After Rahul Gandhi’s resignation from Congress President, another big party leader has resigned from his post. Incharge of Assam and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Harish Rawat has resigned as the General Secretary of the Congress. Harish Rawat said that, “I am resigning while taking responsibility for the defeat in Assam.” Rawat has written on his Facebook page that the ...

Asserting that he is no longer the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said in a letter that it had been an honour to serve the party whose values and ideals have served as the “lifeblood of this beautiful nation” As president of the Congress, he said he is responsible for the loss of the 2019 Lok Sabha election. “Accountability ...

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has discovered over 230 million tonnes of in-place oil reserves in the last three years, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Monday. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, he said India’s top oil and gas producer ONGC as on April 1, 2019, has in place oil reserves of 459.84 ...

The rupee appreciated by 16 paise to 68.79 against the US dollar in opening trade Wednesday, driven by positive opening in domestic equities and weakening of the greenback in overseas markets. The rupee opened strong at 68.83 at the interbank forex market then gained further ground to touch 68.79 per dollar, displaying gains of 16 paise over its previous close. ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is visiting Gujarat on Wednesday, during which he will attend a number of public functions and inaugurate a flyover in Ahmedabad, officials said. This will be Shah’s first visit to Gujarat after assuming charge as the Union Home Minister. He will inaugurate the Income Tax flyover at Ashram Road in Ahmedabad and the DK Patel ...

Economically Weak Section (EWS) students in DAV PG College and SGRR PG College in Dehradun will not get the benefit of ten percent reservation. After repeatedly writing the letter to the Directorate, the colleges have decided to issue merit after no response has been received. On the other hand, MKP and DBS College have extended the date of application. DAV: ...

In order to promote manufacturing of electric and hybrid vehicle (xEV) technology and to ensure sustainable growth of the same, the Government notified FAME-India Scheme (Phase-I) w.e.f. 1st April 2015 for a period of 2 years with a total outlay of Rs. 795 Crore. The Phase-I of the Scheme was extended from time to time and the last extension was ...

As many as 52 flights were cancelled and another 55 diverted to nearby airports due to the inclement weather and skidding of a SpiceJet aircraft at Mumbai airport Monday night, an official said Tuesday. Efforts are underway to remove the Boeing 737 aircraft from the runway and restore operations as early as possible, the official said. A city-bound SpiceJet flight ...

Akshay Kumar on Monday said in his close to three-decade-long career, action has been one of the biggest reasons for his consistency in Bollywood. The 51-year-old actor, who started his career in 1991 with “Saugandh”, went to on to become one of the biggest action stars in the Hindi film industry courtesy his performance in “Khiladi” series — “Khiladi”, “Main ...