Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Police has denied permission to the roadshows of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and the BJP which were to be held here tomorrow, a senior police official said today.

The BJP had sought permission for the roadshow from Dharnidhar Derasar to Bapu Nagar in the city, while the Congress w

New Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apologise to the nation for alleging that he was conspiring with Pakistan for BJP’s defeat in the Gujarat polls.

Rejecting the charge as “innuendos and falsehoods”, Singh said he was deeply pained by the p

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin today ordered the partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria during a surprise visit to the war-torn country.

Russia first intervened in the conflict in 2015, staging air strikes in support of its ally Damascus targeting both the Islamic State group and other jihadists as well

Vijayawada: The seasoned Gautam Gambhir struck a fine 95 and powered Delhi to the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy following a seven-wicket victory over Madhya Pradesh here today.

Delhi will take on Bengal in their semi-final.

Chasing 217 for an outright win, Delhi relied on Gambhir’s 129-ball 95, w

New Delhi: Onion and tomato prices in both wholesale and retail markets of the national capital have started cooling down with improved supplies from the growing regions, according to traders.

Retail onion prices, which had soared to Rs 80 per kg in the last few weeks, have slipped to Rs 50-60 per kg today, while

Seoul: The US, South Korea and Japan started joint exercises today to track missiles from North Korea, Seoul’s military said, following the nuclear-armed Pyongyang’s longest-range test launch to date.

The trilateral drill comes less than two weeks after Pyongyang test-fired a new intercontinental balli

Ahmedabad: Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convener Hardik Patel today began his 15-km-long roadshow in Ahmedabad despite police denying permission to it.

Hundreds of supporters of the quota agitation leader took out the rally on motorcycles and four-wheelers through the main city area, even as police said th

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today held talks with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on key bilateral issues.

According to sources, all issues of mutual interest were discussed between the two leaders.

Wang is here to attend the Russia-India-China trilateral meeting.

He will

Popular Telugu comedian Vijay Sai of ‘Bommarilu’ fame was found dead in his apartment today morning.

Media reports claimed that the actor had committed suicide in his apartment, by hanging himself, near Yusufguda in Hyderabad.

The exact reason is still unknown, police told media.

His parents were to

Lucknow: Eminent scientist and ‘Father of DNA finger printing in India’, Lalji Singh has passed away after suffering a massive heart attack at the Varanasi airport, an official said. Singh was 70.

The former Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Vice Chancellor was on his way to Delhi but complained of severe