New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The BJP launched a blistering attack at the INDIA Bloc (RJD-Cong-Left alliance) on Wednesday, over its “impractical” and “unrealistic” poll promises and sops in the run-up to the Bihar elections and also termed its “parivaarvad” culture as a hindrance to the state’s progress.
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Oct 22 (IANS) An alleged security lapse surfaced on Wednesday after an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu to Sabarimala got its wheels stuck in wet concrete at a swiftly built temporary helipad inside an indoor stadium complex near here, prompting officials to push the chopper out.
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) A major political controversy has erupted in Mumbai ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections after Congress MLC Bhai Jagtap announced that the party would contest independently, ruling out any alliance with Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) or Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT).
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma has slammed authorities at the Taj Hotel for shaming her for sitting in “regular padmasana style” at its fine dining restaurant House of Ming.
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday highlighted the surge in Diwali sales this year which touched a record Rs 6.05 lakh crore, driven by GST rate cuts and strong demand for ‘swadeshi’ products.
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) With no clarity yet on the seat-sharing arrangement within the Mahagathbandhan alliance of Opposition parties, the BJP on Wednesday criticised them and said that an alliance unable to distribute seats properly is unfit to run a government.
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally conferred the gleaming insignia of the Honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army to star javelin thrower and two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra during the pipping ceremony in South Block on Wednesday.
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) An Air India flight scheduled from Mumbai to Newark in the United States had to return after take-off, as the crew identified a suspected technical snag, according to a statement issued by the airline on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) A crucial meeting between representatives of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) with senior officials of the Union Home Ministry is underway in Delhi on Wednesday.
Patna, Oct 22 (IANS) Janshakti Janata Dal candidate from Bihar's Raghopur Assembly constituency, Prem Kumar Yadav, on Wednesday said that his decision to quit the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) stemmed from the party's growing preference for those with money and muscle power over genuine grassroots workers.
