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‘Female politicians are targeted more on social media than men’

Female politicians agreed on the point that...

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New Delhi: The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi...

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Government gets ready to prosecute Chidambaram in Ishrat affidavit case

NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government is getting ready to prosecute former Home Minister and senior Congress leader Palaniappan Chidambaram for his alleged role in...

Chouhan likely to get larger role in BJP

Though he had resisted it earlier, the former Chief Minister is now mentally prepared to move to the Centre after party’s defeat in Madhya...

Nepal gets over its anger against India

KATHMANDU: The anti-India feelings that had gripped the Nepalese for a temporary period during the trade blockade three years ago, have become a thing...

Bihar BJP leaders want crime rate brought down

‘Since Nitish Kumar took over as Chief Minister in 2015, crime rate in the state has gone up manifold’.   New Delhi: The increasing crime rate...

‘CBI going slow in NSE co-location scam probe’

‘The scam involved powerful people and influence is being used to scuttle the probe’.   New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has been...

Vivek Tankha played important role in Congress victory in MP

NEW DELHI: Senior lawyer and Congress Rajya Sabha member from Madhya Pradesh, Vivek Tankha played a crucial role in formulating his party’s strategy for...

Antigua may send Mehul Choksi to India within a few months

New Delhi: There is a very strong possibility that Mehul Choksi, a prime accused in the Rs 13,400-crore PNB scam, may be extradited to...

PM’s medical care scheme reaches 5.5 lakh patients in three months

New Delhi: More than 5.5 lakh patients have availed of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), often known as the Ayushman Bharat scheme,...

Upper caste anger hit BJP in MP

Loss in polls blamed on anti-Brahmin perception, infighting among key leaders.   NEW DELHI: Arrogance among MPs and MLAs, anti-upper caste and anti-Brahmin perception and infighting...

Centre may not take ordinance route to build Ram temple

Fear of allies deserting NDA, possibility of a face-off with the judiciary and ‘uncontrollable’ repercussions deter BJP from taking the ordinance route.   NEW DELHI: The...

Nirav living, doing business in London on visitor visa

Absconding business tycoon Nirav Modi, the prime accused in the multi-thousand crore PNB scam, and someone who has Interpol’s “red corner” notice against him,...

‘BJP leadership ignored state unit views to strike deal with LJP’

Sources in Lok Janshakti Party claim that BJP has agreed to their demand of one RS seat for Paswan, one LS seat in Uttar...

Prashant Kishor expanding Delhi JDU

New Delhi: Ever since he was appointed as the national vice-president of Janata Dal-United (JDU), political strategist Prashant Kishor Pandey has been focusing on...

Digvijaya, Jogi manage to resurrect themselves

Singh’s Narmada Yatra helped the Congress in MP; Jogi’s party did ‘well’ in polls.   NEW DELHI: Digvijaya Singh and Ajit Jogi share many a similarity...

Kamal Nath had Rahul’s prior assurance on CM post

New Delhi: Supporters of Kamal Nath had told him that he should take up the charge of Madhya Pradesh Congress only if he got...

Many political scions bite the dust in MP

NEW DELHI: In Madhya Pradesh, both BJP and the Congress did not shy away from giving tickets to dynasts and people who come from...

NOTA played a big role in BJP’s MP defeat

In more than 20 seats, number of NOTA votes was more than the defeat margin of BJP candidates.   NEW DELHI: In his annual Vijayadashmi address...

Nirav Modi seeks political asylum in Belgium

New Delhi: Fugitive businessman Nirav Modi, the prime accused in the Rs 15,000-crore Punjab National Bank scam, has sought political asylum in Belgium, official...

Michel’s lawyers planning to move ICJ against extradition

New Delhi: The legal defence team of British national and alleged middleman in the VVIP helicopter scam, Christian Michel, is preparing to move the...

Christian Michel in custody, CBI will probe babus’ role in helicopter scam

New Delhi: Former Union ministers who are still in influential positions, and top bureaucrats and individuals who have occupied gubernatorial positions in the past...

Babus want appraisals done before 11 Dec

They are afraid of a change in government when results are in.   New Delhi: The IAS and IPS officers, who are posted in Madhya Pradesh...

Four Jaish terrorists believed to have entered Delhi

New Delhi: Four terrorists belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), including three Pakistani nationals and one Afghan national, entered Delhi last month, and are likely...

‘Higher-ups may be seeking to rescue Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis case’

CBI officers are worried about impediments from within the agency slowing down their progress.   New Delhi: Officers within the Central Bureau of Investigation are pushing...

‘Demonetisation was based on flawed report on black money’

The findings of a report, prepared by the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, on the basis of which officials of the Ministry of Finance...

CBI on Centre’s radar for not probing arms company chief

The Central government is examining whether, or not, extraneous circumstances played a role in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not probing Bodo Herbert...

Agencies asked to probe CBI ‘phone-tapping’ saga

Security agencies have been asked to go into details of the illegal “phone-tapping” saga that had been unleashed during the internal feud between senior...

‘Headless’ CBI gives TMC a breather in scam cases

The Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) investigation into the high-profile Narada, Sarada and Rose Valley scams involving top Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, has been...

CBI officer alleges colleagues protecting murder accused

A serving Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has levelled serious charges of destruction of evidence and indulgence...

Hasmukh Adhia prefers spirituality over becoming next CEC

The top bureaucrat, who is credited with implementing demonetisation and GST, retires on 30 November.   Speculation is rife that Finance and Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia,...

MEA clueless regarding Bhandari’s whereabouts

Replying to an RTI, the ministry claimed that queries raised in the application were ‘vague’.   The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has no information regarding...

Kushwaha’s RLSP all set to walk out of NDA

Gives an ultimatum to BJP,  says Amit Shah should announce the seat-sharing formula for Bihar by 30 November.   The relationship of Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok...

Kamal Nath corners maximum tickets, likely CM if Congress wins

A majority of Congress’ candidates who have got tickets to fight the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections are from the camp of the party’s state...

DoPT sitting on sanction for prosecution of IAS officers

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the controlling authority of the officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), has been sitting on the sanction...

Sartaj Singh banking on ‘clean image’ in MP Assembly polls

A five-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Hoshangabad, 78-year-old Sartaj Singh, who is considered as an honest lawmaker, is going to contest on...

Shivraj has his say in ticket distribution

Tickets were given to those whose names were forwarded by the CM.   It was Shivraj Singh Chouhan all the way in ticket distribution in Madhya...

Why did SBI ignore top lawyer’s advice to block Mallya escape?

The top management of the country’s largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI), has been accused of ignoring an explicit warning issued by its...

Antigua ‘reluctant’ to extradite Mehul Choksi

Tiny island nation fears that throwing out the fugitive businessman will have a negative impact on its economy.   The extradition of PNB scam accused Mehul...

Black Diwali for KIN of kidnapped Indians

Seven Indian nationals working in Afghanistan were kidnapped.   It is going to be a “Black Diwali” for the family members of the seven Indian nationals...

Top RAW officer under watch for dubious links

The activities of a top Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) officer, presently posted in Dubai, has come under the scanner of the Prime Minister’s...

Karnal Singh ensured Chidambaram was named in Aircel-Maxis charge-sheet

In what was possibly the last act of Enforcement Director Karnal Singh before retiring, he ensured that the agency filed the charge-sheet in the...

Diggy kept away from candidate selection

Singh’s loyalists stated that he himself was keeping away from interfering in ticket distribution in MP and Chhattisgarh.   The Congress candidates for the Madhya Pradesh...

Masood Azhar lying low, but is quite active

He is avoiding attention in the wake of the US Financial Action Task Force move against Pakistan earlier this year.   Jaish-e-Mohammad leader Maulana Masood Azhar...

Nitish Kumar emerges as the ‘Big brother’ in Bihar

Manages to convince BJP to give him an equal number of seats to contest LS polls.   Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal United (JDU) president...

Congress pursues path of self-annihilation in Chhattisgarh

Congress’ ambition to dislodge the Raman Singh-led Bharatiya Janata Party government in Chhattisgarh is likely to hit major road-blocks emerging from within the party....

Dubai court will decide Michel’s fate next month

The Court of Cassation of Dubai is final degree of litigation whose verdict is binding for all and not subject to appeal.   The fate of...

Jogi passes baton to son, not to contest this time

He wants to make himself available for campaigning of the alliance candidates.   The announcement of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and president of Janata Congress of...

Dawood ‘top aide’s’ guarantor goes bankrupt

Mumtaz Ghaffar Khan, who had stood guarantor in the court for Pakistani businessman Jabir Siddiq, alias “Moti”, who is said to be a “top...

Kishor anointed as brain of JDU

While Nitish Kumar will remain the party’s face, all decisions regarding party affairs will be taken by Kishor.   Prashant Kishor Pandey, who was last week...

Poor Pak’s rich army sitting on assets worth $20 billion

Top Pakistan military officers are unlikely to be affected by the economic crisis that the volatile country is going through and has sought a...

‘More DRDO scientists honey-trapped by spies’

Incidents of honey-trapping have reached alarming proportions in recent timeswith roughly one incident being reported every month.   Intelligence agencies investigating the espionage charges involving a...

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