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Mamata-led Trinamool Congress denies dropping ‘Congress’ from party name
Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress on Saturday rejected media reports on dropping ‘Congress’ from the party’s name. “Name of the party, as
BJP announces names of 297 candidates for Lok Sabha polls in six lists
New Delhi: The BJP has announced the names of 297 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in six lists released so far, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi an
Mulayam’s name not in list of SP star campaigners
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party Sunday released its list of 40 star campaigners in which there was no mention of party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav. The list was released by s
Speculation about Jitin Prasada joining BJP put to rest: Close aide
New Delhi: A half-an-hour car drive of Jitin Prasada with Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday has put to rest all speculation about the former leaving Congress and
LS Polls: Akhilesh Yadav to contest from Azamgarh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav will contest the ensuing Lok Sabha elections from Azamgarh constituency while senior Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Aza
Madras High Court comes to rescue of teacher terminated 22 years ago
Chennai: The Madras High Court Saturday came to the rescue of a 40-year-old secondary grade teacher whose services were terminated 22 years ago, directing the Tamil Nadu
C’garh HC chief justice resigns after appointment to Lokpal
Bilaspur: Chhattisgarh High Court’s Chief Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi has resigned from his post after being appointed as judicial member in the anti-corruption omb
Ex-IAS officer Shah Faesal’s party not to contest Lok Sabha elections, urges people to vote
Srinagar: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal on Saturday said his recently formed party, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM), will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha p
Former BJD MP Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh joins BJP
Bhubaneswar: Former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh on Saturday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Member of Parliament from Kandhamal was indu
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh appointed as next Navy Chief
New Delhi: Vice Admiral Karambir Singh was appointed as the next chief of naval staff, succeeding Admiral Sunil Lanba who retires on May 30, the defence Ministry said Sat
Justice P C Ghose takes oath as first Lokpal of India
New Delhi: Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose on Saturday took oath as the first Lokpal of India at the Rashtrapati Bhawan after President Ram Nath Kovind appointed him as the
Research identifies new drug for treating liver diseases
Washington: According to a recent study, the researchers have found a drug that can successfully treat potentially life-threatening liver diseases like Cirrhosis. The stu
Anti-obesity drug phentermine effective in long-term use, study says
Washington: A study recently found that the weight loss drug called Phentermine, which can only be used for a short while, may also be safe and effective for longer-term
Bihar NDA list out, Shotgun dropped, Ravi Shankar Prasad given ticket from Patna Saheb
Patna: Two days after the BJP announced its first list of Lok Sabha candidates, the party released its Bihar list on Saturday notably dropping Shotgun (Shatrughan Sinha)
BJP fields former IAS officer from Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha cadre IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi, who took voluntary retirement last year, joined the BJP, will contest from Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constitu
BJP releases 2nd list: Spokesperson Sambit Patra to contest from Puri
New Delhi: The BJP has released its second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls containing 36 names, which included 23 nominees for Andhra Pradesh where polling wil
Shiv Sena denies Lok Sabha ticket to MP who slapped Air India employee
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena Friday declared its first list of 21 candidates in Maharashtra for next month’s Lok Sabha polls, retaining 17 sitting MPs and denying ticket t
Woman constable hangs self in Rajasthan’s Jalore
Jaipur: A woman constable allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in Jalore district of Rajasthan, police said Friday. Geeta Vishnoi, 27, hanged herself from a cei
Maha IAS official shoots at, injures wife; hangs self
Mumbai: A 57-year-old IAS official allegedly committed suicide by hanging after firing two rounds from an airgun at his wife in the early hours of Friday in Maharashtra&#
PNB Scam: Mehul Choksi moves application in PMLA Court, citing heart and other ailments
Mumbai: Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi on Friday moved a new application in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court here, stating his long history of heart
Unabated downpour wreaks havoc in Mizoram
Dreaded poacher gunned down at Assam’s Kaziranga
Sikkim soccer club secures AIFF accreditation for I-League
Assam’s Udalguri reviews dismal examination performance
Tripura begins mammoth task of finalization of electoral roll
Nagaland SSA teachers begin hunger strike from Tuesday
Prayer meet, peace march mark Monday in Shillong
Arunachal Chief Minister’s thrust on sports development
Assam’s Dima Hasao celebrates Debolal Gorlosa’s two years in office
Arunachal media fraternity condole Nagaland scribe’s demise
Bandh called in Jharkhand hits NE train services
PWD begins work on alternative road to Kamakhya Temple
Bid to egg on youth to take up livestock, poultry farming
Problems of West Panidihing discussed
KV Panchgram facing closure threat
Barak-Brahmaputra ties nothing but hollow rhetoric: Sushmita
Stone mining on Karbi hills leading to man-elephant conflict near KNP
