India

Ahmedabad, Mar 6: Gujarat was on high alert on Sunday following intelligence inputs that terrorists have sneaked into the state, with raids being conducted at Kutch and other places, security beefed up at vital installations and sensitive areas and NSG teams on standby. The leave of all police personnel, including officers, has been cancelled and the state government has increased security at all

Vrindavan, Mar 5: BJP chief Amit Shah today attacked Congress over the JNU row, saying it should be 'ashamed' of Rahul Gandhi's visit to the campus and questioned whether 'anti-national slogans' can be called freedom of speech. Addressing a meeting of Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha, BJP's youth wing, he said the JNU row was about the party's core issue of nationalism and invoked its Ram Janambhumi

New Delhi, Mar 5: As part of efforts to provide foolproof security to JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, Delhi Police has asked University authorities to inform them about the student leader's movements outside the campus and nature of his visits. In a letter to University authorities sent after Kumar's release from jail, DCP (South) Prem Nath wrote that the SHO of Vasant Kunj (North) Police Station

New Delhi, Mar 5: Showing no signs of relenting, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said he is a "tough negotiator" and wants the "best price" for Rafale fighter jets from France. However, the minister said the budget for next fiscal takes into account the Rafale deal for which "adequate money" has been kept aside. "I am a tough negotiator. Let me save money for the nation," Parrikar told

Kolkata, Mar 5: The Election Commission of India’s decision to have six-phase polling in Bengal, under a security blanket of central forces, has left Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee somewhat flustered and visibly displeased. Although she did not directly criticise the ECI, Mamata claimed to have been made a “victim of conspiracy”. Mamata, who made public her list of candidates for the Assembly

Mumbai, Mar 4: Amid the row over Ishrat Jahan case, former home minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Friday that he had no knowledge of the issue as no file came to him. "I have no idea about this. The Ishrat Jahan case file never came to me," Shinde said in Mumbai. "All claims, including those by the ex-NIA official, are baseless," Shinde said, when asked about remarks of former NIA official

New Delhi, Mar 4: The elections to five state assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry will be held between April 4 and May 16 and counting of votes on May 19, the Election Commission announced today. Assam will go to polls in two phases on April 4 and 11 while election in West Bengal will be held in six phases on April 4 and 11 (under Phase one), 17, 21, 25, 30 and May

New Delhi, Mar 3: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar reached the Jawaharlal Nehru University premises today hours after being released from Tihar jail where he was lodged on the charge of sedition, triggering celebrations on the campus that had lately become a venue for vociferous protests. Students and teachers eagerly awaiting to catch a glimpse of Kanhaiya had gathered at the Ganga Dhaba from where

New Delhi, Mar 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reached out to the opposition, saying he needs their support for 'improvement' in his government, even as he attacked the Congress over disruptions in Parliament while skipping the raging issues like JNU and Dalit student's suicide. Modi, speaking in the Lok Sabha, used wit and barbs as he responded to the attack by Congress over various

New Delhi, Mar 3: In a major relief to JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, the Delhi High Court granted him bail on Wednesday. He is likely to walk out of jail on Thursday after submission of all the bail related documents. The Delhi HC has granted him interim bail for 6 months on surety bond of Rs 10,000. Kanhaiya Kumar's lawyers are likely to process the bail related documents on Thursday. Before