2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (300+ words) The protest this time was extreme, as Jarange-Patil sat in the open, without any shade under the blazing summer sun, and stayed without water, food, and even footwear. Around 1. 30am on Sunday, after due deliberations over the proposal, the quota activist…...

28+ min ago  (456+ words) Outgoing US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Sunday delivered a staunch defense of the need for the central bank to maintain independence and credibility, as it comes under assault from President Donald Trump. "Like many other institutions, the Fed…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (270+ words) Senior NCP leaders, who seemed cornered until recently as the new leadership tried to take control of the party, seem to be having the last laugh, as there is unease among party ministers and legislators about the way the new…...

3+ hour, 55+ min ago  (372+ words) Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Sunday that 35 more ministers will be sworn in by governor RN Ravi at the Lok Bhawan (formerly called Raj Bhawan) at 11am on Monday. "West Bengal's nationalist government elected by the people…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (199+ words) Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to file a review petition against the Supreme Court (SC) order making the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) mandatory for in-service teachers. The decision comes even as the apex court already dismissed a batch of…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago  (252+ words) Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday said local body elections cannot be directly equated with state-level electoral contests. Addressing a press conference in Shimla on Sunday after results, Sukhu said, "The local body elections are often influenced by local…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago  (407+ words) In a setback to the Congress in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party won Mandi, Dharamshala and Solan municipal corporation elections, while the ruling party managed to retain its mandate in the Palampur civic body. The elections to the four…...

8+ hour, 28+ min ago  (298+ words) : The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday appointed Rajeev Krishna as the full-time director general of police (DGP), formally confirming him as the head of the state's police force and ending a prolonged phase during which the post was held by…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (427+ words) A Michigan registered nurse has become the focus of a growing online controversy after she was identified as the woman seen in a video making violent remarks about President Donald Trump. The clip showed the woman saying she would travel…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (475+ words) A right-wing millionaire lawyer who vows an iron fist on narco gangs and a leftist philosopher-turned-senator have made it through to a June 21 runoff to see who will be Colombia's next president. Abelardo de la Espriella, 47, is a millionaire lawyer…...