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  SBI merges operations with associates, BMB; joins league of world’s top 50 banks

  April 01, 2017 19:34 IST

  SBI today merged its operations with five of its associates and the Bharatiya Mahila Bank, making the country’s largest lender one of the top 50 banks in the world.

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  SP leader Azam Khan's role in selling Waqf properties under scanner: Siddharth Nath Singh

  April 01, 2017 18:50 IST

  Prima facie, Azam Khan appears to have committed irregularities in the sale of property belonging to the Waqf Board, the Uttar Pradesh minister said today

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  Ravindra Gaikwad row: People looking at only one side of the coin, says Shiv Sena

  April 01, 2017 18:20 IST

  Defending party MP Ravindra Gaikwad, barred from flying by all major airlines for assaulting an Air India manager, Shiv Sena today said that people were viewing the entire incident one-sidedly without bothering to look at the other side of the story.

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  DDCA defamation case: HC exempts Arvind Kejriwal from appearing in court

  April 01, 2017 18:16 IST

  The Tis Hazari Court today exempted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from personal appearance in the ongoing DDCA defamation case filed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

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  Will hang those who slaughter cows, says Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh

  April 01, 2017 18:16 IST

  Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said today that those who kill cows will be hanged.

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  Yogi Adityanath orders probe into Akhilesh's Gomti riverfront project, seeks report within 45 days

  April 01, 2017 17:24 IST

  Yogi Adityanath has ordered a probe into Akhilesh Yadav’s Gomti riverfront project and has sought a report within 45 days.

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  Now, Congress leader CK Jaffer Sharief backs Mohan Bhagwat as next President

  April 01, 2017 16:43 IST

  Senior Karnataka Congress leader CK Jaffer Sharief has backedRSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat as the next Indian President.

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  Cow 'mummy' in UP, 'yummy' in Northeast : Asaduddin Owaisi targets BJP for ‘hypocrisy’ on beef ban

  April 01, 2017 15:15 IST

  Asaduddin Owaisi today pointed out how the saffron party had different standards in different parts of the country on the same issue.

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  MK Stalin visits TN farmers’ protest at Jantar Mantar, seeks loan waiver from PM Modi

  April 01, 2017 14:59 IST

  The Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly also said that Modi should allow the farmers to meet him and offer a consoling solution at the earliest.

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  Son who disowned father can never be yours: Mulayam’s sharpest attack on Akhilesh

  April 01, 2017 14:52 IST

  Mulayam’s reaction comes weeks after the SP suffered a humiliating defeat in the Assembly polls, which it had contested in alliance with the Congress party.

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  ‘Shame on you Mr Parrikar’: Digvijaya blasts CM for ‘cheating’ people of Goa

  April 01, 2017 13:53 IST

  Demanding an apology from the CM, Singh, said, “Shame on you Mr Parrikar and your hunger for Power. You have cheated the People of Goa. Apologise to them."

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  Chopper to cover 5 km, roadshow blocking traffic for 3 hrs: UP minister’s blockbuster arrival in Allahabad

  April 01, 2017 12:36 IST

  As soon as his helicopter landed at the Police Ground, Nand Gopal Gupta's supporters went berserk. The crowd broke through the barricades and surrounded the helicopter to greet the leader.

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  Ration cards with Akhilesh's photo scrapped, ‘Samajwadi’ schemes next on CM’s agenda

  April 01, 2017 12:39 IST

  There are at least 18 schemes that begin with the ‘Samajwadi’ tag. Also, the photo of former CM Akhilesh Yadav printed on the front page of ration cards will be removed.

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  Yogi Adityanath govt transfers dreaded UP mafias from one prison to another

  April 01, 2017 10:14 IST

  The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has transferred many mafias of the state, including Mukhtaar Ansari and Ateeq Ahmad, from one jail to another.

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  Conspiracy being hatched to increase power, water rates in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal

  April 01, 2017 10:07 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged that a conspiracy was being hatched to increase the electricity and water tariffs in the state, in case the BJP or the Congress came to power in the civic bodies.

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  MP govt plans ‘anti-romeo squads’; mulls bill to hang rapists

  April 01, 2017 9:50 IST

  Shivraj Singh Singh said that his government has decided to launch a campaign to check 'majnoo-type' behaviour from men in the state.

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  Indian student assaulted in Poland survives attack, confirms Swaraj

  April 01, 2017 8:35 IST

  External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday sought a report from the Indian ambassador in Poland regarding a media report of an Indian student allegedly beaten to death in Poland’s Poznan city. “I have just

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  Sushma Swaraj to make a statement on attacks on African students

  March 31, 2017 22:48 IST

  Government today termed as "unfortunate" the incidents of attacks on African students in Greater Noida and said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will make a statement on this in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

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  More trouble for Kejriwal, LG orders scrapping of AAP govt's ‘Feedback Unit’

  March 31, 2017 19:15 IST

  Days after the LG directed the Chief Secretary to recover Rs 97 crore from the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which it had spent on advertisements, the LG today scrapped the city government’s ‘Feedback Unit’.

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  Will you offer ‘namaz’ if it is similar to ‘surya namaskar’, Azam Khan asks Yogi Adityanath

  March 31, 2017 19:08 IST

  Former UP minister Azam Khan today asked Chief Minister Yogi Adtyanath if he would offer ‘namaz’ if it is similar to ‘surya namaskar’.

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  No plans to introduce Rs 21 and Rs 51 currency notes: Govt informs Parliament

  March 31, 2017 19:01 IST

  The government today informed the Parliament that it is not considering any proposal to introduce Rs 21 and Rs 51 currency notes.

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  Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad makes 7 failed attempts to fly in last 7 days

  March 31, 2017 18:49 IST

  Controversial Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, barred from flying by all major airlines for assaulting an Air India manager, made 7 attempts to fly in the last seven days (from March24-30).

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  Multi-tier security for PM Modi's visit to J&K

  March 31, 2017 17:38 IST

  A multi-tier security setup has been put in place ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu region on April amid alert sounded along the border and high degree of vigilance at vital installations

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  Charged with Rs 500 cr swindle, Azam Khan says Shia cleric ‘taking revenge’

  March 31, 2017 17:32 IST

  Khan also rejected the charge that he and his wife have been making money from Mohammad Ali Jauhar University. He claimed that not a single rupee from the university’s fund was diverted to his family.

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  PM Modi disrespectful to farmers, working only for rich: Rahul Gandhi

  March 31, 2017 17:03 IST

  Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being “anti-farmer” and only working in the interest of rich people.

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  PM Modi to address world's largest hackathon on Saturday

  March 31, 2017 16:17 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the world’s largest hackathon on Saturday i.e., April 1.

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  No move to ban cycles on roads, clarifies Nitin Gadkari

  March 31, 2017 16:08 IST

  Union Road Transport minister Nitin Gadkari has denied that the central government was considering any move to ban cycling on roads.

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  Pakistan using social media to incite youth in Kashmir, says Rajnath

  March 31, 2017 15:04 IST

  Rajnath Singh also appealed to the youths of Kashmir not to be misled by anti-national forces.