BJP's Sirsa candidate withdraws nomination

Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's Sirsa candidate Rohtash Jangra on Monday said he has withdrawn his nomination and hinted that the party may back sitting MLA Gopal Kanda, who has been supporting the......

Rajasthan rural polls: BJP, Cong join hands; ditch own allies

In unlikely collaborations, rivals Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party came together at two places in Rajasthan to thwart local Bhartiya Tribal Party and Rashtriya Loktantrik Party leaders in the......

2 IAS officers suspended after Punjab U-turn on panchayat dissolution

Hours after taking a 'U-turn' by informing the high court that it is withdrawing its notification dissolving all gram panchayats in the state, the Punjab government suspended two senior Indian......

Are 2 Arunachal men missing near LAC in Chinese army's custody?

Two men from Arunachal Pradesh have been missing for nearly two years from a remote location in the state along the India-China border and are believed to be in the custody of the People's......

RBI tightens fit-and-proper criteria for directors on PSB boards

Members of Parliament, state legislatures, and local governments not eligible to be members of PSB boards. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened the......

World champs Aditi and Deotale's journey started from same sugarcane farmland

IMAGE: Ojas Deotale became the world champion when he bagged the compound men's title. Photograph: World Archery/Twitter Pravin Sawant, a police constable in Satara in Maharashtra, now hopes his......