Delhi HC grants bail to Congress leader Shivakumar
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Congress leader and former Karnataka minister D. K. Shivakumar in a …
ED summons another Congress leader in Shivakumar case
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) In more troubles for former Karnataka Minister and senior Congress leader D. K. Shivakumar, who has been arrested in a …
Killers of Hindu leader Kamlesh Tiwari arrested in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Oct 22 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in the murder case of former Hindu Mahasabha leader Kamlesh Tiwari, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad on Tuesday …
UP Nav Nirman Sena leader gets death threat
Lucknow, Oct 21 (IANS) After Kamlesh Tiwari and Sadhvi Prachi, the Uttar Pradesh Nav Nirman Sena president Amit Jani has also received a threat letter. …
Veteran CPI-M leader Achuthanandan turns 96
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 20 (IANS) V.S. Achuthanandan, a veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and also a former Chief Minister of Kerala, turned 96 on …
Buy swords, not utensils on Dhanteras: BJP leader
Lucknow, Oct 20 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoband has asked the Hindu community to “buy swords made of iron …
Is a foreign wife criteria for Nobel prize, asks BJP leader
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IANS) BJP National Secretary Rahul Sinha on Friday said that people whose second wives are foreigners are mostly getting the Nobel Prize. …
Former Hindu Mahasabha leader shot in Lucknow
Lucknow, Oct 18 (IANS) Kamlesh Tiwari, leader of the Hindu Samaj Party and a former leader of the Hindu Mahasabha, was shot dead in broad …
BSP leader Kartar Singh Bhadana joins BJP
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Former Haryana Minister and three-time MLA Kartar Singh Bhadana left the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and joined the Bharatiya Janata …
Kerala Minister, Leader of Opposition’s row turns personal
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 (IANS) A row between Kerala’s Higher Education Minister K.T. Jaleel and Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala turned personal on Thursday with the …
Top CPI-M Tripura leader arrested, hunt on for ex-Minister
Agartala, Oct 17 (IANS) A top CPI-M leader in Tripura was arrested on Thursday for “obstructing police” while a massive hunt is on to apprehend …
BJP leader wants no party symbols on EVMs, cites ‘dictatorship’ by bosses
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Electoral symbols on EVM machines may be a thing of the past if the Election Commission accepts BJP leader Ashwini …
HK protest leader Jimmy Sham ‘attacked with hammers’
Hong Kong, Oct 17 (IANS) The leader of one of Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy groups, Jimmy Sham was attacked with hammers. Photographs on social media …
N. Korean leader Kim rides white horse on sacred mountain
Seoul, Oct 16 (IANS) North Korean state media on Wednesday released a series of pictures of its leader Kim Jong-un where in he can be …
Senior Odisha BJP leader Damodar Rout quits party
Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 (IANS) Senior Odisha BJP leader Damodar Rout on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership of the party alleging that he was ignored …
Pro-democracy lawmakers heckle HK leader, disrupt parliament
Hong Kong, Oct 16 (IANS) Chief Executive of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam was forced to suspend her annual address after …
BJP leader Nirahua embarrasses Yogi on fake encounter issue
Lucknow, Oct 16 (IANS) In what is bound to be a major embarrassment for the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh, party leader and Bhojpuri actor …
Romania opposition leader Ludovic Orban appointed new PM
Bucharest, Oct 15 (IANS) Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday appointed Ludovic Orban, leader of the main opposition National Liberal Party, as Prime Minister, after …
Mass raids target Russian opposition leader’s foundation
Moscow, Oct 15 (IANS) Mass raids took place on Tuesday at 30 regional branches of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), founded by Russian opposition leader Alexey …
Another UP BJP leader shot dead
Saharanpur, Oct 13 (IANS) Another Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh, the third such murder in the …
I-T dept denies harassing K’taka Congress leader’s aide
Bengaluru, Oct 12 (IANS) The Income-Tax department on Saturday denied harassing Karnataka Congress leader G. Parameshwara’s aide N.S. Ramesh who committed suicide earlier in the …
K’taka Congress leader’s PA commits suicide due to ‘tax raids’
Bengaluru, Oct 12 (IANS) Karnataka Congress leader G. Parameshwara’s personal assistant N.S. Ramesh committed suicide allegedly due to “tax raids” on his boss, a party …
Ex-AAP leader Alka Lamba joins Congress
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) After a month of quitting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), former Chandni Chowk MLA Alka Lamba on Saturday joined the …
Row over Cong UK chapter’s meeting with Labour leader
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Congress got engulfed in a controversy on Thursday after a delegation of its overseas chapter in the UK met …
Baghel says Rahul ‘most efficient’ leader, favours his return to top post
Raipur, Oct 10 (IANS) Joining the debate over Rahul Gandhis status in the Congress, senior party leader and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday …
Ex-CM Siddaramaiah named Leader of Opposition in Karnataka
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday appointed former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly and …
Haryana’s former Congress leader Sampat Singh joins BJP
Chandigarh, Oct 9 (IANS) Former Haryana Finance Minister Sampat Singh, who had quit the Congress on Monday, on Wednesday joined the BJP in the presence …
Another BJP leader shot dead in UP
Lucknow, Oct 9 (IANS) Following a series of similar attacks, yet another BJP leader was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, this time in …
Johnson to hold talks with Irish leader to avoid no-deal Brexit
London, Oct 9 (IANS) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold talks with his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar later this week in a last ditch …
More representation from South in Lok Sabha: Cong leader
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) In what can stir a new North-vs-South debate, Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh Jitin Prasada has said that the Lok …
Afghanistan says AQIS leader Asim Omar killed in raid
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Afghan intelligence on Tuesday confirmed the death of Asim Omar, leader of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), in …
BJP leader shot dead in UP’s Deoband, tension in area
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 8 (IANS) BJP leader Chaudhary Yashpal Singh was shot dead on Tuesday by bike-borne unidentified assailants near his home village in …
Imran is 6th most popular world leader on Twitter
Islamabad, Oct 8 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has become the sixth most popular world leader on Twitter, boasting 10.5 million followers on the …
Haryana Congress leader Sampat Singh quits party
Chandigarh, Oct 7 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Haryana Finance Minister Sampat Singh on Monday resigned from the party. Though he is yet to …
Martyred Sqn Leader’s name to feature on National War Memorial
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has included the name of Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna, who had been martyred in a …
PoK leader bid to speak on Kashmir in France thwarted
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Ahead of India taking delivery of the first Rafale jet on October 8, an attempt by Pakistan to have the …
BJP leader takes to Ramlila stage as polls near
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) In an attempt to stay in the public eyes that btoo when the Assembly elections are round the corner, Delhi …
Rawat joint leader along with Lohan on day two
Lucknow, Oct 3 (IANS) Lucknow golfers stole the limelight on their home turf during round two of the TATA Steel PGTI Feeder Tour 2019 presented …
Senior RSS leader talks rape, live-in, feminism
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Senior RSS functionary and ABVP head Sunil Ambekar has created a storm with his new book “The RSS: Roadmaps for …
Imran to bring in senior PTI leader in major cabinet rejig
Islamabad, Oct 1 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior leader Asad Umar is likely to return as a federal minister amid a major reshuffle in the federal …