New Kolkata CP appointed, 2 health officials removed

Senior Indian Police Service officer Manoj Kumar Verma was appointed the new Kolkata Police commissioner, replacing Vineet Goyal, on Tuesday, a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a......

BJP promises higher MSP, houses, LPG @ Rs 450 in MP manifesto

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday released its manifesto for the November 17 assembly elections which promised, among other things, cooking gas cylinder at Rs 450 for......

UP has taken down 11,000 loudspeakers from religious sites

Following the direction of the Uttar Pradesh government, nearly 11,000 loudspeakers have been removed from religious places till Wednesday evening. As per the data released by the state......

Countdown to counting in high-stake polls keeps all parties on tenterhooks

Political parties were bracing for the assembly election results on Thursday in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and politically volatile Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, sending out feelers......