Patna,  As Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) missed the bus in getting any ministerial berth in the second Cabinet expansion in Bihar, its chief Mukesh Sahani is not pleased and is set to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday evening, sources said.

Sources close to Sahani said that the VIP chief wa

Amaravati,  In the wake of protests by village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh to demand salary hikes, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has written to them to say that their positions were not full-time jobs but an opportunity to serve the people.

The Andhra Pradesh government has also set up a

New Delhi,  Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah will visit poll-bound West Bengal on Thursday.

Elections for West Bengal Assembly will be held in April and May this year.

In a press statement BJP Rajya Sabha member and media in-charge Anil Baluni said that during his one-da

Patna,  Taking charge of the department of industries in the state, Bihar's new Industry Minister Shahnawaz Hussain on Wednesday said the state has plenty of infrastructure, but it needs to take off. After assuming charge of the ministry, he said in his new role as minister, he'll attempt to ge

New Delhi,  A Delhi court on Wednesday adjourned to February 17 the pronouncement of judgement in the criminal defamation case filed by former Union Minister and veteran journalist M.J. Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani for accusing him of sexual misconduct.

"Since the arguments by the counsels

New Delhi,  The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a plea by the National Commission for Women (NCW) challenging the controversial verdict of the Bombay High Court acquitting a 39-year-old man accused of groping a 12-year-old girl over her dress while stating there was no skin-to-skin contact

Thiruvananthapuram, The Pinarayi Vijayan government on Wednesday decided to appoint senior bureaucrat V.P. Joy as the new chief secretary of the state.

Joy is an electronics engineer by profession and passed out of the College of Engineering here in 1985 and became a bureaucrat in 1987.

He has

Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday allowed Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy to speak to the media, reversing a gag order imposed by State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar, which was also upheld by the Court for a few days.

However, the Court

New Delhi, Indian Navy's largest exercise -- Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (Tropex 21) -- to test its combat readiness in the context of the current geo-strategic environment is underway in the Indian Ocean Region.

The month-long drill will witness joint exercises by ships and a

Hong Kong,   In a bid to accelerate its promotional efforts as part of the post-Covid-19 tourism-recovery plan, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has announced its first global fan-engagement programme called Hong Kong Super Fans.

"The HKTB has been planning ahead to prepare f