A number of regional parties with the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) outsmarted the Congress, which has emerged as the single largest party in recently concluded polls in the race for government formation in Meghalaya. ... Read More

New Delhi: The stage is set for the biggest night in the world of cinema. The Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, is taking place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Popularly knows as Oscars, the awards are presented in 24 categories. The nominees for the 90th Academy Awards were announced in January. American romantic drama fantasy The Shape of Water led all nominees with at least 13 nominations. Christopher Nolans Dunkirk came in second with 8 and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri came in third with seven nominations. ... Read More

New Delhi: Indias 16-year-old 10m air pistol shooter Manu Bhaker won gold at the ISSF shooting World Cup in Guadalajara. The shooter, in December, had proved herself winning 9 gold medals at the national competition, stamping her authority in the final with a score 572 out of 600. In the final of the World Cup, Manu was in tough competition with her compatriot Yashaswini Singh Deswal but ahead by a distance from Olympic medallists Anna Korakkaki and Celine Goberville. ... Read More

New Delhi: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC), which conducts examination for subordinate services, on Sunday decided to recommend a CBI inquiry into the alleged paper leaks in one of its tests held on February 21. In a statement, SSC chairman Ashim Khurana said that a delegation of candidates, who were protesting against the alleged paper leaks, met him along with Delhi BJP chief Tiwari and handed over a memorandum. ... Read More

Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadavs daughter Misa Bharti is slated to appear before the Patiala House court in the national capital on Monday in connection with a money laundering case. Summons were issued against Misa and her husband Shailesh Kumar. Meanwhile, Prabhat Khabar reported that the RJD chiefs daughter had told the Enforcement Directorate that the company being probed for money laundering was taken care of by her husband and a chartered accountant who has died. ... Read More

NEW DELHI: Indrani Mukerjea, who once owned the television company at the heart of the CBI case against Karti Chidambaram, has told the Enforcement Directorate that she and Peter Mukerjea had met former Union Minister P Chidambaram to seek government approval to foreign investment proposals worth around Rs. 300 crore in the company INX Media. ... Read More