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Bandh grips Telangana as parties unite over 42% BC quota; protests intensify after Supreme Court refusal

Hyderabad, Oct. 18 -- Protests hit Telangana on Saturday, affecting normal life, following the High Court's decision to stay 42 percent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in local bodies, media re... Read More


Indian democracy is good at providing representation, but not accountability

India, Oct. 18 -- Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian's book A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India's Development Odyssey on India's political economy will be released on October 24. Kapur (DK) is cur... Read More


Massive fire breaks out at Brahmaputra Apartments in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- A massive fire broke out at Brahmaputra Apartments in New Delhi. Upon receiving information, fire brigade teams arrived at the scene and began relief operations. Six vehicles ha... Read More


J&K Adm opposes MLA Malik's plea to attend Assembly session

Jammu, Oct. 18 -- The Jammu Kashmir administration has opposed the participation of detained AAP MLA Mehraj Malik in the upcoming autumn session of the Legislative Assembly, even as it informed the Hi... Read More


"Fake names, dead, shifted voters, or infiltrators are Mamata Banerjee's vote bank": Sukanta Majumdar slams TMC over SIR opposition

Kolkata, Oct. 18 -- Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday charged that the Trinamool Congress's fierce opposition to the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exposes the party'... Read More


BrahMos stands for self-reliance, meets India's defence needs: Yogi Adityanath

LUCKNOW, Oct. 18 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday described BrahMos as a missile of atmanirbharta (self-reliance), which is fulfilling the defence needs of the country. He expressed grat... Read More


Omar Abdullah slams BJP over delay in statehood, says linking it with Pahalgam attack 'unjust'

Srinagar, Oct. 18 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for what he described as "delaying the restoration of statehood" to the union T... Read More


Akhilesh taunts BJP, says "Nothing can be expected from a dud firecracker."

Lucknow, Oct. 18 -- Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at the BJP, today terming BJP as a 'dud firecracker', as he blamed the Yogi Adityanath government for the dismal state of the po... Read More


Increasing farmers' income is Govt's main objective: Shivraj Singh

Deoria (UP), Oct. 18 -- union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Saturday that doubling the income of the farmers of the country is the government's primary objective. Addressing a ga... Read More


Bihar Phase 1 nomination end, but INDIA stand-off doesn't

India, Oct. 18 -- A total of 1,698candidates filed their papers for the crucial first phase of the assembly elections in Bihar as the chaotic nomination process for the 121 seats that go to the polls ... Read More