ED arrests K'taka ex-minister Nagendra in tribal corporation case

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested former state Minister and Congress leader B Nagendra in connection with a money laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the Karnataka......

80-yr-old Jitan Ram Manjhi defies odds to become Union minister

Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular founder Jitan Ram Manjhi, who has been a formidable force in Bihar's political arena, was made a central minister on Sunday. IMAGE: HAM-S founder Jitan Ram Manjhi......

RSS backs caste census for welfare, opposes political use

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh said on Monday it has no objection to collecting data on specific communities or castes, provided that the information is used for their welfare and not exploited as......

Fate of 683 candidates in balance as 43 seats in Jharkhand vote

Jharkhand is geared up for polling in 43 of the 81 assembly seats in the first phase on Wednesday, when the electoral fate of 683 candidates, including former chief minister Champai Soren and ex-MP......

Sitharaman allocates Rs 85,000 cr for SC-OBC welfare, Rs 53,700 cr for STs

Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman on Saturday proposed a budget of Rs 85,000 crore in 2020-21 for the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes and Rs 53,700 crore for Scheduled......