Panaji, Jan 25 (IANS) Goa Assembly Speaker on Saturday sent notices to 12 MLAs, including 10 from the Congress, in connection with two disqualification petitions filed by the Congress and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party leaders. An official at the Speaker’s Secretariat said that notices have been issued to Deputy Chief Ministers[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Two teams police from Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh have been set up to arrest Sharjeel Imam, one of the organisers of the anti-CAA protest in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, informed sources said. A source said efforts have been intensified to arrest Imam who made controversial remarks about[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Taking on the government on the eve of the 71st Republic Day, Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi said, here on Saturday, the constitutional values were no longer safe. “Today, the Constitution and its values are being attacked by way of a concerted and vicious conspiracy.[Read More…]
By Zaffar Iqbal Srinagar, Jan 25 (IANS) Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief of Kashmir Qari Yasir, who was behind the February 14, 2019 attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Pulwama that claimed life of 40 troopers, was killed in an encounter with the security forces at Awantipora in[Read More…]
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Lucknow, Jan 25 (IANS) Chirag Shetty, Rituparna Das and Loh Kean Yew guided Pune 7 Aces to victory over Mumbai Rockets in a highly entertaining Maharashtra derby as the Lucknow leg of the Premier Badminton League kicked off at the Babu Banarasi Das Badminton Academy here on Saturday. The highly-anticipated[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The death toll from the under-construction building collapse on Saturday evening in north-east Delhi’s Bhajanpura area rose to five, the police said. The three-storey under-construction building came crashing down on a nearby building whose coaching centre took the impact, leading to the death of five[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Former Union Ministers Susham Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and George Fenandes will be conferred Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Renowned boxer Mary Kom will also be the recipient of the award, the second highest civilian honour of the country. The Padma awards, one of the highest civilian awards[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, the government on Saturday announced 118 awardees to be conferred with the Padma Shri Award. The government has selected 118 people from the field of social work who will be given the Padma Shri Award. The list included the[Read More…]
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) In a further twist to Jeff Bezos’ phone saga, a new report has claimed that his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, shared compromising texts about her affair with Bezos to her brother, Michael Sanchez. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Michael reportedly sold those photos[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Jan 25 (IANS) Leading agri-machinery maker VST Tillers Tractors Ltd has tied up with Czech-based Zetor Tractors a.s. to jointly make tractors with higher horse power for Indian and global markets, a top official said on Saturday. “Tractors with 50 Horse Power and 70 HP will be made in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Boxing great Mary Kom has been selected for the Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second highest civilian award. Olympic silver medallist and reigning badminton World Champion P.V. Sindhu has been named for Padma Bhushan as the names of Padma awardees were disclosed on Saturday on the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, leading industrialists Anand Mahindra and Venu Srinivasan along with 13 others have been selected for the Padma Bhushan awards, government said on Saturday. According to a government release, Parrikar, who was also the Goa Chief Minister, has been selected for[Read More…]
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) The women brigade of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) here on Saturday had a feast of poha (flattened rice) in protest against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijayvargiya’s linking the food to Bangladeshi infiltrators. The women leaders, including two Ministers, had dadhikarma (a dish[Read More…]
Srinagar, Jan 25 (IANS) The officer who led the operation that eliminated Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani will receive Police Medal for Gallantry from President Ram Nath Kovind on Republic Day. A 2008 batch IPS officer, Abdul Jabbar is among the 409 gallantry awardees. On July 8, 2016, acting on[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) On the instructions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister P.K. Mishra chaired a meeting on the coronavirus outbreak in China. During the meeting, the officials apprised the Principal Secretary of the recent developments, preparedness and response measures associated with the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Although majority of Indians think their jobs would be automated in the next 10 years, 84 per cent hope to retain their jobs, supported by their skills, according to a report by World Economic Forum (WEF) and Ipsos. India tops the list in terms of[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, the government on Saturday announced the names of 23 awardees, including two women from Brazil, who will be conferred the Padma Shri Award this year. The two Brazilian women for the country’s fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri[Read More…]
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New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) From conservation of Asian elephants to treating thousands of cancer patients at zero cost — there are several awardees who were on Saturday selected for Padma Shri Award ahead of the 71st Republic Day. Ravi Kannan, also known Silchar’s saviour, is a surgical oncologist from[Read More…]
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Boxing great Mary Kom has been conferred the Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second highest civilian award. Olympic silver medallist and badminton World Champion PV Sindhu has been conferred the Padma Bhushan as the names of the Padma awardees were disclosed on Saturday on the eve[Read More…]
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