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BJP chooses Manjusha for mayorship, favours organisationally grounded leader

India, Feb. 4 -- In choosing 46-year-old business management postgraduate Manjusha Nagpure as the next mayor of Pune, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has opted for a middle-class, educated leader wit... Read More


"If you break dignity, people will lose trust in democracy": Speaker Om Birla urges MPs against breaking House decorum

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday amid heavy sloganeering by Opposition members, with Speaker Om Birla urging them to follow parliamentary norms and not lower the... Read More


Majithia drug case: Four years on, no challan filed despite multiple SITs

India, Feb. 4 -- The drug trafficking case registered against former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) minister Bikram Singh Majithia in December 2021 - considered the basis of the disproportionate assets (DA... Read More


Sherpur-3 Jamaat MP candidate Nuruzzaman Badal passes away

Sherpur, Feb. 4 -- Mohammad Nuruzzaman Badal, Jamaat-e-Islami's MP candidate from Sherpur-3 constituency and the party's district secretary, passed away early Wednesday. He breathed his last at aroun... Read More


Shashi Tharoor stumbles on Parliament steps, Akhilesh Yadav rushes to help: Video

India, Feb. 4 -- A video displaying a brief gesture of which goes beyond political party lines has gone viral on social media. The footage from shows Congress MP Shashi Tharoor taking a stumble on th... Read More


Mohali court rejects Punjab govt plea to impose strict bail terms on Majithia

Mohali, Feb. 4 -- Hours before Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia's release from Nabha jail, a Mohali court rejected an eleventh-hour application by the Punjab government seeking stringe... Read More


Telangana govt revokes Praneeth Kumar's DSP promotion over alleged phone tapping during BRS regime

Hyderabad, Feb. 4 -- The Telangana government on Wednesday cancelled DSP Praneeth Kumar's promotion, citing his alleged involvement in phone tapping incident during the tenure of the BRS government in... Read More


Unicorn India Ventures Closes Third Fund At INR 1,200 Cr

India, Feb. 4 -- Early-stage focussed VC firm Unicorn India Ventures has reached the final close of its third fund at INR 1,200 Cr, exceeding its initial target of INR 1,000 Cr post exercising a green... Read More


Corporators flag water, sewer snarls in 'closed-door' meeting with mayor

LUCKNOW, Feb. 4 -- Mayor Sushma Kharkwal on Tuesday convened a closed-door meeting with corporators and senior officials and took stock of the civic woes flagged by corporators on the LMC House floor ... Read More


Rs 300 Crore worth of development works approved so far for Karawal Nagar, says Kapil Mishra

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Delhi mininster and BJP MLA Kapil Mishra on Wednesday inaugurated the construction work of Kalighata 20-Foota Road and other lanes in the Karawal Nagar Assembly constituency, stre... Read More