In his first appearance at a press conference, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted in opening remarks that the BJP will come back to power with a full majority on its own, but refused to take any questions, citing party discipline. In a surprised move, Modi showed up on the dais for a scheduled press conference by BJP president Amit Shah, ...

The BSE Sensex soared 537 points and the NSE Nifty reclaimed the 11,400 level Friday in a broad-based rally led by banking and auto stocks ahead of exit poll results, despite global headwinds. The 30-share BSE benchmark closed 537.29 points, or 1.44 per cent, higher at 37,930.77. It hit an intra-day high of 38,001.13 and a low of 37,415.36. Similarly, ...

Police Thursday seized drugs worth Rs 1 crore from a truck here and arrested five people, a senior officer said. Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided a truck stationed outside a restaurant here and recovered 2004 kg toda post, Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar told reporters in Muzaffarnagar. He said the contraband was being smuggled from Haryana and ...

Over two lakh fans of “Game of Thrones” across the world have signed an online petition urging HBO to remake the eighth and final season of the epic fantasy series with “competent writers”. The petitioner, Dylan D started the appeal to HBO on Charge.org after the premiere of the penultimate episode of the show, “The Bells” led to be one ...

North Korea has said it is suffering its worst drought in nearly four decades amid reports of severe food shortages. The official Korean Central News Agency said an average of 54.4 millimeters (2.1 inches) of rain fell throughout the country in the first five months of this year. It said that is the lowest level since 1982, when North Korea ...

The Supreme Court Wednesday termed as “prima facie arbitrary” the arrest of BJP’s youth wing leader for allegedly posting morphed image of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on social media and pulled up the West Bengal government for the delay in releasing her. A vacation bench comprising justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna was informed by the counsel of activist Priyanka ...

The monsoon is likely to be delayed this year as its arrival expected on June 6, five days after its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. “This year, the statistical model forecast suggests that the monsoon onset over Kerala is likely to be slightly delayed,” the IMD said. “The southwest monsoon onset is likely to set ...

The BSE Sensex ended 203.65 points lower after a volatile session Wednesday as investors took money off the table amid mixed global cues. After gyrating over 500 points, the 30-share BSE benchmark closed 203.65 points, or 0.55 per cent, lower at 37,114.88. The index hit an intra-day low of 37,047.87 and a high of 37,559.67. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty ...

After killing a young woman in Nainital in Uttarakhand, the body was thrown near Nalena-Aampadav on the Haldwani-Nainital National Highway. On Monday evening, the police officer, including the SSP, reached the spot on the information of finding the body of the victim. According to SSP Sunil Kumar Meena, the murder of the woman seems to have been done by strangling ...

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted successful flight test of ABHYAS – High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from Interim Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha today. The flight test was tracked by various RADARS & Electro Optic Systems and proved its performance in fully autonomous way point navigation mode. The configuration of ABHYAS is designed on an in-line small gas ...