Jaipur, Sep 10 (IANS) After voting concluded for the first phase of Rajasthan’s civic body elections at 6 pm on Wednesday, another phase of the election began behind the scenes: the political race to keep candidates together until the results are declared and the crucial elections for municipal presidents are held.
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Following the tragic building collapse in south Delhi's Satya Niketan in which seven people lost their lives, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has formally initiated the process of setting up a dedicated State Disaster Emergency Relief Force (SDERF) for the national Capital to strengthen the city's preparedness and response during major emergencies.
Bhopal, Sep 10 (IANS) Amid controversy surrounding allegations of donation theft at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh has announced the 'Sanatan Swabhiman Yatra', which will begin in Ujjain on October 20, coinciding with Dussehra, and proceed towards Ayodhya.
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) With the protests in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) showing no signs of dying down, fresh Intelligence inputs suggest that Islamabad is planning a major misadventure along the Line of Control (LoC).
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday urged people to stay cautious of misleading and fabricated videos allegedly featuring her and asked them not to fall prey to fraudulent and deceitful calls for investment in real estate projects or any other futuristic ventures.
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday launched a sharp attack on senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram over his questioning of the benefits India gains from the BRICS Summit, asking the Congress what it had achieved in the field of diplomacy since Independence.
Lucknow, Sep 10 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Thursday expelled her nephew Akash Anand from the BSP, saying he has been freed from the party and that his personal attachment appeared to outweigh his concern for his own political career.
Gandhinagar, Sep 10 (IANS) All workers trapped after a portion of an under-construction building collapsed in Gujarat's Kudasan area were rescued safely, with the state government reporting zero casualties after a war-footing rescue operation late Wednesday night.
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said there is an opportunity to develop a roadmap within the next few weeks to restart negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, following substantive contacts in Kyiv and Moscow.
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Central government has approved the Delhi government’s proposal to create an independent engineering cadre for the Public Works Department (PWD), a long-pending reform expected to give the capital greater control over its engineering workforce and accelerate infrastructure projects.
