Sunil Jakhar to continue as Punjab Congress chief
Chandigarh, Sep 14 (IANS) Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, who had resigned after losing the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat to actor-politician Sunny Deol of the …
Delhi BJP chief urges Kejriwal to reconsider odd-even scheme
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Opposing the odd-even scheme for cars to be implemented in November, Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari on Saturday wrote to …
Satish Poonia new BJP chief for Rajasthan
Jaipur, Sep 14 (IANS) BJP MLA from Amer Satish Poonia on Saturday was named the state party president for Rajasthan. A letter signed by National …
Soz new vice chief of Congress’ professsionals wing
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday approved the appointment of Salman Soz as Vice Chairman of the All India …
UN chief appoints Indian as new head of Hodeidah mission
United Nations, Sep 13 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Abhijit Guha, a retired Indian lieutenant general as the head of the …
UN chief launches action plan to safeguard religious sites
United Nations, Sep 13 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched a plan of action to safeguard religious sites, against the backdrop of a surge in …
RSS chief calls for unity to foil the enemy’s designs
Hyderabad, Sep 13 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday stressed the need for unity, saying the country needs to be united …
Sonia to meet all Congress Chief Ministers on Friday
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi will hold a meeting with all the Chief Ministers of her party here on Friday, …
Ready for action to retrieve PoK: Army chief
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Indian Army Chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat said on Thursday that the army is prepared for an operation to retrieve Pakistan-occupied …
BCA chief threatens to file contempt petition against CoA
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) In a new twist to the Bihar Cricket Association saga, BCA president Jagnnath Singh has threatened to file a contempt …
India, Pak must resolve Kashmir via bilateral talks: UN Chief
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) In a statement that will be construed as a huge boost for the Narendra Modi government, United Nations (UN) Secretary …
Sonia meets Maharashtra Cong chief, discusses resignations
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) A day after actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar and former Maharashtra Home Minister Kripa Shankar Singh resigned from the party, Congress interim …
Madras lawyers boycott courts over Chief Justice’s transfer
Chennai, Sep 10 (IANS) Advocates practicing at the Madras High Court, here on Tuesday, boycotted courts and tribunals in protest against transfer of Chief Justice …
We raised conflict issue with Ethics Officer: CoA chief Rai
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Committee of Administrators (CoA) chief Vinod Rai has acknowledged that there exists a difference of opinion on the conflict …
Imran welcomes UNHR chief’s statement on Kashmir
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) Soon after UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Monday voiced her concerns over the impact of the “recent …
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet mentions Kashmir, NRC
Geneva, Sep 9 (IANS) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet referred to the Kashmir issue and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in …
Twitterti hail Modi’s emotional moment with ISRO chief
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugging ISRO chief K. Sivan after he broke down has gone viral and …
Delhi Cong leaders meet Sonia over new state unit chief
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) To build consensus over the new Delhi Congress chief’s post, lying vacant since the death of Sheila Diskhit, party interim …
Chief Ministers hail ISRO for its efforts (Roundup)
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Chief Ministers from all across the nation on Saturday hailed the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) stride towards the Moon. …
Chief Ministers proud of ISRO’s hard work (3rd Lead)
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Chief Ministers from all across the country on Saturday expressed their pride and hailed the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) …
Don’t lose heart: Modi to emotional ISRO chief
Bengaluru, Sep 7 (IANS) When years of hard work literally came to naught for ISRO on Saturday after it lost communication with Moon lander Vikram, …
Proud of ISRO’s hard work: Chief Ministers (2nd Lead)
Panaji, Sep 7 (IANS) Chief Ministers from across the country on Saturday expressed their pride in the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) stride towards the …
ISRO chief breaks down, Modi hugs, consoles him
Bengaluru, Sep 7 (IANS) Years of hard work literally came to naught for ISRO on Saturday after it lost communication with Moon lander Vikram, and …
Communication link with Vikram lander broken: ISRO chief
Bengaluru, Sep 7 (IANS) Suspense hangs over the fate of India’s first moon lander Vikram as the communication link seems to be broken just before …
Comnmunication with lander Vikram lost: ISRO Chief
Bengaluru, Sep 7 (IANS) Communication with India’s moon lander Vikram has been lost as it was descending towards the Moon early on Saturday, ISRO Chairman …
Army Chief meets kin of Param Vir Chakra Captain Salaria
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) As part of celebrating the year 2019 as ‘Year of The Next of Kin’, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat met …
Gujarat Police arrest ex-SIMI chief from Azamgarh
Azamgarh, Sep 6 (IANS) After almost 18 years of registering a case against Shahid Badr, former chief of the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), …
EU Commission chief confident in European partner Italy
Brussels, Sep 5 (IANS/AKI) Italy will play a key role in taking on the European Union’s major current challenges including migration, economic development and security, …
Ex-Haryana Cong chief meets Sonia after Selja elevation
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) A day after Sonia Gandhi replaced Haryana party unit chief Ashok Tanwar with former Union Minister Kumari Selja, Tanwar met …
Sonia to name on new Delhi party chief in 2-3 days
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) With the Delhi Assembly polls just five months away, Sonia Gandhi, Congress interim chief, here on Thursday, met former state …
Kamal Nath to continue as MP Congress chief, for now
Bhopal, Sep 5 (IANS) The stalemate in Madhya Pradesh Congress over the appointment of a new party chief continued on Thursday. With no solution in …
Goa chief swimming coach sacked for molesting minor girl
Panaji, Sep 5 (IANS) The chief coach of the Goa state swimming team, Surajit Ganguly, was on Thursday sacked by the Swimming Federation of India …
Selja replaces Tanwar in Haryana, Hooda poll panel chief
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections, the Congress on Wednesday ended the month-long uncertainty by appointing Kumari Selja as …
Amid war in MP Congress, Sonia to pick new state chief
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) With the crisis in the Madhya Pradesh Congress snowballing into a full-fledged war between the Jyotiraditya Scindia faction and the …
SC Collegium for swap of Madras, Meghalaya Chief Justices
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court collegium has recommended transfer of Madras High Court Chief Justice V.K. Tahilramani to the Meghalaya High Court. …
Selja to head Congress in Haryana, Hooda poll panel chief
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections, the Congress on Wednesday appointed former Union Minister Kumari Selja as the state …
UN chief appoints new coordinator for multilingualism
United Nations, Sep 4 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday appointed Movses Abelian of Armenia the new coordinator for multilingualism. According to a UN …
Iraqi Foreign Minister meets Arab League chief
Baghdad, Sep 3 (IANS) Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hakim on Tuesday met Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit ahead of a meeting of Arab Foreign …
Stage set for EEF with Modi as chief guest
Vladivostok (Russia), Sep 3 (IANS) The city of Vladivostok in Russia’s Far Eastern Region is all set to host the three-day Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) …
Poll panel chief calls for vigilance by election bodies
Bengaluru, Sep 3 (IANS) Asserting that eternal vigilance is the price democratic countries pay for liberty, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Monday said the …
Scindia wants loyalist as MP Congress chief
Bhopal, Sep 2 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh unit of the Congress is in the grip of turmoil over the issue of appointing a new state …