuths seized Rs 20 lakh cash ..

A COURT in Maharashtra’s Malegaon on Saturday granted bail to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut ina defamation case registered on the complaint of State PWD and Nashik Guardian Minister Dada Bhuse. TheSena(UBT)RajyaSabha member was present in the court. Granting Raut bail, the court said it will hear the case next on February 3, 2024...

THE construction work of the first phase of the Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport being built in Ayodhya will be completed by December 15, said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday. Adityanath said this after inspecting the construction work at the international airport being built here. UnionCivilAviationMinister JyotiradityaScindiaandUnion Minister of State for Civil Aviation General (Retd) V K Singh were also present with him, the Uttar Pradesh Government ..

COUNTING of votes will be held on Sunday in Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana in what is seen as a semi-final contest ahead of the general elections in less than six months. The Congress, which is in power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, and the BJP, which is ruling Madhya Pradesh, are locked in a straight fight in these three States, while K Chandrashekhar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is hoping for a hat-trick in Telangana. Pollsters have been divided ..

     DUBAI, AHEAD of the COP28 Summit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev said that India’s leadership is very important in the direction of climate action. He further said ..

     NEW DELHI,  INDIA has sought “concerted action” through Interpol channels to combat and prevent on “real-time basis” transnational crimes such as terrorism, online radicalisation and cyber-en..

      By Neelabh SrivastavaHAZARIBAG, UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said India’s two major borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh will be completely secured in the next two years, with work underway to plug..

     CHANDIGARH,  A SHIROMANI Akali Dal delegation met Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit here on Friday and demanded a CBI probe into the recent clash at a gurudwara in Kapurthala’s Sultanpur Lodhi in which a home..

      DEIR AL-BALAH,  MEDIATOR Qatar said on Friday that efforts are continuing to renew an Israel-Hamas truce and expressed “deep regret” over the resumption of Israeli bombardments after a week-long ce..

NOVEMBER 30 marked 365 days since India assumed the G20 Presidency. It is a moment to reflect, recommit, and rejuvenate the spirit of ‘ Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future.’ As we undertook this responsibility last year, the global landscape grappled with multifaceted challenges: recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, looming climate threats, financial instability, and debt distress in developing nations, all amid declining multilateralism.Inthe midst of conflicts and competition, ..

     By Neelabh SrivastavaHAZARIBAG (Jharkhand),  THE jury is still out as to why Pakistan recently broke the long agreed-upon ceasefire along the International Border with no “convincing” explanation offered..

      NEW DELHI,   PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government’s policies and decisions have taken the economy to a new height, creating immense possibility for employment and self-employment..

     WASHINGTON, HENRY Kissinger, known for his disdain for India’s leadership in the 1970s, has died at the age of 100, but the well-known American statesman and former Secretary of State has been advocating stronger U..

MOST exit polls on Thursday predicted an edge to the Congress in Chhattisgarh and Telangana while forecasting that it was advantage for BJP in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Pollsters also indicated that in Mizoram, Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) was locked in a close race with the Mizo National Front (MNF) with the Congress and the BJP lagging behind. While the BJP is in power in the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly, the Congress is ruling Rajasthan (200) and Chhattisgarh (90). In Telangana, the ..

MEMBERS of Parliament should observe strict guidelines while accepting foreign hospitality during private visits abroad and obtain prior permission of the Central Government, according to fresh orders issued on Thursday. The series of notifications were issued by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. One of them requires MPs to follow the norms including the Code of Ethics, which mandates them not to take gifts that may interfere with honest and impartial discharge of their official duties. These guidelines ..

     NEW DELHI,  THE Government on Wednesday signed a peace agreement with United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Manipur’s oldest militant organisation dominated by the majority Meitei community, under which the..

      NEW DELHI, THE indigenously-developed automatic train protection system ‘Kavach’ has been fully installed on 1,500 km of train route, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday, adding a signif..

     UTTARKASHI, WORKERS rescued from the Silkyara tunnel were airlifted to AIIMS-Rishikesh for a health check-up on Wednesday, officials said. Forty-one workers were rescued from the collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi after a gr..

THE 41 workers, who were rescued from Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel in a multi-agency operation, kept their spirits up while trapped inside by taking morning walks and practising yoga, a rescued worker told Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The workers hailed Prime Minister Modi, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and rescue teams for their efforts, with one of them saying they had nothing to worry as when the Government could saved Indians abroad, they were within the country. In his telephonic conversatio..