Over 200 YouTube channels under scanner
The security agencies in Punjab are keeping a close watch on over 200 YouTube channels that have sprung up in the last few months in the name of supporting the ongoing agitation of farmers. They are under watch not only for...
First phase of Budget session concludes
Lok Sabha was adjourned on Saturday as the first phase of the Budget session concluded. The House would reconvene on March 8 after recess. The Budget session usually is held in two phases. In the first phase, the President addresses...
Look within before attacking govt on J&K: Amit Shah
Amit Shah moves the J&K re-organisation bill in Lok Sabha. Addressing the Lok Sabha, Home Minister Amit Shah asked all those attacking the government for the abrogation of Article 370 to "understand the situation of J&K". He said, "Don't mislead the...
3 more arrested for R-Day violence
Police officers scuffle with a demonstrator during a protest against farm laws introduced by the government, in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - RC2KFL9B9RPX Three more people have been arrested in connection with the violence that took...
Guv’s trip was personal: Sena on refusing plane
Shiv Sena on Saturday defended the Maharashtra Government's decision not to permit Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to use the state flight services to fly to Dehradun claiming that his tour was 'personal'. In an editorial in its mouthpiece "Saamana", the Shiv...
1st phase of disengagement to end in 15-20 days
Top government sources said that the first phase of disengagement, currently underway in Pangong Tso in Ladakh, will be complete in 15-20 days. The strategic heights India has occupied in the south bank will be the last to be vacated...
Domestic Flights to Become Expensive as Govt Increases Limits on Airfares by 10-30%
Passengers willing to fly in domestic flights will have to shell out more money now for air travel as the Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday increased the lower and upper limits on domestic airfares by 10 to 30 per cent....
Covid test must for travellers to Maha from Kerala
The Maharashtra government has made RT-PCR test mandatory for travellers from Kerala, which has been reporting a high number of COVID-19 cases, to check the spread of the viral infection in the western state, an official said on Thursday. Kerala's...
PM to reply to Prez address at 4 pm today
PM Narendra Modi will reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address at 4 pm in Lok Sabha today, the PMO said. The Lok Sabha has accepted Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi's motion of dispensing...
Kin of farmer died who on R Day move HC for probe
The family of a 25-year-old man, who died after his tractor overturned at Central Delhi's ITO during the protesting farmers' tractor parade on the Republic Day, moved the Delhi Court on Wednesday seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into the incident. The...
No civilian knew of Art 370 abrogation: Govt to RS
The government on Wednesday denied that civilians, including a journalist, were privy to information related to the abrogation of Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The Central government got the approval of Parliament on August 5,...
Lok Sabha sits past midnight, PM’s address today
Sitting past midnight, Lok Sabha members participated in the debate on Motion of Thanks to the President's address. After most of the participants had made their point, Speaker Om Birla adjourned the House at 1 am Wednesday. Sources said Prime Minister Narendra...
Rafale induction ceremony cost exchequer over Rs 41 lakh: Rajnath
The induction ceremony of the first five Rafale jets at the Ambala Air Force base on September 10 last cost the exchequer a little over of Rs 41 lakh including Rs 9.18 lakh GST, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in...
MSP tha, hai, aur rahega: PM on farm laws
PM in RS: Manmohan ji is here, I'd read out his quote. Those taking a U-Turn (farm laws) will perhaps agree with him. "There are other rigidities because of marketing regime set up in 1930s which prevent our farmers from...
Efforts on to rescue workers trapped in tunnel
Rescue efforts at present are focussed on extricating 30-35 workers trapped in a tunnel of the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project on the Dhauli Ganga river, following an avalanche triggered by a glacial burst near Joshimath in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, an...
PM to address Rajya Sabha at 10.30 am today
At around 10.30 am today in the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address, says Prime Minister's...
Over 150 feared dead as glacier break triggers massive floods in Chamoli
A part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and causing large-scale devastation in the upper reaches of the ecologically fragile Himalaya. Over...
Actress-model Gehana Vasisth arrested in Mumbai porn video racket
Actress and model Gehana Vasisth was arrested on Saturday by property cell unit of Mumbai crime branch for her role in shooting and uploading porn videos on her website. Mumbai crime branch on Thursday raided a bungalow in Madh Island,...
50,000 security forces deployed in Delhi
Around 50,000 personnel of Delhi Police, Paramilitary and Reserve Forces deployed in Delhi-NCR region. At least 12 metro stations in the national capital have been put on alert for closing the entry & exit, in view of any disturbance. From 12...
PayPal says to shut domestic payments business in India
PayPal Holdings Inc will wind down its domestic payments business in India from April 1, the company said in a statement on Friday. San Jose, California-based PayPal will instead focus on its cross-border payments business, which means global customers will still...
Tandav: HC stays arrest of top Amazon official
The Allahabad high court on Thursday ordered no coercive action against Amazon Prime Video's India Originals head Aparna Purohit, facing a first information report for the alleged derogatory...
