Poll strategist Kanugolu is CM Siddaramaiah's chief advisor
Bengaluru/UNI: Poll strategist Sunil Kanugolu has been appointed Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's Chief Advisor.
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SC refuses urgent hearing of plea challenging RBI's exchanging Rs 2,000 notes without any ID proof
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court's vacation bench on Thursday refused to entertain the appeal filed by lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking an urgent hearing of his petition challenging the RBI's permission (order) for exchanging Rs 2,000 currency notes without any identity proof.
Modi, Nepalese PM Prachanda hold bilateral talks
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Nepalese PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Thursday sat down for bilateral talks that will see a slew of agreements being inked between the two sides.
Kashmir: 2 LeT associates arrested along with arms and ammunition in Baramulla
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces arrested two militant associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Thursday.
Kashmir: BSF neutralises Pak intruder along IB in Samba sector of Jammu region
Jammu/UNI: Alert troops of Border Security Force on Thursday morning neutralised one Pakistani intruder along the international border in Samba sector of Jammu region.
Akash Ambani and his wife Shloka Mehta embrace parenthood for second time, welcome baby girl
Mumbai/IBNS: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's elder son Akash and his wife Shloka Mehta embraced parenthood for the second time as they welcomed a baby girl on Wednesday.
'Contact us if looking for ex-MP': Smriti Irani's dig at Rahul Gandhi over Congress 'missing' tweet
New Delhi/IBNS: Union minister Smriti Irani Wednesday responded sharply to a Congress tweet that declared her as "missing".
Congress's formula of guarantees will leave country corrupt: PM Modi
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday mocked the Congress in Rajasthan, raising questions about the stability of its government and slamming its formula of guarantees which according to him will leave the country corrupt.
India, China review situation along LAC, discuss proposals for disengagement
New Delhi/IBNS: India and China held the 27th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on border affairs (WMCC) in person Wednesday in New Delhi, during which they reviewed the situation along the LAC in the Western Sector and discussed proposals for disengagement in the remaining areas in a frank and open manner.
'If a single allegation against me is proven, I will hang myself': Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on wrestlers' protest
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid an escalating campaign for his arrest over sexual harassment allegations, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is also a member of Parliament for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Wednesday issued a defiant statement refuting all charges once again.
'Minor' complainant's uncle accuses wrestlers of deception, says his family is used to frame Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
New Delhi/IBNS: Claiming to be the uncle of the 'minor' complainant in the sexual harassment charge against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Amit Pehlwan, Wednesday said that his niece is actually 20 years old, and is being used by the protesting wrestlers to frame the wrestling body chief.
Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee participates in rally to protest against 'manhandling' of wrestlers at Jantar Mantar
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday joined a rally in Kolkata in protest against the alleged manhandling of wrestlers at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
Uttar Pradesh: Govt officer booked for sexual assault
Deoria: A case of sexual assault was lodged against the Tehsildar of Rudrapur on the complaint of a woman on Wednesday, a senior police officer said here.
Cherry harvesting blossoms in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: The Cherry harvesting session of Jammu and Kashmir is emerging as a big relief for the farmers of the Valley.
Meghalaya: India-EU Connectivity Conference to be held tomorrow
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs, EU Delegation to India and the Asian Confluence is jointly organizing the India – EU Connectivity Conference in Meghalaya on June 1 – 2, officials said on Wednesday.
Kashmir: Three nabbed with arms, ammo, weapons near LoC in Poonch
Jammu/UNI: Security forces apprehended three persons along with arms, ammunition and narcotics near the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kashmir: Police arrest drug smuggler in Baramulla
Srinagar/UNI: Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a drug smuggler along with contraband substances in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
'PM Modi thinks he knows more than ...': Rahul Gandhi in the US
New Delhi/UNI: Stepping up its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said there is a group of people who think they know more than "God', and the PM is one such "specimen".
SpiceJet raises Captains' salary to Rs 7.5 lakh-a-month
Kolkata: SpiceJet has announced a substantial hike in the salary of its pilots, the airline said in a press release on Monday.
Bengal jobs scam: ED arrests 'Kalighat-er-kaku' Sujoy Bhadra
Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday night arrested Sujoy Krishna Bhadra, who is popularly known as 'Kalighat-er-kaku', in connection with the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam, media reports said.
EAM Jaishankar to visit South Africa to attend BRICS meet and Namibia
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will be on an official visit to South Africa from June 1-3 to attend the BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting, and to Namibia from June 4-6, in the first visit by an Indian External Affairs Minister to the southern African nation.
Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists kill circus worker in Anantnag
Anantnag: Suspected terrorists shot dead a civilian at an amusement park in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag region on Monday, media reports said.
PM Modi holds talks with Cambodian King, discusses ways to advance partnership
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held talks with visiting Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, during which the two sides discussed bilateral ties and ways to advance the partnership in capacity building, tourism, culture and defence among other things.
Delhi woman's bloodied body found on terrace hours after party, flatmate confessed crime
New Delhi/IBNS: A 35-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death by her flatmate after a fight broke out between them at a party in north Delhi, police said on Tuesday.
Canada’s NDP calls on govt to waive deporting Indian students who arrived on fake admission letters
Ottawa/IBNS: The Canadian government has reportedly been requested by the New Democratic Party (NDP) not to deport 150 Punjabi students, who, according to the Canadian Border Security Agency (CBSA), arrived on fake college admission letters.
'Demoted to constable from commissioner': Sanjay Raut's dig at Devendra Fadnavis
New Delhi: After Devendra Fadnavis claimed 'dissatisfaction' in Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackery) faction, party leader Sanjay Raut hit back at him calling the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister the most "dissatisfied" politician in the state.
Protesting wrestlers halt plan to immerse medals in Ganga, give 5-day ultimatum to Centre for action against Brij Bhushan
New Delhi/IBNS: Protesting ace wrestlers have now shelved their plans to immerse their medals in Ganga at Haridwar after intervention from farmer leader Naresh Tikait.
Moral policing: Karnataka boy assaulted for dropping his classmate at her house, 4 arrested
Shivamogga/IBNS: A boy was assaulted by unidentified miscreants for dropping his classmate at her house at Bhadravathi in Shivamogga district of Karnataka on Sunday, police said.
India, Austria discuss Ukraine conflict
New Delhi: India and Austria held the Seventh Round of Foreign Office Consultations here on Tuesday during which they discussed several issues including the Ukraine conflict.
Karnataka: Training aircraft crash lands in Belagavi, pilot injured
Belagavi: A training aircraft on Tuesday morning crash landed near Sambra airport due to technical glitch here.