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8 Union ministers, 2 ex-CMs, in fray in first phase of LS polls

Eight Union ministers, two former chief ministers and one ex-governor are among those who are set to test their electoral fate in the first phase of elections on April 19 when 102 seats across 21......

BJP list: 33 sitting MPs dropped; Mandaviya fielded from Porbandar

The Bharatiya Janata Party replaced as many as 33 sitting MPs with new faces as it released its first list with names of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. IMAGE: Union......

Karni Sena chief shot dead at home by attackers disguised as guests

Right-wing group Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena's president Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi was shot dead in the living room of his house in Jaipur on Tuesday by three men. One of the assailants was also......

EC cracks the whip, shifts lax officials including cops in 5 poll-bound states

The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered the transfer of several top police and administrative officers, including 25 police commissioners and superintendents of police, nine district......

It could be Union minister Meghwal vs state minister Meghwal in Khajuwala

These are the 15 seats to watch out for in Rajasthan where assembly elections will be held on November 23. The state has 200 constituencies. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister......

What are locusts? And why are they such a big menace?

Swarms of immature pink locusts and adult yellow locusts are currrently active. Not only are fresh locusts swarms expected to arrive in the coming weeks, but even those already present in India......

Computer science dropout held in Rajasthan for Jio data breach

A 35-year-old computer science dropout from Rajasthan has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a case of leak of customer data from India's newest telecom entrant -- Reliance Jio. The......

Build toilets in the mind first

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s exhortation to end open defecation has resulted in two large donations for the cause: Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) each from the Bharti Foundation, the......

Water woes: Rajasthan eyes community solutions

With the water crisis worsening in the desert state of Rajasthan, the state government is now focusing on community-based water management solutions instead of predominantly engineering-based ones.......

Indian billionaires are close-fisted on charity

The 36 Indians on the 2006 Forbes list of billionaires were together worth over $190 billion. Details of their ever-expanding wealth are readily available. What is not known, and what most of these......

Jhajharia, Deepa, Rahelu - Meet India's Paralympic medallists

India has won 12 medals, including four gold, and as many silver and bronze medals in the Summer Paralympics since its debut at the 1968 Games. With the Tokyo Paralympics opening on Tuesday, here's......

6-year-old daughter inspired Jhajharia to second Paralympics gold

Dad I toppped, now it's your turn: Daughter told Jhajharia IMAGE: India's Devendra Jhajharia competes in the javelin throw at the Rio Paralympics. Photograph: Ricardo Moraes /Reuters. Javelin......

Discus throw champ Poonia joins Congress ahead of Rajasthan Assembly polls

In the presence of party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, ace discus thrower Krishna Poonia joined the Congress at a rally in Rajasthan on Wednesday, ahead of the upcoming state Assembly elections,......

Krishna Poonia set to join Congress

Ace discus thrower Krishna Poonia is expected to join the Congress Party on Wednesday, at a rally in Rajasthan, where she is also likely to contest in the upcoming state Assembly elections, slated......

Lalit Modi loses Rajasthan CA election

Lalit Modi's reign as president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association came to an end on Sunday after he lost an acrimonious election to Sanjay Dixit by five votes, marking the takeover of a new......

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