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  Trishul, rising sun or mashaal: Uddhav faction explores options after EC poll symbol freeze

  India | Oct 09, 2022, 02:48 PM

  Shiv Sena bow and arrow symbol row: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday passed an interim order barring both Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde factions from using the party name Shiv Sena and its 'bow and arrow' poll symbol.

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  'Welcome Kharge's nomination, it's a friendly contest and there's no rivalry': Shashi Tharoor

  India | Sep 30, 2022, 11:33 AM

  Congress President polls: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will file his nominations for the upcoming party president election on Friday, the last day of the process. The leader also said there is no "no rivalry" among party leaders, who are in the fray adding that it is a "friendly contest".

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  RBI hikes repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.9%; EMIs set to rise again

  Business | Sep 30, 2022, 10:50 AM

  RBI rate hike: The Reserve Bank's rate-setting panel on Wednesday started deliberations on the keenly awaited monetary policy amidst the expectation of 50 basis points hike.

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  Congress president election: It's Kharge vs Tharoor as Gehlot, Digvijaya sit out

  India | Sep 30, 2022, 11:36 PM

  Congress President polls Live Updates: Sachin Pilot, who spent around an hour at Gandhi's residence where Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal was also present, said he conveyed his sentiments and gave his feedback to the party president.

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  Boat capsizes in Assam's Dhubri: School kids, govt officials, among several missing

  India | Sep 29, 2022, 02:44 PM

  Brahmaputra boat capsize: The Bhashani-bound boat hit the post of a bridge at Adabari, around 3 km from Dhubri town, and capsized, an official said, adding that 15 people have been rescued so far.

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  'EC deliberately reduced votes of Yadavs & Muslims on BJP's diktat': Akhilesh Yadav

  India | Sep 29, 2022, 01:32 PM

  Akhilesh on UP polls: The comment by Yadav comes on a day when he was unanimously elected president of the Samajwadi Party for the third consecutive time, said the party's secretary general Ram Gopal Yadav.

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  Mamata Banerjee tries her hand at 'dhak' at Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata

  India | Sep 29, 2022, 11:58 AM

  Mamata plays dhak: The leader had arrived with her fellow ministers Frihad Hakim and Aroop Biswas at the Suruchi Sangha Puja, where she tried her hand at playing 'dhak' alongside other dhakis (people who play the instrument) and ministers from her cabinet.

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  Rajasthan govt hikes DA by 4%, state employees now eligible for 38% allowance

  India | Sep 29, 2022, 11:20 AM

  Rajasthan govt DA allowance: The move by the Rajasthan government comes after Centre hikes DA on Wednesday.

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  Twitter bans PFI account after govt request

  India | Sep 29, 2022, 10:30 AM

  PFI Twitter account ban: The notification, which enforced the ban, mentioned that PFI and its associates have been indulging in unlawful activities, which are prejudicial to the integrity, sovereignty and security of the country and have the potential to disturb public peace.

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  India strives for relationship with China that is built on mutual sensitivity, respect: Jaishankar

  India | Sep 29, 2022, 09:35 AM

  Jaishankar on India-China relationship: Responding to a question on how India and the US are planning to handle a belligerent China, he said the two countries have a shared objective of betterment and strengthening of the Indo-Pacific.

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  'Don't hurt party's reputation': UP CM Yogi urges ministers to be cautious

  India | Sep 29, 2022, 10:33 AM

  Yogi warns ministers: At a meeting on Wednesday evening, he told the Ministers that they should treat this responsibility as an opportunity to serve people at large and directed them to remain in field and review their respective department's work at least for three to four days a week.

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  AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan gets bail in Delhi Waqf Board case

  India | Sep 28, 2022, 04:57 PM

  Amanatullah granted bail: He was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs one lakh, said the Special Judge Vikas Dhull. A detailed order from the court is awaited.

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  'Only SP can defeat BJP in UP', says Akhilesh, adding BJP 'misused official machinery'

  India | Sep 28, 2022, 03:10 PM

  Akhilesh on UP polls: In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Samajwadis tried hard for a historic result. They tried to realise the dream of Ram Manohar Lohia and B R Ambedkar to "bring the 'Bahujan' forces on one platform, the Samajwadi Party chief said after inaugurating the state-level convention o

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  Congress President polls: Ashok Gehlot to visit Delhi, meet top brass; no word on resignation yet

  India | Sep 28, 2022, 04:41 PM

  Congress President polls: The party's disciplinary committee has asked the three to explain within 10 days why action should not be initiated against them after the observers for Rajasthan - Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken - in their report charged them with "gross indiscipline".

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  Ankita murder case: Resort demolition may have destroyed crucial evidence, says U'khand ex-DGP

  India | Sep 28, 2022, 11:35 AM

  Ankita Murder case: "It seems to me that the proper procedure of demolition of the so-called illegal resort was not followed in this case. Usually, a show-cause notice is issued before any such exercise is undertaken," Lal told PTI in an exclusive interview on Tuesday.

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  Delhi liquor policy scam: Day after CBI nabs Delhi businessman, ED arrests liquor trader

  India | Sep 28, 2022, 11:37 AM

  Delhi Liquor scam case: Mahendru has been accused of transferring Rs 1 crore to an account of UCO Bank at Rajendra Place. The ED action comes a day after another accused, Vijay Nair, was arrested in the liquor policy case.

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  PFI ban: Organisation accepts Centre's decision, says outfit's Kerala General Secretary

  India | Sep 28, 2022, 11:47 PM

  PFI ban LIVE updates: In a notification issued late Tuesday night, the Union Home Ministry said the central government is of the opinion that the PFI and its affiliates have been involved in subversive activities, thereby disturbing public order and undermining the constitutional setup.

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  'Must be fun, fly safe,' Congress mocks PM Modi on World Tourism Day

  India | Sep 27, 2022, 03:51 PM

  Congress mocks PM Modi: The tweet was posted on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Japan on Tuesday to attend the state funeral of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. Modi will join several global leaders to pay tributes to Abe.

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  In a first, Supreme Court begins live streaming of constitution bench proceedings

  India | Sep 27, 2022, 12:23 PM

  Supreme Court Live streaming proceedings: The proceedings can be accessed at webcast.gov.in/scindia/, said an official. On Monday, a bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit said the top court will soon have its own “platform” to live-stream its proceedings instead of having to use YouTube.

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  India records 3,230 new Covid cases, lowest in 118 days

  India | Sep 27, 2022, 10:32 AM

  India Covid cases: The active cases declined to 42,358 while the death toll climbed to 5,28,562 with 32 fatalities which includes 22 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.