The prime minister did not use the advantage (majority seats) to scrap reservations, he said (File) Reservations for SC, ST, OBCs would not end as long as there is even one BJP MP in Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday. Mr Shah, who addressed election rallies at …...Read More

Ms Irani is pitted against the Congress' KL Sharma this time. Rahul Gandhi chose not to fight from Amethi because doing so would have been tough and the contest in the constituency is a reflection of the work she has done for five years and his "absence" of 15 years, …...Read More

Tests are underway for the chemicals in the spices of these two particular brands, said Nepal official Nepal's Department of Food Technology and Quality Control has banned the import, consumption and sale of two Indian spice brands Everest and MDH as it starts test for levels of ethylene oxide, an …...Read More

After days of speculation, Arvind Kejriwal today faced questions on the BJP's charge that his aide assaulted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal. As the AAP chief, addressing a joint press conference with INDIA ally Akhilesh Yadav, remained silent, his colleague Sanjay Singh took the mic and threw a …...Read More

Naresh Goyal sought interim bail earlier this month on humanitarian grounds to be with his wife. Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal's wife Anita Goyal passed away on Thursday morning after suffering from the final stage of cancer. Anita Goyal is survived by her husband and two children, Namrata and Nivaan …...Read More

Social media platforms buzzed with videos shared by dismayed commuters. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's grand roadshow in Mumbai on Wednesday evening drew huge crowds. However, as thousands thronged the streets to catch a glimpse of the Prime Minister, chaos ensued at the Ghatkopar metro station, with stampede-like situations caught on …...Read More

The bench termed the DDA's actions "interference in the administration of justice". Days after the Supreme Court asked Delhi and three other states not to give any new mining permissions in the Aravallis without its nod, the court has come down hard on the Delhi Development Authority for tree cutting …...Read More

A day after the Congress expressed concerns about the "sizable increase" in voter turnout after polling hours during this year's Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) dismissed the allegations as part of a "false campaign". The poll body stated that the allegations are an attempt to undermine …...Read More

Some spices manufactured by MDH and Everest faced action in Singapore and Hong Kong The sales ban on some Indian spices in Hong Kong and Singapore has prompted the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to come up with a new method to detect Ethylene Oxide in spices, …...Read More

Mumbai Metro services will be suspended from Jagruti Nagar to Ghatkopar from 6 pm. The Mumbai Metro services will be suspended between Jagruti Nagar and Ghatkopar stations in Mumbai from 6 pm on Wednesday till further notice due to security reasons, authorities said. Commuters are requested to plan their journey …...Read More