India

New Delhi, Apr 11: Ahead of the MCD polls in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is once again in the line of fire of the BJP. Delhi BJP's official spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga has put out posters in the city alleging that the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government has spent over Rs one crore of public money on tea and samosas in the last 18 months. The BJP has reportedly found out about the

New Delhi, Apr 11: India and Australia on Monday inked six pacts including one aimed at boosting counter-terrorism cooperation after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull here. The two leaders held comprehensive discussions on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest and concern. At a joint press event with Turnbull, Modi

Apr 10: Farmers from Tamil Nadu, who were protesting in Jantar Mantar from past few days, had stripped outside the Prime Minister's office in North Block, New Delhi. They were protesting against farmer suicides, and demand relief package from central government. The incident happened on Monday morning, when the representatives of the farmers agitation were taken to PMO on the promise to meet Prime

Islamabad, Apr 10: A Pakistani army court today sentenced alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav to death for "for his involvement in espionage and sabotage activities against Pakistan", the military announced. "The spy has been tried through Field General Court Martial (FGCM) under Pakistan Army Act and awarded death sentence," the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said

New Delhi, Apr 10: Praising Bangladesh government's strict action against terrorism and militancy, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has assured Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of taking a common stand in terms of relations with the nation. "There may be political differences among us but our stand is same with regards to our relations with Bangladesh," Sonia was quoted by The Daily Star

New Delhi, Apr 10: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal today likened the Election Commission to the Mahabharat's Dhritarashtra character, saying the supposedly impartial election regulator is doing everything it can to get "its son" the BJP to win, by turning a blind eye to faulty voting machines. "Election Commission has become Dhritarashtra, who is trying to win his son BJP at any cost," said

New Delhi, Apr 10: The proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned briefly today over the purported racial remarks of BJP leader Tarun Vijay. As soon as the House took up Question Hour, Congress members raised the issue and demanded an apology. As they raised slogans, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the proceedings for 10 minutes within ten minutes after the House had assembled for the day.

New Delhi, Apr 10: A transaction of Rs 1,590 has bagged a Central Bank of India customer lucky bounty of Rs 1 crore under the government's promotional scheme to popularise digital payments. President Pranab Mukherjee picked up the lucky winners from the 100th draw of lots under digital payments promotion schemes at Rashtrapati Bhavan here. He congratulated the six winners, three consumers and

Chennai, Apr 10: Two days after the income tax department raided Tamil Nadu health minister Vijayabaskar and reportedly seized evidence of bribing voters, the election commission late on Sunday decided to cancel the by-election+ to the R K Nagar constituency, scheduled on April 12. It attributed its decision to rampant voter bribing and corruption. The by-election to fill the vacancy in RK Nagar

New Delhi, Apr 9: An Air India pilot has been grounded for three months after he tested positive in the mandatory pre-flight alcohol test, minutes before operating a flight to Abu Dhabi from here. The pilot was rostered to fly the Air India Express IX 115 Delhi to Abu Dhabi flight, which was scheduled for departure from Indira Gandhi International Airport at 8:50pm yesterday. "The pilot who was on