India

Srinagar, Dec 14: Voting began on a sluggish note this morning in the fourth and the penultimate round of state elections in 18 seats for which 182 candidates, including two chief ministerial aspirants and Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, are in the fray. Over 14.73 lakh voters including 7.05 lakh females are eligible to exercise their franchise at 1,890 polling stations in four

Srinagar/Ranchi, Dec 14: Polling began on Sunday for the penultimate round of the five-phased elections as votes were being cast for 18 seats in Jammu and Kashmir and 15 Assembly seats in Jharkhand. Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi and three incumbent ministers are among the heavyweights in Jharkhand whose future will be sealed in the ballot boxes today; while in J&K the fate of 182

Kolkata, Dec 14: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday hit the streets to protest the arrest of her minister Madan Mitra in the Saradha scam, and wondered if Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be arrested for the Sahara scandal as he was photographed with the Sahara group chief who is now behind bars. "A red diary was obtained after raiding the Sahara office. It had several big

New Delhi, Dec 13: India and China today supported the idea of a trilateral dialogue involving them and the US to deal with major global challenges and ensure better mutual ties. "I agree with the proposal to launch a trilateral talk between China, the US and India. I think it is a good idea. China is open to any dialogue if it produces peace and development. I think it is a very positive idea,"

Kathua, Dec 13: With the government deciding to decriminalise attempt to suicide, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said those who take the extreme step of ending their life need counselling and not punishment. "Why does a person commit suicide? The person who attempts suicide does not need punishment but counselling and empathy," Modi told an election rally while campaigning for BJP candidate

Kolkata, Dec 13: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday hit the streets to protest the arrest of her minister Madan Mitra in the Saradha scam, and wondered if Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be arrested for the Sahara scandal as he was photographed with the Sahara group chief who is now behind bars. "A red diary was obtained after raiding the Sahara office. It had several big

New Delhi, Dec 13: BJP today slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her "political vendetta" charge over action in Saradha scam, saying she is pressing the "panic button" and "rattled" by the possibility that her "own involvement" could come to light. "Dare does not matter. Sometimes I can say these are politically motivated attempts...If anything which is linking Mamata Banerjee

New Delhi, Dec 13: In the first major disclosure on black money, 339 Indians have been found to have stashed Rs.4,479 crore in Swiss banks, while domestic unaccounted wealth to the tune of Rs.14,958 crore has been traced, even as the SIT recommended stringent measures to check the menace. The Supreme Court-constituted SIT has recommended amendments to laws to provide for confiscation of domestic

Kolkata, Dec 12: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday threw an "open challenge" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP to arrest her following the arrest of minister Madan Mitra in connection with the Saradha chit fund scandal, a situation she likened to the emergency. "The situation in India is like Emergency now. We condemn all this. This is our stand. I will go to SSKM

New Delhi, Dec 12: Even as India will try to use diplomatic steps to avoid a confrontation with Pakistan, one needs to teach lessons to "those who are rogue", Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said Friday. Asked at the Aaj Tak-2014 conclave about the disturbances created by Pakistan along the border, he said India was not closing any options for "harsh measures". "We are always prepared with