Indian Consulate helping students after Beryl wreaks havoc in Houston
Houston, July 13 - With Hurricane Beryl leaving a trail of destruction and several areas without power for days on the Texas coast this week, the Consulate General of India in Houston continues to provide assistance and emergency necessities to the Indian students
Himachal CM ensures win in Assembly bypolls, secures ‘absolute majority’ for Congress
Shimla, July 13 - In a high-stake bypolls for three Assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday not only ensured a win on two of three seats, including his greenhorn politician wife Kamlesh Thakur’s Dehra constituency that saw
New criminal laws: Delhi LG clears appointment of 165 Junior Scientific Assistants
New Delhi, July 13 - Delhi Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena, has sanctioned the appointment of 165 Junior Scientific Assistants (JSAs) on contract basis to meet the immediate requirements arising out of the implementation of the three new criminal laws.
Voters show door to those who betrayed them: Himachal CM
Shimla, July 13 - With the victory of the Congress candidates in two out of three Assembly constituencies in the by-poll on Saturday, Himachal Pradesh
UP CM calls for swift action against unauthorised buses, month-long campaign initiated
New Delhi, July 13 - Days after the Unnao bus tragedy that claimed 18 lives, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the Transport Department officials to ensure strict compliance with road safety regulations.
Kumaraswamy urges advocates to approach Guv for consent to prosecute K’taka CM
Bengaluru, July 13 - In a major development, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, HD Kumaraswamy has made an appeal to the legal fraternity to seek consent for the prosecution of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah from Governor TC Gehlot in connection with
Mere pronouncement of ‘Talaq’ 3 times does not end Muslim marriage: J&K High Court
Srinagar, July 13 - In a judgement of far-reaching consequences, Jammu & Kashmir High Court has ruled that a mere pronouncement of the word ‘Talaq’ three times by the husband is not enough to end a Muslim marriage. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul observed
BJP assails Cong on ‘Samvidhaan hatya’, cites dismissal of state govts in 1980
New Delhi, July 13 - Amid the heated war of words between the Opposition and government over the remembrance of June 25 as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a fresh broadside at the grand old party and enumerated many
BJP’s Kamlesh Shah wins MP’s Amarwara bypoll
Bhopal, July 13 - In a high voltage electoral contest in Madhya Pradesh's Amarwara byelection, the ruling BJP won the bypoll with a margin of 3,552 votes. The result was announced on Saturday.
Bengal bypoll results: Clean sweep for Trinamool in all four constituencies
Kolkata, July 13 - Trinamool Congress candidates have clinched victories with huge margins in all four Assembly constituencies that went for bypolls on July 10.
CM Siddaramaiah directly involved in MUDA scam: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi
Hubballi, July 13 - Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday accused Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of being "directly involved" in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam.
Bihar: Independent candidate Shankar Singh wins Rupauli assembly bypoll
Patna, July 13 - Independent candidate Shankar Singh has won the Rupauli assembly bypoll in Purnea district with a margin of 8204 votes over JD(U) candidate Kaladhar Mandal.
Omar Abdullah insists on ‘full, undiluted statehood as a pre-requisite’ to Assembly polls in J&K
Srinagar, July 13 - Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister, and Vice President of National Conference, Omar Abdullah, on Saturday, reacted to the amendment in transaction of business rules of J&K government announced by Ministry of Home Affairs.
No issues with probing Nagendra, ED’s action mustn’t be politically-motivated: K’taka HM
Bengaluru, July 13 - Commenting on the arrest of former minister B Nagendra by the ED, Karnataka Home Minister, G Parameshwara said on Saturday that there was no issue with the ED investigating him, but the central agency’s action should not be politically-motivated.
Centre fixes meeting with states to boost maritime, waterways transport
New Delhi, July 13, - The Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways will convene the State Maritime & Waterways Transport Committees’ meeting on Tuesday to hold discussions for the comprehensive development of maritime and waterways transport across India and expanding its reach to
Exodus of BRS MLAs to Congress continues in Telangana
Hyderabad, July 13 - The exodus of BRS MLAs to the Congress party in Telangana is continuing with another legislator joining the ruling party on Saturday.
In one-sided contest, AAP wins Punjab’s Jalandhar (West) Assembly bypoll
Chandigarh, July 13 - In a face-saving for the AAP government in Punjab led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, its nominee Mohinder Bhagat on Saturday won the Jalandhar (West) Assembly bypoll by 37,325 votes, defeating nearest rival and BJP candidate Sheetal Angural, whose
Independent leading against JD-U candidate in Rupauli Assembly bypoll
Patna, July 13 - Independent candidate Shankar Singh is leading by 1,763 votes against JD(U) candidate Kaladhar Mandal after eight rounds of counting for the Rupauli Assembly bypoll on Saturday.
PM to launch work on inter-district Mumbai-Thane Tunnel Project
Mumbai, July 13 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform the ground breaking ceremony on Saturday for the prestigious inter-district tunnel linking Borivali (in Mumbai) and Ghodbunder Road (in Thane), slated to come up at a cost of over Rs 16,600 crore.
India has potential to become world’s 2nd largest economy by 2031: RBI Dy Governor
Mumbai, July 13 - Given the country’s innate strengths, it is possible to imagine India striking out into the next decade to become the second largest economy in the world not by 2048, but by 2031, and the largest economy of the world