India

Chandigarh, Sep 21: Former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu today announced that he will not float a party to contest the upcoming Punjab Assembly election, as he does not wish to play "spoilsport" by dividing anti-incumbency votes. Days after announcing the launch of Aawaaz-e-Punjab, the former BJP MP said they have decided against forming a political party as it is too short a time to prepare for polls

New Delhi, Sep 21: In yet another arrest of an AAP MLA, Amanatullah Khan was today held in connection with a sexual harassment case filed against him by his sister-in-law, the second time the legislator has faced action by Delhi Police in three months. Earlier on September 18, the Okhala MLA, who is out on bail in another case of molestation and criminal intimidation, had gone to the Jamia Nagar

New Delhi, Sep 21: In a major overhaul, the Cabinet today approved advancing presentation of the annual Budget by a month, scrapped over nine-decade old tradition of having a separate Railway Budget and removed classifications for expenditure to make the exercise simpler. With a view to get all the legislative approvals for the annual spending and tax proposals before the beginning of the new

Srinagar/New Delhi, Sep 21: The Army on Tuesday gunned down a group of infiltrators which tried to cross over to the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC) under the cover of Pakistani firing in Jammu and Kashmir. This incident came even as the government mulled over options to retaliate against Pakistan for an audacious terror strike that killed 18 soldiers in Uri town two days ago. Another

Lucknow, Sep 20: Amar Singh, who survived the recent "outsider" storm in ruling Samajwadi Party, was today appointed SP General Secetary by party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav. "You have been appointed general secretary of Samajwadi Party. I hope in the coming days you will strengthen the party in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections," Mulayam said in a handwritten letter to Amar. The brief letter in

Srinagar, Sep 20: Two days after the terror attack in Uri, Pakistani troops today violated the border ceasefire in the same sector of Kashmir, targeting Indian army positions with small firearms.However, there was no damage in the incident, army said. "Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing by small arms towards Indian positions in Uri sector this afternoon," an army official said. He said

New Delhi, Sep 20: The Cauvery Supervisory Committee on Monday ordered Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu between September 21 and September 30. During a marathon meeting headed by Committee Chairman Shashi Shekhar, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu failed to reach an agreement on the quantum of water to be released. So, Shekhar, also Union water resources secretary, asked

New Delhi, Sep 19: A day after a terror attack killed 17 soldiers in Uri, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in the border areas. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and top officials of the ministries of Home and Defence, Army, paramilitary forces and chiefs of intelligence agencies briefed Singh on the latest ground report in the

Margarita Island (Venezuela), Sep 19: India today said the terrorist attack in Uri in Kashmir has highlighted Pakistan's desire to use "poison" instead of dialogue as it lodged a strong protest against Islamabad at the NAM summit here for its "mischievous" and "malignant" support to terror. Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar hit out at Pakistan, saying it has reduced itself to

Panaji, Sep 18: Taking a jibe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who recently underwent a tongue surgery, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said Kejriwal's tongue had to be trimmed as it had grown long due to speaking much against Prime Minister and him. However, the minister also sympathised with the AAP leader for being on "sick leave". "In Delhi he speaks against Prime Minister