US Secretary of State John Kerry said Taliban Chief was targeted because he posed a direct threat to US forces in Afghanistan. However, Taliban has not confirmed the death of its leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor. Read More
In a major set back to the grand old party - Congress, BJP with its ally was able to secure two third majority in northeastern state Assam in a bitterly fought election. While Congress also lost Kerala to Left Front, Mamata Banerjee and J Jayalalitha created history by returning has Chief Ministers of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu respectively. Read More
In a post on its official twitter account, EgyptAir confirmed that it has lost the contact with the aircraft over the Mediterranean sea. Read More
Nine rebel MLAs of Uttarakhand Congress, including former Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna, joined BJP on late Wednesday. These 9 MLAs were disqualified from the state assembly under the anti-defection law. Read More
Results are seen as a big set back for BJP as the party was reduced to just 03 seats in its traditional strong hold. BJP had 7 seats of the total 13 seats. Read More
India has successfully test-fired its indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile Prithvi-II from a test range off Odisha coast. Read More
The policy will address issues related to widows and universal health benefits for all women apart from dealing with issues of single women will act as a road map over the next 15-20 years for dealing with women's issues. Read More
While Tamil Nadu recorded 69% voting till 5 pm Kerala recorded 70% voting by then. The Union Territory recorded 84 percent polling. Puducherry has reported 86 percent voting in the 2011 Assembly elections. Read More
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the judiciary should function in its domain and not take decisions, which fall under the jurisdiction of the executive. Read More
EPFO has also taken steps towards putting in place a new system to monitor the status of enrollment of contractual employees especially in municipalities. Read More
