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BJD slams BJP over induction of chit fund scam accused

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday said the induction of former party MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would have no bearing on its organisational strength, while accusing the saffron party of compromising its moral stand by admitting a leader facing trial in the Seashore chit fund scam.

FIP dissatisfied with AAIB probe on AI plane crash; calls for thorough one

Dissatisfied with the preliminary investigation report on the June 12 Air India plane crash released last week, the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Wednesday objected to the exclusion of pilot representatives from the investigation and called for a thorough probe before "assigning blame".

UP CS likely to get extension

Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh, an IAS officer of the 1988 batch and slated to retire on July 31, can get service extension.

Rahul Gandhi Questions Election Commission’s Transparency

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday raised concerns about the Election Commission of India's transparency, alleging, "In Bihar, the Election Commission was caught red-handed stealing votes in the name of 'SIR' (Special Intensive Revision)."