India

Bhopal, Dec 17: Loans of up to Rs two lakh of Madhya Pradesh farmers will be waived, with Chief Minister Kamal Nath Monday signing a file to the effect. The move follows a promise by Congress president Rahul Gandhi during the poll campaign that if people of Madhya Pradesh voted for Congress, then they would implement farmers' loan waiver within 10 days of coming to power. Nath was sworn in as the

New Delhi, Dec 17: The new president of the Maldives has called India the island nation's closest friend, welcome words for New Delhi after years of Beijing's growing economic influence. News agency reports that President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, speaking Sunday in New Delhi, said India "is not only our closest friend, it is also our largest trading partner". Solih defeated strongman Yameen Abdul

New Delhi, Dec 17: Congress leaders on Monday said the conviction of Sajjan Kumar by the Delhi High Court in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case should not be politicised and the law should take its own course. The Delhi High Court on Monday convicted the Delhi Congress leader for conspiracy to commit murder in the case and sentenced him to imprisonment for life. A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod

Patna, Dec 17: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav said on Sunday that he sought a separate government residence to focus on his mission of defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state. Speaking to news agency, Tej Pratap, the elder son of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad, said: "Does Tejashwi not have a separate residence? Earlier also I didn't live at 10

London, Dec 17: The increasing involvement of the Indian government in the affairs of the country`s central bank is a negative for the ratings of giant Asian economy`s banking system, S&P Global said on Monday. "S&P Global Ratings views as credit negative the circumstances leading to the recent resignation of Urjit Patel, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)," S&P analysts Michael Puli and

Jaipur, Dec 17: Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot was Monday sworn in as the chief minister of Rajasthan at a ceremony here, while Sachin Pilot took oath as a cabinet minister. The party announced that Pilot will be the state's deputy chief minister. Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh administered the oath of office to Gehlot and Pilot in the presence of Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former

New Delhi, Dec 17: The Delhi High Court on Monday convicted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The court asked Kumar to surrender before December 31 and imposed a fine of Rs 500,000 on him. Today's verdict reversed the 2013 trial court judgment which had acquitted Kumar. While pronouncing the judgment the judge

New Delhi/Kolkata, Dec 17: The ruling BJP is moving the Calcutta High Court again on Monday protesting against the West Bengal government denial of permission for the party's proposed Rath Yatra or 'Save Democracy Rally' across the state eying the 2019 parliamentary elections. According to state BJP president Dilip Ghosh, the West Bengal BJP unit is moving the court again today as the Mamata

New Delhi, Dec 15: The Congress said Saturday the Supreme Court, which gave the government relief in the Rafale jet case, has not gone into the pricing and technical aspects of the aircraft and it is only a joint parliamentary committee that can probe whether there was any irregularity in the deal. At a press conference, Congress leader Kapil Sibal pointed to a part of Friday's judgment in which

Aizawl, Dec 15: Mizo National Front (MNF) president Zoramthanga was Saturday sworn in as Mizoram's new chief minister, heading a 12-member ministry. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor K Rajasekharan during a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan here. The MNF came to power in the state winning 26 of the 40 seats in the state assembly uprooting the Congress from its last bastion in