New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday that the entre was sympathetically working on all issues concerning Andhra Pradesh and a decision on a special package would be finalised over next few days. Jaitley, who was replying to the debate on the general budget for 2017-18 in the[Read More…]
New Delhi: Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that almost all the Prime Ministers have had their contribution in promoting science and technology in the country. He particularly highlighted the roles of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and Manmohan Singh in particular in advancing penetration of technology in the[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will deal with the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case as a pure land dispute and refused to hear it on a day-to-day basis. Meanwhile, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), which is beginning a crucial three-day plenary in Hyderabad on Friday, demanded[Read More…]
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi on Thursday said former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi are martyrs, and while criticising them, this should be kept in mind. Participating in a debate on the Budget in Lok Sabha, Trivedi said even though politicians may not agree with them on[Read More…]
Patna: The RJD on Thursday questioned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy about their silence on a land-grab case in which Union Minister Giriraj Singh has been named as one of the accused. A day after the case was lodged against Singh in Danapur police station near here, Rashtriya[Read More…]
Hyderabad: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Thursday demanded contempt of court proceedings against those speaking of building Ram temple at the site of the demolished Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. The apex body of the Indian Muslims, which is beginning its crucial three-day plenary here on Friday, said[Read More…]
New Delhi: Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday said that 12 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) imposed on sanitary napkins is acceptable. “It has come down from 18 per cent… At the moment, the market is dominated by multinational companies. So, what has[Read More…]
New Delhi: Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said there was “nothing new” in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in the Lok Sabha and that the people were interested in knowing about their future and jobs. “The Prime Minister said nothing new. He is repeating old things, (but) people are[Read More…]
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh, in his maiden speech in the Upper House, on Wednesday hit out at the BJP-led central government for “spreading hatred” in the country and for “benefiting” the big industrialists and “cheating” the common man. He said the BJP failed to keep[Read More…]
New Delhi: Denying that the Karnataka government is implementing the Mukhya Mantri Anila Bhagya Yojane (MMABY) in collaboration with the Centre, the Union Petroleum Ministry on Tuesday said that the state is going ahead with scheme directly without involving the national oil marketing companies (OMCs), and thus does not have the[Read More…]
New Delhi: Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday said many BJP leaders and Union Ministers would require security to save themselves from traders in the capital, who were “angry” with the sealing drive, being implemented here by BJP-run MCDs. As Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Delhi unit President Manoj Tiwari sought[Read More…]
New Delhi: Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday attacked the Narendra Modi government, alleging that communal forces were raising their head, weaker sections were being suppressed, the freedom of speech was being snatched and women and children were not feeling safe. Taking part in the motion of thanks[Read More…]
New Delhi: Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar, who is on a humanitarian world tour on menstrual hygiene, on Tuesday said the onus doesn’t lie on the politicians alone to drive change. Manushi said while there’s a lot that can happen if all political parties prioritise menstrual hygiene in their manifestos, but[Read More…]
Lucknow: Family members of Chandan Gupta, the youth killed in the Kasganj violence on Republic Day, met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here on Tuesday and demanded that he be given martyr status. The sister of the slain youth told media that the Chief Minister patiently heard them out but[Read More…]
New Delhi: The opposition on Tuesday boycotted the Rajya Sabha in the post-lunch session, complaining that their voice was being muzzled outside as well as inside Parliament. As soon as the House met at 2 p.m., Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad raised the issue of the House being adjourned without[Read More…]
New Delhi: Congress MP and noted writer Shashi Tharoor has been on a tour of literature festivals to promote his recent book “Why I Am A Hindu” but he faced the ire of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju who took a subtle dig at Tharoor’s book on[Read More…]
Lucknow: Two persons circulating inflammatory videos and communal messages on social media were arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj district on Tuesday, police said. Identified as Ram Singh and Ajay Gupta, one of them is the admin of a WhatsApp group on which inflammatory posts were being circulated, in an apparent bid[Read More…]
New Delhi: An oil tanker with 22 Indians on board that went missing off Benin coast in the Gulf of Guinea near West Africa on Saturday that was believed to have been hijacked by pirates has been released, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday. “I am happy to inform[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Kanpur-based Commissioner of GST and Central Excise and others in a bribery case pertaining to the Excise Department, an official said on Saturday. “Sansar Chand, a 1986 batch IRS Officer posted as Commissioner in GST and Central Excise in Kanpur[Read More…]
Panaji: A trial court here will, on February 8, hear a case involving alleged election code of conduct violation by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in January last year. The over and year old case was registered as a non-cognisable offence at the Mapusa police station following a complaint by the[Read More…]
Patna: Taunting his BJP party over its defeat in the Rajasthan bypolls, actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Friday said the state had become the first to give the BJP “triple talaq“. “Breaking news with record-breaking disastrous results for ruling party – Rajasthan becomes first state to give BJP Triple Talaq. Ajmer: Talaq,[Read More…]
New Delhi: Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Friday termed the proposed National Health Protection Scheme as “NaMocare” and said various health components of the ambitious programme have been worked out. “In this NaMocare, under the Ayushman Bharat, all health components and its stages have been addressed,” Nadda told reporters here,[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set up a tribunal, as directed by the Supreme Court, to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh. He also requested Modi to direct the Union Water Resources Ministry to instruct the Chhattisgarh government to stop construction[Read More…]
Kolkata: In a formidable showing, West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress wrested the Noapara Assembly seat from the Congress on Thursday and was all set to retain the Uluberia Lok Sabha seat with a huge margin even as the BJP emerged its main challenger. The counting was taken up on Thursday of[Read More…]
New Delhi: JD-U supremo and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday welcomed the Union Budget proposal of increasing the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of crops to 1.5 times of the input cost. He also congratulated Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for announcing the “grand initiative” of National Health Protection Scheme under[Read More…]
