Modi can be defeated in Varanasi : Congress
After Congress president Rahul Gandhi, AICC General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has also said that if strategize well, Prime Minister Narendra Modi can be defeated not just in Varanasi but across the country. In an interview to India Today TV, Mr…
India, Bangladesh sign 6 MoUs
India and Bangladesh on Monday signed six MOUs to strengthen development cooperation between the two countries. Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Keshav Gokhale and his Bangladesh counterpart M Shahidul Haque witnessed the signing of the documents at state guesthouse Padma here…
Provide drinking water in Bundelkhand: Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued order asking officers to ensure that people get drinking water during the ensuring summer in the rugged Bundelkhand region. The directives were given during the review meeting held here on Monday night….
Two soldiers martyred as Pakistan fires unprovoked along LoC in Jammu
Two jawans were martyred as Pakistan resorted to heavy unprovoked firing along the Line of Control in Sunderbani sector here. “Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of Small arms, automatics and mortars on Monday evening from 1715 hrs in…
24 school kids among 27 die in bus accident in Himachal Pradesh
27 persons, including 24 school students, were killed when a private school bus fell into a 150 feet-deep gorge near Malkval in Nurpur, about 50 km from Dharmshala in Himachal Pradesh, on Monday afternoon, police said. Kangra Superintendent of Police…
BJP attacks Rahul Gandhi on his fast saying it is ‘drama’
BJP on Monday attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi over his fast at Rajghat here saying it was a mere `drama’ as Congress leaders had eaten before coming to Rajghat. Addressing a press conference here, BJP spokesman Sambit Patra asked whether…
SC will further hear Rohingya case on May 9
Senior Supreme Court lawyer, Prashant Bhushan, on Monday submitted to the Supreme Court that Rohingyas were being subjected to discrimination in India. Additional Solicitor General (ASG), Tushar Mehta, senior lawyer appearing for the central government, objected to the petitioner’s lawyer,…
PM Modi to address Swachhagrahis in Champaran today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the nation on Tuesday in celebrations of the concluding ceremony of Centenary of Champaran Satyagraha in Bihar. He will address 20,000 Swachhagrahis or the Ambassadors of Cleanliness in Motihari on this occasion. Swachhagrahis are…
Delhi Assembly authorise speaker to decide terms & conditions for hiring lawyers
Delhi Assembly on Monday passed a resolution authorising the Speaker to decide payment of fee and remuneration to engage legal professionals and consultants for the Assembly. The Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi, in its sitting resolved that all the…
Government oppressing Dalits & Tribals; we will defeat them in 2019 : Rahul
Charging the NDA Government at the Centre of oppressing Dalits, Tribals and downtrodden sections of society, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said his party would vehemently fight this ‘anti-Dalit’ and anti-poor’ mindset of the Government and ‘will defeat them…
PM Modi to inaugurate 6 laning of NH-2 section in Bihar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for a National Highways project for six-laning of the 70 km long section of NH-2, extending from Aurangabad in Bihar to Chordaha on Bihar-Jharkhand border at a function in Motihari on…
Rahul Gandhi today will lead a nationwide ‘fast’ to protest against the ‘failures’ BJP Government
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today will lead a nationwide fast by the Congress worker’s to protest against the ‘failures’ BJP-led government in the Centre and to promote communal harmony and peace across the country. Leading the protest, Mr Gandhi will…
US immigration agency says cap for H-1B visa reached
US Citizenship and Immigration Services says it has reached the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for the 2019 fiscal beginning October 1, 2018. The agency, which looks after legal immigration into the US, in a statement on Friday also said…
Lingayat takes out ‘Mahamorcha’ for separate religion status
The All India Lingayat Co-ordination Committee, comprising more than 40 organisations, on Sunday carried out a ‘Mahamorcha’, pressing for their demands, including constitutional recognition to Lingayat religion in Maharashtra, as well as minority status to the community on national level….
Nation observes 161th years of Mangal Pandey’s martyrdom
The nation on Sunday observed 161th years of Mangal Pandey’s martyrdom. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid homage to Mangal Pandey on the anniversary of his martyrdom “Homage to Mangal Pandey on the anniversary of his martyrdom. His fight against…
Opposition doing politics in the name of Dr Ambedkar: BJP
BJP on Sunday accused the Opposition of doing politics in the name of Dr B R Ambedkar. Addressing the mediapersons here, senior party leader and Union Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad alleged that the Congress, Samajwadi Party,…
Gadkari to leave for South Korea today
Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will be on an official visit to the Republic of Korea from 9 April 2018, an official release said here on Sunday. During the 4-day visit, Mr Gadkari will focus…
PM Modi to address CPSE Conclave Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) Conclave at Vigyan Bhawan here on Monday, according to an official statement. Senior officers of Central Public Sector Enterprises and top Ministry officials will attend the conclave. “The…
Only SCs should have voting rights in constituencies reserved for them : Manjhi
Former Chief Minister and president of Hindustani Awam Morcha(Secular), Jitan Ram Manjhi, today demanded laws that allowed voting rights only to SCs in constituencies reserved for them in parliament and state legislatures. Addressing the first rally after his party joined…
BJP announces first list of 72 candidates for Karnataka Assembly polls
Bharatiya Janata Party released on Sunday a list of 72 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections to be held on May 12. The Central Election Commission meeting held at party headquarters was attended among others by Prime Minister Narendra…
Special CBI court issues warrants against Modi, Choksi in PNB scam
A special CBI court in Mumbai has issued non-bailable warrants against jewellers Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi in the PNB fraud case. The warrant was issued by the court on Saturday after the CBI told the court that the two…
Websites hacked issue : technical glitches make them inaccessible says’ Government
Government on Friday refuted the media report that several ministries and departments websites were hacked and said due to technical glitches the websites were inaccessible. “After due diligence the officials of National Informatics Centre (NIC) have confirmed that Ministry of…
SC dismisses petition filed by Vadra’s partner company
Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by Sky Light Hospitality, where Robert Vadra is a partner, challenging the re-assessment notice issued against it in connection with DLF- Sky Light Hospitality land deal. Earlier Delhi HC had also dismissed…
Only 4 pc productivity in Lok Sabha, 8 pc in Rajya Sabha
Amidst blame game by the BJP and the Congress over the second leg of the Budget session being a wash-out, the government on Friday said that the productivity of the Lok Sabha was merely 4 per cent and that of…
Restrictions in downtown, SeK, civil lines lifted in Srinagar
Curfew-like restrictions imposed on Friday in the downtown, Shehar-e-Khas (SeK) and parts of old town and civil lines were lifted on Saturday though large number of security force and state police personnel remained deployed to maintain law and order. However,…
PM Modi blunts opposition criticism, defends pro-Dalit policies of BJP, Govt
Defending his government as it faced criticism for being anti-Dalit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said opposition parties were unable to digest that a poor person born into a backward family is serving as the country’s prime minister. In…
IAF to conduct combat exercise ‘Gaganshakti’ from Apr 8
Indian Air Force (IAF) will conduct an encompassing coordinated and composite exercise ‘Gaganshakti’ from April 8 – 22, aiming to real time coordination, deployment and employment of air power in a short and intense battle scenario. During the exercise, the…
China to fight US tariffs at any cost
China on Friday said it will take “comprehensive counter-measures” if the US continues its unilateral, protectionist practices. “On Sino-US trade, China has made its position very clear. We don’t want a trade war, but we are not afraid of such a…
YSRCP MPs resign, embark fast unto death for Special Category Status
Demanding the Bjp-led NDA government at the Centre to honour the AP Re-organisation Act 2104 provisions including Special Category Status (SCS) to the state, the Principal Opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MPs from Andhra Pradesh tendered their resignations to Lok…
Government responsible for disruption in Parliament: Congress
Responding to the charges by Parliamentary affairs Minister Ananth Kumar holding the Congress responsible for the washout of the budget session , the Congress on Friday alleged that it is the ruling party that did not allow Parliament to run…