India and Bhutan reviewed all aspects of their bilateral ties during a three-day visit by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale to the Himalayan kingdom, the External Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday. “In his interactions, Foreign Secretary conveyed that India attaches the highest priority to further expanding its unique ties of friendship and cooperation with Bhutan, based […]
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said that she has decided not to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. “Candidates are decided by the party. But I have made up my mind that I won’t be contesting in the next elections,” the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said on the sidelines of an […]
A total of 4,288 nomination papers have been filed by 3,295 candidates for the Rajasthan Assembly elections, Chief Electoral Officer Anand Kumar said on Tuesday. The filing of nomination papers started on November 12 and continued till November 19 for all 200 seats. The candidates can withdraw their nominations by November 22, Kumar added. The […]
Six persons died in a blast at the Wardha ammunition depot of the army here in Maharashtra on Tuesday, officials said. The toll shot up to six from the earlier three, with another 10 injured, including four seriously. The explosion occurred at the Pulgaon Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) around 7.15 a.m. when discarded ammunition intended […]
Voting started for the second phase of Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday amid tight security as voters started trickling out to exercise their franchise. Large contingents of police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been deployed at the polling stations to ensure a peaceful process. The winter chill though allowed very […]
Polling continued on Tuesday for the second and concluding phase in 72 seats spread across 19 districts to elect a new Chhattisgarh Assembly, with nearly 24 per cent of the over 1.5 crore electorate casting their votes in the first four hours. Amid allegations of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tampering and malfunctioning in several areas, […]
One para commando of the Indian Army and four militants were killed in a gunfight in a Jammu and Kashmir village in Shopian district on Tuesday while four civilians were injured in ensuing clashes, officials said. Three girls sustained gun shot wounds while a youth with pellet injury in the eye were shifted here for […]
Taking exception to a leak of CBI Director Alok Verma’s response to the CVC’s report submitted in sealed cover before it a day ago, the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing of the case till November 29. A visibly unhappy Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, in a brief order, said “for reasons not to be recorded, […]
The ninth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat summit would focus more on trade and commerce, along with investments, Manoj Kumar Das, Principal Secretary to the Gujarat Chief Minister, said on Friday. The biennial investment promotion event will be held at state capital Gandhinagar during January 18-20, 2019 with the theme “Shaping the New India”. “We […]
The Supreme Court on Friday told CBI Director Alok Verma to respond to the Central Vigilance Commission’s (CVC) inquiry report on allegations of corruption brought against him. The allegations were levelled by his deputy, Special Director Rakesh Asthana. Describing the CVC report as “exhaustive, accompanied with annexure”, a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice […]