Ruckus in Odisha Assembly over spurious liquor deaths, misuse of ED
Bhubaneswar, Aug 22 – Ruckus created by the members of the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress forced adjournment of House proceedings in the Odisha Assembly for the third consecutive day on Thursday. As soon as the proceedings began on Thursday, BJD
Kerala govt only interested in photo shoots, not rehabilitation of Wayand victims: BJP
Wayanad, Aug 22 – Kerala BJP on Thursday said that the state government is only interested in photo shoots and not in the rehabilitation of Wayand victims. “The enthusiasm and the efforts of Kerala government which we saw during first few days has
I was deceived because I was not fond of ‘chess’: Shyam Rajak (Ld)
New Delhi, Aug 22 – After resigning from the primary membership of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Thursday, former Bihar Cabinet minister Shyam Rajak said he now has two options left before him — either joining any other political party and take
Why silent on Kolkata case, Fadnavis asks Oppn after resignation call over Badlapur abuse
Mumbai, Aug 22 – Maharashtra Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis slammed the Opposition for seeking his resignation in connection with the sexual abuse of two nursery girls in a reputed school in Badlapur and asked why they were silent on the rape and murder
People with criminal background will not be given membership in MP: BJP
Bhopal, Aug 22 – To make politics clean, the BJP on Thursday said that the party will not give membership to the people with criminal backgrounds. “We will reach our target of 1.5 crore membership. However, to make politics clean and free from
2016 Nabha jailbreak mastermind extradited from Hong Kong
Chandigarh, Aug 22 – In a major breakthrough after six years of extradition process, the Punjab Police on Thursday extradited the mastermind behind the 2016 Nabha jailbreak incident in which six wanted criminals, including two terrorists, escaped from the high-security jail as it
CM Siddaramaiah, his followers looted thousands of MUDA plots: BJP leader Ashoka
Mandya, Aug 22 – Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Thursday alleged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his supporters looted thousands of plots instead of just 14, and demanded a CBI probe into the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case. Speaking
Delhi HC refers dispute between BharatPe, Ashneer Grover to arbitration
New Delhi, Aug 22 – The Delhi High Court on Thursday referred a dispute between BharatPe, an online money transaction platform, and its former managing director Ashneer Grover to a sole arbitrator. In its plea filed before the Delhi High Court, the fintech
Centre aligns projects for civil enclaves at Bagdogra, Bihta airports with National Master Plan
New Delhi, Aug 22 – The Network Planning Group (NPG) has evaluated two projects of the Ministry of Civil Aviation for the construction of new civil enclaves at Bagdogra Airport in West Bengal’s Siliguri and Bihta Airport in Bihar’s Patna for their alignment
SC to constitute panel to resolve grievances of protesting farmers on Punjab-Haryana border
New Delhi, Aug 22 – The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will constitute, within a week, a committee to amicably resolve the grievances of the farmers protesting at the Punjab-Haryana border. A bench headed by Justice Surya Kant asked the states
Allow Guv to work constitutionally, don’t play Dalit card: K’taka CM tells BJP
Bengaluru, Aug 22 – Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday accused the BJP of using the Dalit card against him. He claimed that the BJP leaders who were unable to answer questions regarding the alleged misdeeds of Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot were resorting
Pre-poll alliance with Congress in J&K, confirms Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar, Aug 22 – Former J&K Chief Minister and president of National Conference Dr Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday that a pre-poll alliance between the Congress and the NC has been finalised and paperwork was being finalised. “Alliance on all 90 Assembly seats
Kolkata hospital horror: SC asks WB Police to not disrupt peaceful protests, CBI probe to continue
New Delhi, Aug 22 – The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the West Bengal Police not to disrupt the peaceful protests in the wake of the horrific incident at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a trainee doctor was raped and
MUDA case: BJP demands resignation of Cong’s Dalit MLAs, CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, Aug 22 – Karnataka BJP on Thursday staged a statewide protest in connection with Congress leaders allegedly issuing derogatory remarks against Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot for giving sanction for prosecution against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case.
Phrama unit blast: Andhra CM announces Rs 1 crore ex-gratia for families of deceased
Visakhapatnam, Aug 22 – Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday announced Rs 1 crore ex-gratia each for the families of those killed in a reactor blast in pharma company in Atchutapuram Special Economic Zone near here. He called on the
Bombay HC slams police for treating Badlapur rapes ‘lightly’, raps school for not reporting crime
Mumbai, Aug 22 – The Bombay High Court on Thursday came down heavily on the Maharashtra Police and the school authorities for taking the Badlapur (Thane) alleged rape of two nursery girls lightly and the lapses in probing the case that has triggered
Hosting G20 Summit, popularising yoga the key initiatives of PM Modi: BJP Nat’l General Secretary
New Delhi, Aug 21 – Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) National General Secretary Dushyant Gautam said on Wednesday that various initiatives such as hosting the G20 Summit last year in New Delhi, spreading the importance of yoga to the entire world and promoting the
No one can interfere with India’s foreign policy: Pawan Khera defends Hasina’s ‘prolonged’ stay
New Delhi, Aug 21 – Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday defended former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s extended stay in the country amid calls from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for her extradition and said that “no one can interfere” with India’s
Egyptian, Canadian FMs discuss efforts to facilitate Gaza ceasefire
Cairo, Aug 21 – Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly have discussed efforts to facilitate a ceasefire in Gaza. During a phone conversation on Tuesday, the two ministers exchanged views on developments in the Middle East, especially the
Australian politicians to be sanctioned for bad behavior by new standards commission
Canberra, Aug 21 – Australian politicians could be fined up to 5 per cent of their salary or suspended from the Parliament for bad behaviour under new government workplace laws. The governing Labor Party on Wednesday introduced new legislation to establish an Independent