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Ahmedabad, Oct 15: Non-resident Indians (NRIs) will soon be able to proxy-vote in elections in the country as the government was set to amend the Representation of the People Act, according External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Addressing women BJP workers in a town hall interaction, here on Saturday, she said that under the present law, NRIs registered in India as voters had to fly to the

Gurdaspur, Oct 15: The ruling Congress party candidate Sunil Jakhar won Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat by a massive margin of of 193219 votes. Jakhar, who is leading in all nine assembly constituencies after the completion of 12 rounds of counting of votes, thanked voters and the party for the massive lead. "With this victory, people have reaffirmed faith in the leadership of Punjab Chief Minister

Gurdaspur, Oct 15: The ruling Congress party candidate Sunil Jakhar won Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat by a massive margin of of 193219 votes. Jakhar, who is leading in all nine assembly constituencies after the completion of 12 rounds of counting of votes, thanked voters and the party for the massive lead. "With this victory, people have reaffirmed faith in the leadership of Punjab Chief Minister

Washington, Oct 15: Despite the global upswing in economic activity, the IMF's steering committee has warned policymakers to guard against complacency, citing medium-term economic risks and rising geopolitical tensions. The International Monetary and Finance Committee (IMFC), in a communique issued, said there has been a notable pickup in investment, trade, and industrial production. "But, the

Oct 14: Lamenting that no Indian university figures among the top 500 globally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the government intends to unshackle these institutions and provide Rs 10,000 crore to 20 varsities to ensure that they are counted among the best in the world. Addressing a function on the centenary celebrations of the Patna University here, he said measures like grant of central

Faridabad, Oct 15: In a fresh incident of vigilantism, five people were brutally beaten up by saffron extremists in BJP-ruled Haryana's Faridabad on suspicion of carrying beef. The extremists, who prefer to be identified as cow protectors, beat up the driver of an auto-rickshaw and four other people in the vehicle on suspicion of transportation of beef, TV reports said. What is worse is that the

Patna Oct 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today shared the stage with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the first time after the the JD(U) returned to the NDA fold. Modi attended the centenary celebrations of the Patna University (PU) here along with Kumar. "It is a day of great honour that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is present for Patna University's centenary celebrations," Kumar said

Bengaluru, Oct 14: The Special Investigation Team, after 38 days of investigation into the murder of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh, on Saturday released three sketches of two suspects and sought help from the public to identify them. SIT chief B.K. Singh said that the sketches, including two different for one suspect, were prepared after analysing the CCTV footage and getting physical

New Delhi, Oct 14: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Pranab Mukherjee would be justified in feeling aggrieved on being passed over for the top job in 2004 since the former President was better qualified to lead the government, but added that he "had no choice in the matter" as the decision to install him was that of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. "In 2004, Mukherjee had all reason to feel

New Delhi, Oct 14: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has confirmed that her son Rahul Gandhi will take over as the next party chief soon. "You (the media) have been asking me about Rahul (taking over the party) for a long time. It will be done soon," said Sonia, speaking on the sidelines of former president Pranab Mukherjee's book launch in New Delhi. On Friday, the Uttarakhand Congress has passed a