India

Raipur, Sep 20: BJP today retained the Naxal-hit Antagarh constituency in Chhattisgarh with its candidate Bhojraj Naag winning the by-poll, defeating his lone opponent Rupdhar Pudo of Ambedkarite Party of India by over 50,000 votes. Naag gained an impressive lead as soon as counting started from 8 AM at Bhanupratap Dev PG college of Kanker district headquarter, which was expected in the absence of

New Delhi, Sep 19: The CBI is probing the role of then finance minister P. Chidambaram in allowing foreign investment by a Mauritius-based company, according to its charge sheet in the Aircel-Maxis deal. The Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) submission came in its recently-filed charge sheet against then communications minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran, and Malaysian

Mumbai, Sep 19: The 25-year-old alliance between the BJP and the Shiv Sena was on the verge of collapse Friday with both parties adopting a tough stance on the issue of seat-sharing for the Oct 15 state assembly elections, party officials said. Both the warring partners are holding a series of crucial meetings during the day to take a final call on continuing the alliance. "It's on the verge of

Leh/New Delhi, Sep 18: Tension persisted in Chumar area in Northeast Ladakh where Chinese troops were reported to have stepped up their presence in the wee hours of today camping at three places in the Indian territory and refusing to vacate. Official sources said helicopters regularly air dropped food packets for the Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA) personnel numbering around 600 at the

Chennai, Sept 18: Maintaining its opposition to "imposition" of Hindi in the state, the Tamil Nadu government today directed two universities not to implement the UGC circular and said the decision taken by the previous UPA government would not be binding on it. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said the move, amounting to "imposing Hindi", had been initiated during the previous government. She said the

New Delhi, Sep 18: As many as 12 accord documents were exchanged between India and China following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping here Thursday. The first agreement was on a new pilgrimage route to Kailash Mansarovar, while two accords were on trade development. One agreement was on audio-video co-production, and another was on cooperation in railways

New Delhi, Sep 18: Nearly 1,000 Chinese soldiers intruded into India in Ladakh's Chumur sector on Thursday, a day when Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a visit here. According to Army sources, nearly 1,000 Chinese soldiers moved inside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region, and refused to go back. The Indian Army has rushed three battalions to the LAC in the

Ahmedabad, Sep 18: There were many firsts on Wednesday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Chinese President Xi Jinping in Ahmedabad. It was the first time an Indian PM was receiving a foreign head of the state outside Delhi. There was also a departure from the tradition of signing international agreements in the national capital. Modi made the exception because he wanted to showcase

Guwahati, Sept 17: Former Assam Director General of Police Shankar Barua, quizzed recently by CBI in connection with Saradha scam, allegedly shot himself dead at his residence today. Guwahati Senior Superintendent of Police A P Tiwari told PTI that Barua was rushed to a local nursing home at around 12 noon and was declared dead there.''Barua is no more. We are investigating. We cannot say anything

New Delhi, Sep 17: China is ready to contribute to India's development with its rich experience in infrastructure building and manufacturing and Indian IT and pharma companies are welcome to seek business opportunities in the Chinese market, Chinese President XI Jinping has said as he arrives in India on a three-day visit. In an special article titled "Towards an Asian century of prosperity" in