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Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal United National President Nitish Kumar receives greetings from his supporters at the party office, in Patna. (PTI)

Nitish unanimously elected as leader of NDA in Bihar; to return as CM

Kumar is expected to meet Governor Phagu Chauhan staking claim for formation of the new government and is likely to take...

15 Nov 2020 3:30 PM IST

Children undergo treatment after an alleged unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the Sawjian area of Poonch district, in Poonch district, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. (PTI

8 Pakistani soldiers killed as Indian Army retaliates against LoC...

Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation along the LoC spread across multiple sectors to include Dawar, Keran,...

13 Nov 2020 6:56 PM IST

The prosecutors told the court on Tuesday that Donald Thurman had confessed to the crime and it ordered he be held without bail. (Reprewsentational Image)

Journalist found dead on railway track in UP's Unnao, FIR against...

Police have lodged an FIR against Sub-Inspector Sunita Chaurasia, constable Amar Singh and one other person

13 Nov 2020 3:34 PM IST

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (via AP)

WHO to set up centre for traditional medicine in India

WHO Director General made the announcement at an event in which PM Modi inaugurated two Ayurveda institutions in Jaipur...

13 Nov 2020 2:29 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi(L) with former US president Barack Obama. (Twitter)

Obama mentions Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in his memoir

Gandhi's mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi also appears to find mention in the memoir

13 Nov 2020 1:18 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah. (PTI)

Twitter says Amit Shah's account was temporarily locked due to...

Shah's Twitter display picture was on Thursday removed by Twitter in response to a 'report from the copyright holder'

13 Nov 2020 12:53 PM IST

A Water Hyacinth weeds floats by as level of Yamuna River rises after heavy monsoon rain, in New Delhi, Wednesday. (PTI)

Frothing in Yamuna: DPCC seals two polluting units, orders closure of...

Twenty-one units were inspected in Khayala redevelopment area. Closure directions were issued to 15 of them for...

13 Nov 2020 12:23 PM IST

Journalists use their prepaid mobile phones at the Government Media Facilitation Centre in Srinagar on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

2G mobile Internet service extended in 18 out of 20 districts till Nov...

The restriction will be imposed citing apprehension about misuse of Internet to disrupt the district development council...

13 Nov 2020 12:00 PM IST

The submarine was named Vagir in accordance with the Naval traditions.

Indian Navy's fifth Scorpene class submarine Vagir launched

Vagir has the ability to carry out multifarious missions typically undertaken by any modern submarine

13 Nov 2020 11:59 AM IST

Two-time Trinamul Congress MLA of Haripal and former minister Becharam Manna. (Twitter)

TMC MLA Becharam Manna tries to quit, halted by party

Manna's visit to the Assembly came a day after he was reprimanded by the TMC chief over his growing internal rivalry...

13 Nov 2020 10:49 AM IST

$West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee rated Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar \more dangerous than BJP mouthpiece\. (PTI Photo)$ India

Mamata Banerjee playing 'khoon ki rajniti' in West Bengal: BJP

West Bengal has crucial Assembly polls lined up early next year and they are high on the BJP's radar

13 Nov 2020 4:07 AM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar waves at the crowd during an election campaign rally, ahead of Assembly elections, in Jehanabad, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. (PTI )

Bihar election 2020: Nitish Kumar likely to take oath on Monday

He said the NDA is currently assessing the poll results and the dates for the oath ceremony has not been finalised yet

13 Nov 2020 1:48 AM IST