India

New Delhi, Oct 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed US-based economist Arvind Subramanian as the chief economic adviser (CEA) and shunted out Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram, signalling the government’s intention that it may finally push for big ticket reforms in the next Budget. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Modi, cleared the changes late on Wednesday night. Mayaram

Manesar (Haryana), Oct 16: With China reacting sharply to government's plans to construct a border road in Arunachal Pradesh, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today sent a strong message, asserting that no one can warn India. "Today, no one can give warning to India. We are a very powerful country," he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. Singh was asked about China's strong reaction to

Sriharikota (AP), Oct 16: Scripting another success in India's space programme, ISRO today launched its third navigation satellite IRNSS 1C on board its PSLV rocket from here in the wee hours, moving closer to setting up its own navigation system on par with the GPS of the US. IRNSS 1C is part of the series of seven satellites Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch to put

New Delhi/Mumbai/Chandigarh, Oct 16: The BJP was within striking distance of power in both Haryana and Maharashtra, exit polls said Wednesday at the end of keenly fought assembly elections that pitted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party against all key players in the two states. Various exit polls gave the Bharatiya Janata Party a margin of 42-54 seats in the 90-member Haryana assembly and 124

New Delhi, Oct 16: Haryana witnessed an “all-time high” voter turnout in the Assembly elections held on Wednesday as the electors made a last-hour dash to seal the fate of a total of 1,351 candidates in the fray. Voting, however, was moderate in Maharashtra, where 4,110 candidates are facing a tough contest. Of the total 1,61,58,117 voters, 76 per cent exercised their franchise at 16,320 polling

Chandigarh, Oct 15: Haryana was heading towards registering an all-time record high turnout, with over 72 per cent voters having cast their votes shortly before close of polling at 6 PM. In 1967, maximum polling of 72.65 per cent had taken place while in 1968 minimum polling of 57.26 per cent was registered. In 2009 polls, 72.37 per cent polling was recorded. According to tentative figures

Mumbai, Oct 15: Polling began on a brisk note in Maharashtra this morning, where 7.31 per cent of the over 8.35 crore voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours. A policeman on election duty was killed after being struck by lightning in Avdeghat polling station of Savner constituency in Vidarbha, where polling in some parts was marred by rains. The estimated polling in some districts

Visakhapatnam, Oct 14: The very severe cyclonic storm `Hudhud' couldn't have come at a much worse time for Andhra Pradesh in general and Visakhapatnam, the 'city of destiny', in particular. The State, post-bifurcation, is in the process of rebuilding and foundations for that are being laid. Visakhapatnam, the largest city in the truncated State, has been getting ready to transform into a Mega City

Mumbai, Oct 14: A day after the high decibel campaign for Maharashtra Assembly polls ended, the Shiv Sena today launched a fresh attack on its former ally BJP, terming it as "hungry for power" even as it likened the Congress and the NCP to "dead snakes". "The BJP asks us who the real enemy of Shiv Sena is and who are we fighting against. But the Congress and the NCP are like dead snakes, so there

Visakhapatnam, Oct 14: After the devastation caused by Cyclone Hudhud, the port city has been hit by shortage of essential commodities with people scrambling for milk, drinking water, vegetables and petrol even as power supply is yet to be restored. Some residents complained that they are not getting drinking water and milk. Serpentine queues were seen at petrol stations, where people have milled