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Disgruntled Congess leaders in Chhattisgarh form ‘Indira group’

Fed up with the infighting between local satraps, old Congress loyalists and ordinary workers have come together in Chhattisgarh to start a group to...

IB had warned of attack

The Intelligence Bureau (IB) had in November end generated a specific input regarding a very imminent possibility of a terrorist strike in Indian territory...

Vigil increased along border with Nepal to counter ISIS threat

Intelligence agencies have asked the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), which guards India’s border with Nepal, to be on the lookout for ISIS supported terrorists...

Grievances panel adopting novel strategies

The Public Grievances Commission of Delhi (PGC), which was constituted as the last resort for the general public to seek redressal to grievances related...

Indian embassy, consulates under terror threat

The Indian embassy in Kabul and its consulates in Nangarhar, Kandahar, Herat and Balkh are under serious and imminent threat of terrorist attack, officials...

Killer BSF aircraft was past expiry date

The Super King aircraft, which was under the operational command of the Border Security Force (BSF) and which crashed on Tuesday killing all the...

Fake gigolo clubs taking men for a ride

“Hello, this is a one time invitation call to become a member of the Gigolo Club of India,” is how the girl on the...

BSF won’t reveal action taken against jawans

The Border Security Force (BSF) which guards India’s borders with Bangladesh did not reveal further details of the action taken against eight jawans who...

Headley may shed light on Indian involvement in 26/11

It was for the sake of getting leads regarding the local help that terrorists received to carry out the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, and...

Staff crunch hits Intelligence Bureau work, morale

The Intelligence Bureau (IB), whose work has increased manifold in recent times due to the increased threat perception from jihadi terror networks, most notably...

Suraj ‘forced’ Jiah Khan to end life: CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation has said in its charge-sheet that actress Jiah Khan was forced to commit suicide because of the “wilful conduct”...

Reshuffle likely in Bihar BJP

Organisational reshuffle in Bihar BJP is being planned by the yearend, with the party likely to give more posts to leaders from the backward...

Three Union ministers from Bihar may get axed

Three of the six NDA Union ministers who come from Bihar may be dropped from the Cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi when an...

Pandey will be a key man in Nitish raj

Prashant Kishor Pandey, 37, who is being credited for ensuring the BJP’s debacle in the Bihar Assembly elections, is likely to be given an...

Bihar BJP blames Delhi trio for defeat

Several leaders in the Bihar unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party are blaming the trio of Ananth Kumar, Dharmendra Pradhan, both ministers, and state...

‘More attacks in the offing’

After a terrorist attack killed at least 127 people in Paris late on Friday night, the ISIS, which is believed to have carried out...

Chhota Rajan’s security kept secret

The security details of underworld don Chhota Rajan, who was brought to India on Friday morning from Indonesia, were a closely guarded secret, with...

‘Save bureaucrats from false charges’

Former Telecom Secretary Shyamal Ghosh, who was recently exonerated by a CBI special court in a case related to causing loss to the exchequer...

Congress, disgruntled BJP leaders covertly supported Hardik

State leaders of Gujarat Congress and a section of disgruntled Gujarat BJP leaders supported Patel quota leader Hardik Patel with the objective to destabilise...

Chhota Rajan’s health causes concern to security agencies

The failing health of underworld don Chhota Rajan, alias Rajendra Nikalje, who was arrested by the Indonesian police last Sunday, will be the primary...

Race begins for Bassi’s post

With the present Delhi police commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi scheduled to demit office in February 2016, contenders for the coveted post have started making...

At Tarari, son banks on late Ranvir Sena chief’s ‘legacy

Indrabhushan Singh, the 41-year-old-son of the slain Ranvir Sena chief, Brahmeshwar Singh Mukhia, is banking on his father’s “legacy” to win the keenly watched...

Traders use Hong Kong to launder money

Investigations into the over Rs 6,000-cr “forex scam”, in which the employees of Bank of Baroda and HDFC Bank have been arrested, have revealed...

Camp in Bihar: Shah to ministers

With 162 seats still to go to the polls in the remaining three phases of the Assembly elections in Bihar, BJP Union ministers campaigning...

Forgotten by Teesta, Gulbarg survivors live in rented houses

It is a Catch-22 situation for survivors of the Gulbarg Society riots in 2002. Despite having their own houses, they are being forced to...

Congress likely to shake up its MP leadership

The Madhya Pradesh unit of the Congress is likely to go for a revamp, with both the state in-charge and the state party president...

Bengal indifferent as posters ask youth to join ISIS

Supporters of the Islamic State (ISIS) have put up posters in several districts of West Bengal asking the youth to join the terrorist organisation,...

Riot victims protest Central security cover to Teesta

Some of the victims of the 2002 Gulbarg Society riot case, some of whom are main witnesses in the case, have questioned why activist...

PMO meets to address industry concerns

The Prime Minister’s Office is going to convene a series of high level meetings involving key ministries in which the concerns raised by CEOs...

Metro shooting incident exposes chinks in security

Questions are being raised on the effectiveness of the security cover at the metro stations in Delhi after a man managed to enter the...

Scientist gets DRDO notice for whistle-blowing on colleague

A senior scientist with the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), who wrote to the Prime Minister and Defence Minister and bout how the organisation...

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CHIRAG IN CHARGE PATNA: Lalu Yadav's succession plan is still not clear as he has fielded both his sons Tejashwi and Tejpratap, but his...

Patna is as dirty as ever

Patna's dirty roads belie Nitish Kumar's claims of good governance, posters about which have flooded Bihar's capital city ahead of the Assembly elections. Even...

No one remembers Jagjivan Ram in poll bound Bihar

The tallest Dalit leader of India during his lifetime, Jagjivan Ram has been made irrelevant by all political parties, including the Congress in the...

ISIS lures Indian youth with money, job offers

Inputs generated by the Intelligence Bureau have revealed that ISIS handlers who are targeting Indian youth to join their ranks have moved beyond ideological...

Lalu’s social media team rubs shoulders with his cows

Amongst the hundred odd cows that are tied in this modern cowshed in Danapur on Patna's outskirts, a dozen young men are regularly tweeting...

It’s Lalu Raj in ticket distribution

The wishes of RJD president Lalu Yadav seem to be prevailing over his alliance, if the initial list of party candidates is any indication. Lalu...

NCP, SP woo rebels from NDA, Grand Alliance

The Samajwadi Party and the Nationalist Congress Party have emerged as a formidable refuge for the rebels of the NDA and the Grand Alliance. With...

Seemanchal will vote along communal lines

Communal passion may influence the voting pattern in the minority dominated Seemanchal areas of Bihar where All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and the Shiv...

Patna unhappy with Nitish 2

Voters in Patna, cutting across caste and age lines, seem to have a soft corner for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, although they are...

J&K spent Rs 560cr to keep separatists in a good mood

The Jammu and Kashmir government has spent close to Rs 560 crore for the "maintenance" of Kashmiri separatist leaders in the past five years,...

‘Probes into bureaucrats not matter of public interest’

In what can be termed as an attempt to protect the privacy of babus, the Ministry of Finance has declined to share details of...

BJP mulls fielding Sushil Modi from Muslim-dominated area

The Bharatiya Janata Party is keen to field its most prominent leader in Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi from one of the seats in Purnia...

Congress struggles for relevance

Congress leaders in Bihar are not happy with the party’s decision to contest the forthcoming Assembly elections as part of the grand alliance of...

Leaders rush to secure safe seats for kin in Bihar

Dynasty politics is on a grand display in Bihar where leaders from virtually every political party are trying their best to field their kin...

Booking Tatkal tickets yet to be tout-proof

Indian Railways ticket bookings under the Tatkal quota continue to be problematic as touts and travel agents, in collusion with railway staff, are able...

BJP banks on PM in Bihar

With pre-poll surveys painting a grim picture for the BJP in Bihar, the party has decided to get Prime Minister Narendra Modi to campaign...

Cambodia gets ‘copycat’ Angkor stalled

Work on the construction of the world’s biggest Hindu temple was supposed to begin this month in East Champaran of Bihar, but has been...

CBI ineffective in dealing with political cases

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took nine years to convict the Chautalas in the junior basic teacher (JBT) recruitment scam, once again raising...

IAF running pub on high security defence land

The Indian Air Force is violating military rules by running a restaurant, a golf course, a pub and a swimming pool on "A-1" category...

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