DAINIK NATION BUREAU Five-time Chief Minister of Mizoram, Lal Thanhawla, who contested from Champhai South and Serchhip, has lost both the seats. While he lost Champhai to Mizo National Front’s (MNF) TJ Lalnuntluanga, Serchhip was snatched by Zoram People’s Movement’s (ZPM) chief ministerial candidate Lalduhoma. The 76-year-old Congress leader has been ruling the state since December 2008. In the 2013 ...

Agni V, a long-range surface-to-surface Nuclear Capable Ballistic missile, was successfully launched from a canister on a road mobile launcher at the Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha, yesterday. The launch operations were carried out and monitored by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) in presence of Scientists from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and other associated ...

Early trends indicated that the Congress was headed for a majority in Rajasthan, taking the lead in 89 seats while the ruling BJP is ahead in 62 constituencies, with 12 of its ministers trailing behind their rivals. State Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria and Transport Minister Yoonus Khan are among those trailing after the initial rounds of counting, according to ...

Bollywood actor John Abraham, along with the team, reached the tourist city of Mussoorie on Monday to shoot his new film ‘Batla House’. On Tuesday, some scenes of film shooting will be filmed in many places including the city’s bookstore. John Abraham has reached Mussoorie for the second film after shooting ‘Parmanu’. John Abraham arrived at The Claridge Nabha Palace ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Supreme Court on Monday rebuked two officials of the Uttarakhand Government for “playing with orders of the court” and violating its direction on demolishing unauthorised buildings without giving any notice to the encroachers. The apex court said it was not inclined to accept the apology or the defence of the contemnor officials who had not shown ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Since February this year, relationship between RBI and Union government was running unwell when RBI increased Interest rate increases on non-performing loans, to the defiance on liquidity measures for non-banking finance companies. On December 10 it reaches on nadir point and RBI Governor Urjit Patel quits. It is being alleged that that Patel did not open with ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Former prime minister Manmohan Singh alleged Monday the BJP-led central government was taking the country towards a “wrong path” and the nation’s freedom could be under threat due to its actions. He said the Congress had played an important role in strengthening the country’s freedom, but “during the last four and a half years, the BJP laid ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The judge’s decision on whether to send Mallya’s case to UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid can be appealed with the UK High Court’s permission, with the person to be extradited entitled to make an application for permission to appeal to the High Court within 14 days of the date of the Chief Magistrate’s ruling. “If the judge ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU RBI Governor Urjit Patel, who had a run in with the government over autonomy of the central bank, Monday resigned from his post. In a brief statement, Patel said he has decided to step down with immediate effect. He, however, did not specify the reason for the decision. Patel was appointed the 24th Governor of the RBI ...

The benchmark BSE Sensex cracked over 550 points Monday as investors turned jittery over exit poll results ahead of outcome of state elections, weakening rupee and crude oil price rise amid escalation in US-China trade tensions. The 30-share index plummeted 551.74 points, or 1.55 per cent, to 35,121.51 in opening session. All stocks in the index were trading in the ...