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Preparations going on in full swing for February polls: CEC

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Thursday said the Election Commission is taking all-out preparations to hold the 13th parliamentary election in February next, ahead o... Read More


Indonesia's Prabowo flies to Amsterdam after Canada visit

Jakarta, Sept. 25 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto departed for Amsterdam on Wednesday night, concluding his official visit to Ottawa. He and his delegation left Canada at 9 p.m. local time f... Read More


HP: Residents in Shimla stage blindfold protest against HC verdict in 2014 Yug murder case

Shimla, Sept. 25 -- Anguished residents of Shimla, along with family members of four-year-old Yug Gupta, who was brutally murdered in 2014, took to the streets on Thursday in protest against the Himac... Read More


'Turned down big films because of kissing scenes'

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Actress Mimi Chakraborty has always been known for speaking her mind. She doesn't hold back, whether it's admitting that she isn't comfortable with on-screen kisses because she ... Read More


Mint Explainer | How India plans to fight the menace of counterfeit seeds

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- India's prized basmati rice and other GI-tagged crop varieties face a new kind of threat-not from pests or climate but from counterfeit seeds. Seeds not approved by the agricult... Read More


BJP MLA Ganesh Gaonkar elected speaker of Goa legislative assembly

India, Sept. 25 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ganesh Gaonkar was elected Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly on Thursday. Gaonkar, who represents the rural Sanvordem constituency in the sta... Read More


Pune court rejects Satyaki Savarkar's plea for restraint on Rahul Gandhi

India, Sept. 25 -- A Pune court, in its order on September 22, dismissed an application filed by Satyaki Savarkar, seeking additional directions in a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gand... Read More


SC seeks Centre's response on plea against import of cheap substitute for pulses

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Central government seeking its response on a plea seeking a ban on the import of cheap 'yellow peas' as an alternative to puls... Read More


Rahul Gandhi highlights people-centric legacy of Congress at AICC Observers' Meeting

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday addressed the Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan AICC Observers' Meeting, emphasising the party's commitment to grassroots strengthening and peopl... Read More


TDP coalition crushing democracy with illegal arrests: YSRCP leader Margani Bharat

Tadepalli, Sept. 25 -- Former MP and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader Margani Bharat came down heavily on the TDP-led coalition government, accusing it of converting Andhra Pradesh into a police stat... Read More