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After Laldenga died in 1990, Zoramthanga became the MNF party chief.

Will withdraw support from NDA if situation arises': Mizo CM on...

The party cruised to an absolute majority last year, winning 26 of the 40 seats in the Mizoram Assembly.

25 Jan 2019 10:57 AM IST

Unless the states act to bring investigation and trial to a close within four months of a rape incident as is envisaged now, the toughest laws on the statute books are unlikely to be deterrent enough to stop these barbaric crimes. (Representational image)

Andhra: Class 2 girl raped by headmaster, got 4 stitches to stop...

The incident took place on Tuesday when the headmaster of a government school allegedly took the girl to an empty room...

25 Jan 2019 10:54 AM IST

Chandrakant Patil

Maharashtra govt to disburse Rs 2900 crore for drought relief measures

151 Tahsil, 268 Mandals, 923 villages have been declared drought affected.

25 Jan 2019 10:42 AM IST

BJP leader Sushil Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Woman with a tainted partner': Sushil Modi on Priyanka Gandhi

In a tweet, senior BJP leader scoffed at Priyanka's resemblance with her grandmother and former prime minister Indira...

25 Jan 2019 10:40 AM IST

Former chief minister of Haryana and senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda

CBI carries out searches at residence of former Haryana CM Hooda

This was done in connection to a land allocation irregularities case related to former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

25 Jan 2019 10:37 AM IST

Under the new system, EVMs will have name, photo and election symbol of a candidate in that order.

Polling for second phase of T'gana Panchayat elections begins

This is the first ever polls for panchayats after the formation of the state in 2014.

25 Jan 2019 10:14 AM IST

Tejashwi Yadav said, People of Bihar are continuing to avenge the U-turn taken by Nitish Kumar. (Photo: ANI/twitter)

They (BJP) have tampered the law which protected the rights of the...

This came after the recent Bill to grant 10pc reservation in education and govt jobs to economically weak people of...

25 Jan 2019 9:41 AM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has constantly been on target of opposition, especially RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who demanded for his resignation and accused him of trying to shield the accused. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

RJD leader killed, Opposition slams Nitish Kumar

ccording to Opposition parties here, Raghubar Rai was the sixth political leader to have been killed in Bihar within a...

25 Jan 2019 5:34 AM IST

The CBI alleged that the exchange had not fulfilled the criteria for acquiring the status.

Gomti river project: ED raids in several states

The Central probe agency had filed a criminal case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in March last...

25 Jan 2019 5:31 AM IST

Chanda Kochhar of ICICI Bank. (Photo: File)

CBI books Kochhars, Venugopal Dhoot for loan fraud

The case has been registered under different sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

25 Jan 2019 5:27 AM IST

Hari Kunzru, novelist

Part of tree falls at Jaipur Literature Festival, 4 hurt

The festival organisers said four people were administered first aid. The statement said precautionary measures have...

25 Jan 2019 5:20 AM IST

Addressing a press conference in Dubai, Rahul Gandhi maintained that PM Modi should have defended himself in the Lok Sabha over the Rafle fighter jet deal. (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

Priyanka given target to form UP govt, says Rahul Gandhi

The SP and the BSP recently forged an alliance for UP for the coming Lok Sabha polls, keeping the Congress out of the...

25 Jan 2019 2:11 AM IST