Modi to hold informal summit with Putin in Sochi...

Modi to hold informal summit with Putin in Sochi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold an informal summit with Russsian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on May 21, the Ministry of External Affairs has announced. The interaction will be part of the regular consultation between the leadership of two countries. This will be an important occasion for the two leaders to exchange views on international matters in a broad and long-term perspective with the objective of further strengthening our Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. Both leaders will also discuss their respective national developmental priorities and bilateral matters, the ... Read More

BSF jawan killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire along international border in Jammu...

BSF jawan killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire along international border in Jammu
A Border Security Force jawan was killed in ceasefire violation by Pakistani Army along the International Border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior BSF official said today.The firing from across the border comes barely four days ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the State, and also ended months of lull in the border skirmishes along the IB which saw heavy Pakistan firing and shelling earlier this year. ... Read More

DU admission 2018: Online registration process for admissions starts from 6pm today...

DU admission 2018: Online registration process for admissions starts from 6pm today
The Delhi University administration is making all efforts to avoid any technical glitches during the online registration process for admission to various courses in its affiliated colleges, beginning May 15. Last year, technical glitches in the online portal surfaced right from day one of the admission process. The website’s server went down and many aspirants failed to access the portal. We have opened all tabs and ensuring zero technical glitches, Officer on Special Duty (Admission) Ashutosh Bharadwaj said. ... Read More

1988 road rage case: Supreme Court verdict on Navjot Singh Sidhus appeal today...

1988 road rage case: Supreme Court verdict on Navjot Singh Sidhus appeal today
The Supreme Court on Tuesday is likely to pronounce its verdict on the appeal filed by cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was awarded a three-year jail term by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a 1988 road rage case. Sidhu, who is the tourism minister in the Amarinder Singh government in Punjab, had allegedly hit a 65-year-old man, Gurnam Singh, on the head during an argument over the parking of a car in December 1988. Gurnam Singh died in hospital. ... Read More

Smriti Irani loses I&B ministry, Piyush Goyal gets interim charge of finance...

Smriti Irani loses I&B ministry, Piyush Goyal gets interim charge of finance
Prime Minister Narendra Modi effected changes in his Council of Ministers late on Monday, giving railway minister Piyush Goyal additional, temporary, charge of the finance ministry and divesting Smriti Irani of the portfolio of information and broadcasting (I&B). Minister of state Rajyavardhan Rathore was appointed the new I&B minister. ... Read More

Repolling in 3 polling booths, necessitated by technical error, in Karnataka today...

Repolling in 3 polling booths, necessitated by technical error, in Karnataka today
A day before counting of votes in the Karnataka Assembly elections, repolling is being held in three polling booths on Monday. The repolling in the polling booths was necessitated due to technical errors during polling on May 12. Voting is being held on today at polling booths number 20 and 21 in Kushtagi constituency and booth number 2 in Hebbala. A record 72.13 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Karnataka as polling was done in 222 constituencies across the state on May 12. The election in Bengaluru's Raja Rajeshwari (RR) Nagar seat was postponed to May 28 while it was countermanded in J ... Read More