Cong livid as Left legislator tells Rahul to get DNA tested

CPM MLAP V Anvar's remarks that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should undergo a DNA test to verify whether he really belongs to the Nehru-Gandhi family snowballed into a controversy on Tuesday, three days before the state goes to the polls.

After Ghazipur, landfill site in Gurugram catches fire

TWO days after a fire engulfed Delhi's largest landfill site, another blaze was reported from a landfill site located on the Gurugram-Faridabad border on Tuesday.

Cong disciplinary panel meet held over complaint against Rajkumar Chauhan

DELHI Congress' disciplinary committee on Tuesday held a meeting and left it to the AICC to decide on whether to take any action on complaints against party leader Rajkumar Chauhan.

Remove waste from floodlands: DDA

Notices issued to agencies after HC directed clearing of encroachments around Yamuna

Forces deployed during Hanuman Jayanti rally in Jahangirpuri area

A religious procession, which was conducted by a right-wing body, passed off peacefully in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti celebrations on Tuesday amid heavy deployment of police force as the area had two years back at the same time witnessed violent communal clashes.

YouTube-inspired youth fire shots to extort 2 cr from bizman, arrested

INSPIRED by Youtube videos of gangsters, five criminals deeply influenced by the machismo, decided to extort money from the rich people and subsequently fired at the helper of a businessman while the latter was opening a godown in Najafgarh area of west Delhi, an official said on Tuesday.

'Elected govt repeatedly bypassed'

Bharadwaj accuses chief secy of ignoring ministry over appointment of MCD presiding officer

Cong plans to cut Dalit quota, give it to Muslims: PM

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday added another layer to his attack on the Congress over its proposed redistribution of wealth, alleging it intends to cut the quota for Dalits and backward classes so as to allocate them to the Muslims.

Thrissur key to BJP's bid to break Kerala jinx

THE opening move for the battle for the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency was made on January 3, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a gathering of 2 lakh women and conducted a 1 km-long roadshow in the heart of the city.

Renovation of Rahul's Amethi house adds to candidature buzz

AMID a strong buzz around former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's candidature from Amethi in the Lok Sabha elections, a viral video showing the cleaning and renovation of his dwelling in Gauriganj here has invigorated the party cadre.

Kejriwal given insulin in Tihar, AAP says 'Jai Bajrang Bali'

CM Arvind Kejriwal was given a “low dose” of insulin after his blood sugar level increased, Tihar Jail officials said on Tuesday.

Rahul gathering momentum ahead of WC

WITH the IPL being closely followed by the T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies in June, the performance of Indian players in the ongoing league will decide the composition of the national team.

CSK look to get back to winning ways

CHENNAI Super Kings will bank on home advantage when they face Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the MA Chidambaram stadium here. Having lost their previous game to LSG at Lucknow, CSK will look to get back to their winning ways.

The minerals behind Gukesh's winning move

Lots of sleep, morning tennis and less intensive chess sessions are some of the routines that helped Indian Grandmaster re-write history at Toronto

DoT seeks SC clarification on spectrum allocation

IN a bid to avoid future legal challenges, the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) on Monday sought a clarification from the Supreme Court if it could allocate satellite spectrum to service providers without an auction.

Vodafone Idea's ₹18,000 crore FPO booked 6.56 times

IN a big relief to debt-laden Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), its ₹18,000 crore follow-on public offer (FPO) was subscribed 6.56 times on the third and final day, with investor bidding for ₹8,011.8 crore equity shares.

RIL logs flat net profit at ₹21,243 cr

Annual earnings hit record high of over 21 lakh crore, driven by recovery in oil, pbetrochem biz

Significant human rights abuses in Manipur after ethnic clash: US State Dept

THERE were significant human rights abuses in Manipur after the outbreak of ethnic conflict, the US State Department said on Monday in its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

First UK deportation flight to Rwanda will leave in 12 weeks

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Monday that the first deportation flights carrying migrants who enter the country illegally to Rwanda would leave in 10-12 weeks, as he vowed to end the Parliamentary deadlock over a key policy promise before an election expected later this year.

Finally, first resignation in Israel over intel failure of Hamas' attack

Jewish leaders harshly criticise US move to sanction ultra-orthodox soldiers’ unit in IDF

3 turncoats, an outsider battle it out at ‘NRI heartland' of Jalandhar

FORMER Punjab Congress chief Mohinder Singh Kaypee on Monday ditched the party and entered the Lok Sabha fray from Jalandhar on SAD ticket, taking the number of turncoats in the NRI heartland to three.

SP names nephew from Kannauj, 5 Yadav family members in fray

PUTTING a lid on the possibility of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav contesting the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, the party on Monday announced the name of his nephew Tej Pratap Yadav as the party candidate from Kannauj.

Ajit promises caste census, reaches out to minorities

NATIONALIST Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar on Monday released his party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, highlighting that it will support the demand for a castebased census, which its ally BJP has been side-stepping.

Rajnath in Siachen on 40th anniv of Op Meghdoot

DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh visited Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, on Wednesday to conduct a firsthand assessment of the security situation.

Civil services panel working on Karmayogi Competency Model

THE civil services' Capacity Building Commission is developing an Amrit Gyaan Kosh, a repository of best practices in public administration in the form of case studies.

Birla faces Raje loyalist in Kota

Cong candidate switched sides 2 months ago LS Speaker known for poll management

Shah warns Maoists: Give up arms, or face consequences

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday offered two choices to the banned CPI (Maoist): either surrender, get rehabilitated or face the bitter consequences, asserting that the leftwing extremists have been considerably marginalised.

Old warhorse defending the 'Red Fort' in Tipu's forgotten land

CENTURIES of war have left their mark on Palakkad.

Dateline Kishanganj in 3-way contest

Muslim-majority constituency in Bihar votes on April 26 amid fears of rivals spoiling each other’s share

Caste loyalty trumps development in South Delhi's Khanpur village

THE outgoing South Delhi MP Ramesh Bhiduri failed to perform his duties as there is no sign of any development taken place in last 10 years, a resident of Khanpur village says \"Ramesh Bhiduri hasn't done an ounce of work in the last 10 years.