New Delhi,  Five persons, who were arrested for allegedly making extortion calls to Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Kumar Mishra, were on Monday sent to police custody till January 9 by Delhi's Patiala House Court.

The accused, who were allegedly demanding Rs 2.5 crore and threatening

New Delhi,  Stating that the paddy procurement is progressing smoothly in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 at MSP, the Centre on Monday said that a quantity of 443.49 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) has been procured till Sunday.

Paddy has been procured in KMS 2021-22 from the procuring states/UTs of Andhr

Thiruvananthapuram,  The memory of Congress' Kerala legislator P.T. Thomas, who passed away last week, will persist in the minds of many, but electoral politics has its own compulsions and discussions on the bypoll to ensue have already begun.

A four time legislator, Thomas, 71, had easy victories fr

New Delhi,  Underscoring the need for definitive road mapping to de-carbonise India's cement sector -- one of largest emitters of greenhouse gasses, stakeholders, industry representatives, and experts on Monday called for policy, technical, as well as economic interventions to green the sector.

The s

Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday that the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will become the top transport corporation in the country by improving its services and look, ensuring efficient utilisation of human resources.

Speaking at a function to induct electric

Guwahati,  Violet Baruah, an IPS officer, became the first woman to be promoted to the rank of Inspector General in Assam Police, officials said on Monday.

An official of the state Home Department said that Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Kokrajhar, Baruah, a 2004 batch IPS officer, has been promoted t

Panaji,  A man from Bihar has been arrested for molesting a woman along a busy thoroughfare in Pernem sub-district in North Goa, the police said on Monday.

The accused, Rajnikant Bind, a resident of Bihar, allegedly molested the victim after she alighted from a bus in Korgao village in Pernem. Alert residents

Mumbai,  Bollywood's livewire star Ranveer Singh feels wearing the 1983 World Cup Indian cricket team jersey propelled him to deliver the knockout '83' performance to audiences.

He feels proud that he had the honour to wear the Indian colours and is delighted that the movie is entertaining audienc

Hyderabad,  Telugu star Jr NTR is geared up for the release of director S.S. Rajamouli's epic 'RRR', co-starring Ram Charan, and he shares his thoughts on the film.

The 'Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava' actor, who has been quite busy promoting 'RRR' had an exclusive chat with IANS.<

Hyderabad,  Actor Nani, who has been vocal about various issues faced by the Telugu movie industry, admits that there is no unity in Tollywood.

During the release of his movie 'Shyam Singha Roy', the 'Eega' hero had actively participated in multiple promotional activities.