India

Kolkata, May 17: Trinamool Congress won four out of the seven Bengal towns that had gone into municipal election last Sunday and created history by taking control of a Mirik Municipality in the hills and becoming the first political mainstream political party from the plains to win an election in the last three decades. Trinamool Congress won Pujali in south 24 parganas, Domkal in Murshidabad

Jammu, May 17: Pakistan Rangers violated the ceasefire again today by firing on forward posts along the LoC in Balakote sector of Jammu of Kashmir. "Pakistan army resorted to firing on forward posts along the LoC in Balakote sector from 0050 hours today," a defence spokesman said. Pakistan troops also fired on forward posts and civilian areas last night along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri

New Delhi, May 16: The government on Tuesday added a new dimension to its fight against black money in the country as it launched a website ' Operation Clean Money '. "The new website will help honest tax payers," Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said inaugurating the website. Jaitley warned those dealing in black money and said "It is no longer safe to deal with excessive cash, tax-evaded

New Delhi, May 16: The Congress today said that none of its leaders or that of the opposition would be cowed down by the politics of "revenge and vendetta" which had "become the DNA of this BJP government". The party accused the BJP of being blinded by revenge to target its opponents and said that it would continue to expose the saffron party before the people. The remarks came after government

New Delhi, May 16: Amid the unrest in Kashmir, the RSS will hold its annual review meeting for the first time in Jammu in July, looking to send out a message to separatists that the valley is an integral part of the country. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, BJP president Amit Shah and leaders from VHP will attend the three-day meeting which is scheduled from July 18-20

Thiruvananthapuram, May 16: BJP Kerala chief Kummanam Rajasekharan today said a video posted by him of CPI(M) workers purportedly celebrating the killing of an RSS activist was not fake and challenged the state government to register a case against him. "Let them investigate and register a case.. I'm prepared to go to jail," Rajasekharan told reporters at Kochi. He claimed that CPI(M) workers had

Kolkata, May 16: A police complaint has been lodged against Tipu Sultan Mosque Shahi Imam Maulana Noor-ur Rehman Barkati - the cleric who recently threatened 'jihad' and refused to take off the beacon from his vehicle - by the mosque's trustee board on Monday, an official said. "We have lodged a police complaint against the serving Imam, Maulana Noor-ur Rehman Barkati in Bowbazar police station

New Delhi, May 16: It's a huge embarrassment for Nitish Kumar government in Bihar! Income Tax on Tuesday launched raids at multiple companies linked to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Lalu Prasad Yadav, according to a report. News agency reported that the I-T today launched searches at 22 locations in Delhi and Gurugram on companies and people associated with Lalu Yadav, in connection with charges of

New Delhi, May 16: The Income Tax department today conducted raids and surveys on at least 22 locations in Delhi and adjoining areas on charges of alleged benami deals worth Rs 1,000 crore linked to RJD chief Lalu Prasad and others. Officials said the department began raiding the premises of some prominent businessmen and real estate agents in Delhi, Gurgaon, Rewari and few others since early

New Delhi, May 16: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted raids at the residences of former Union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram and his son Karti in Chennai on Tuesday. Last month, a showcause notice had been issued to Karti Chidambaram and a firm purportedly linked to him for alleged Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violations of Rs 45 crore. He is also