India

Jaipur, Apr 17: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said Ram Nath Kovind was made the president of the country to balance caste equations ahead of the assembly election in Gujarat in 2017. "People even say that Ram Nath Kovind was made president considering Gujarat assembly elections in 2017. I was reading an article. He (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) was afraid that he was not

Tasgaon, Apr 17: Kashmir is an integral part of India and it would continue to remain so as long as the BJP exists, party president Amit Shah said here on Wednesday. Shah's remarks came at a poll rally, in response to National Conference leader Omar Abdullah's recent suggestion of having a separate prime minister for Kashmir. "No one can take away Kashmir from us. As long as the BJP exists

Akluj, Apr 17: Putting a new spin on Rahul Gandhi's "why are all Modis thieves" remark, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Congress president, by making the jibe, had maligned the backward community he hails from. Addressing a poll rally here, Modi also slammed the "dynastic politics" of Sharad Pawar and claimed the NCP chief had "fled" the poll arena from Madha Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Apr 17: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has cancelled the business visa of Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed and issued him a notice to immediately leave India. The Bangladeshi superstar, who has acted in a number of Bengali films in India as well, has been blacklisted from the country. Ferdous Ahmed has already left the country and returned home. This comes after the government was

Alappuzha, Apr 17: While coming down heavily on the RSS and the BJP, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday held the Left Front in high regard. Addressing an election rally of the United Democratic Front (UDF) Alappuzha candidate Shanimol Usman at Municipal Stadium here, Mr. Gandhi said he could differentiate between the RSS and the Left Front. ‘Better than RSS’ “We are fighting against the

Srinagar, Apr 17: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said the people have realised "political opportunism" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his "lies and deceit" cannot save the "sinking ship" of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In an election rally in south Kashmir's Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency, Azad also alleged that the BJP has not been able to fulfil any of the promises made

New Delhi, Apr 17: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that onus to prove whether a terrorist camp was hit or not during the Balakot air strikes was on Pakistan. In an exclusive interview to ANI, Sitharaman said that Islamabad was making a mockery of itself by taking defence attaches and selected journalists to a Madarsa which was not even touched by the Indian Air Force on February 26

Apr17: Saudi Aramco, the world's largest crude oil producer, is in "serious discussions" to acquire up to a 25 percent stake in Reliance Industries' refining and petrochemicals businesses, the Times of India reported on Wednesday. A minority stake sale could fetch around $10 billion to $15 billion, valuing the Indian company's refining and petrochemicals businesses at around $55 billion to 60

Lucknow, Apr 16: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Abdullah Azam Khan on Tuesday claimed that the Election Commission (EC) did not follow a "rightful procedure" before banning his father Azam Khan from campaigning in the run-up to polls in the region. Abdullah alleged that no notice was given to his father before barring him from campaigning for 72 hours, starting today. "Did you ban him from election

New Delhi, Apr 16: ohit Shekhar Tiwari, son of former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, ND Tiwari, has died. Rohit Shekhar Tiwari was brought dead to Max hospital in Saket. DCP South Delhi Vijay Kumar issued a statement to confirm the death. He said, "Rohit Shekhar Tiwari, son of late former Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand CM N D Tiwari, has been brought dead to Max Saket hospital