Mata Prasad Pandey is a veteran legislator who has served twice as Speaker Samajwadi Party leader Mata Prasad Pandey has been named Leader of Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly after Akhilesh Yadav was elected to Lok Sabha in the recently held general election. The 81-year-old veteran leader represents Itwa constituency …...Read More

BSF's intelligence wing has enhanced its surveillance in and around railway stations. (Representational) Twenty-three Bangladeshi nationals preparing to board a train to Chennai were arrested at Agartala railway station, an official said on Sunday. Based on specific information, a joint team from the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Border Security Force …...Read More

Three civil services aspirants died after a library housed in a basement flooded in Delhi (File) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has started action against illegal coaching centres and will set up a high-level committee to probe the flooding of a basement in central Delhi which led to three civil …...Read More

"Other details, such as party leadership, will be decided in due course," Prashant Kishor said Former election strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday said his Jan Suraaj campaign will become a political party on October 2, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, and contest the assembly polls in Bihar next year. Mr Kishor …...Read More

Several plaques mentioning the type of banned clothes are put up around the temple. (FILE) Devotees clad in "skimpy western dress" and shorts will not be allowed to enter Goddess Kalika temple in Ratlam city of Madhya Pradesh, its priest said. "Devotees dressed in western and skimpy attire and shorts …...Read More

Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy suffered a nosebleed while addressing the media about the BJP-JDS padayatra at Bengaluru's Gold Finch Hotel. He was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, sources said. The minister's nose started bleeding in the middle of his address to the media. Footage from the spot showed his …...Read More

Bhagyalakshmi temple abutting historic Charminar has been the focus of BJP's politics Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday stated that after the formation of the BJP government in Telangana, the Bhagyalakshmi temple at Charminar will be converted into a 'golden temple'. Bhagyalakshmi temple abutting …...Read More

The shopkeepers said this order would disturb communal harmony and affect their business Muslim shopkeepers here have expressed happiness after the Supreme Court extended its stay on an order mandating the display of names and phone numbers of shop owners on the Kanwar Yatra route until the next hearing on …...Read More

"My intention is not to hurt anyone's feelings. If it has happened, then I apologise," she said. Renowned civil services exam tutor Shubhra Ranjan released a statement on Saturday addressing allegations that she compared Lord Ram to Mughal emperor Akbar, clarifying that her intention was not to hurt anyone's feelings. …...Read More

Shreya Yadav was the eldest among three siblings Three UPSC aspirants died after they were trapped in the basement of a popular coaching centre in Delhi late last evening, triggering massive protests. The victims have been identified as Tania Soni, Shreya Yadav -- both aged 25 -- and Navin Delvin, …...Read More