Jharkhand: BJP confident of winning 50 seats
Ram Vichar Netam, the BJP incharge of Jharkhand, on Monday expressed confidence over his party retaining majority for the second consecutive term in the state with maximum 50 seats. "The early trends may not be in our favour. But gradually you...
Jharkhand leads: JMM+ edges ahead of BJP
The counting of votes for 81 Jharkhand Assembly seats, which went to polls in five phases from November 30 to December 20, will take place today. Exit polls have predicted that the pre-poll alliance of Congress, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)...
Nirbhaya case: One convict moves Delhi HC claiming he was juvenile in 2012
One of the four convicts facing the gallows in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case approached the Delhi High Court on Wednesday claiming that he was a juvenile at the time of the offence in December, 2012. The plea filed...
CJI recuses himself from Nirbhaya convict’s case
Chief Justice of India, SA Bodbe, recused himself from hearing the review petition filed by Akshay Kumar Singh one of the four convicts sentenced to death for the 2012 gang-rape and murder of Nirbhaya, today. The SC bench which heard...
CAA does NOT take away rights of Indians: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Barhait, Jharkhand at a poll rally: "I challenge Congress and their allies that if they have the guts they should openly declare that they will give Indian citizenship to every Pakistani citizen and that they...
Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane To Be Next Indian Army Chief
Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane will be the 28th Chief of Army Staff, official sources said on Monday. Lt Gen Naravane, who is currently serving as Vice Chief of the Army, will succeed General Bipin Rawat. Once he takes over,...
Maha Assembly: Supplementary demands of Rs 16k cr tabled
Mumbai: Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray with Yuva Sena Chief Aaditya Thackeray addresses a press conference at Shiv Sena Bhavan at Dadar in Mumbai, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. (PTI Photo)(PTI11_8_2019_000206B) Meanwhile in Maharashtra, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi...
Sengar found guilty in Unnao rape & kidnap case
Unnao rape and kidnapping case: Former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar has been convicted by Delhi's Tis Hazari court. The court has acquitted another accused Shashi Singh. Arguments on the sentencing to held on 19th December. Sengar, a four-time BJP MLA...
Pankaja, Khadse get a warning from Maha BJP chief
A day after Eknath Khadse and Pankaja Munde vented ire about the party leadership in Maharashtra, state Bharatiya Janata Party chief Chandrakant Patil said on Friday that 'anti-party activities' would not be tolerated. Patil was addressing BJP workers at Solapur in...
Uproar in Parl over Rahul’s ‘rape in India’ remark
The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Friday witnessed uproar as BJP lawmakers demanded an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his "rape in India" remark. Amid the ruckus, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said in the Lower House,...
President gives assent, CAB becomes law
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday gave his assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, turning it into an Act. The contentious law promises citizenship to migrants from three neighbouring countries but not if they are Muslims. According to...
SC dismisses all 18 Ayodhya verdict review pleas
The Supreme Court dismisses all the 18 review petitions on the Ayodhya land dispute judgment of November 9. A five-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, heard the petitions in-chamber and not in open court. The petitioners...
Retd Judge V S Sirpurkar to lead judicial inquiry in Hyderabad encounter
New Delhi: The Supreme Court appointed on Thursday a three-member inquiry commission headed by former apex court judge V S Sirpurkar to inquire into the circumstances leading to the encounter killing of the four accused in the gang-rape and murder...
TV channels cautioned against content that is likely to incite violence
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued an advisory to private satellite TV channels to be particularly cautious about airing content that is likely to incite violence, promote "anti-national attitudes" and contain anything affecting the integrity...
Citizenship bill faces crucial RS test today
The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill will be tabled in Rajya Sabha Wednesday afternoon, two days after the legislation was passed by the Lok Sabha. The CAB, which has sharply divided discourse in the country, will be tabled in the Rajya...
Maharashtra: Onion prices continue to surge in Nagpur
The price of onions in the markets of Nagpur continued to soar, creating severe distress for the consumers."We are unable to buy onions any more. Earlier, we used to purchase 2 kilograms of onion, now we have to make do...
Amid Fierce Protests, Citizenship Bill Clears Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The Citizenship Amendment Bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha after nearly 12 hours of heated discussions on Monday, with 311 voting in support and 80 against. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who introduced the bill, had earlier...
Citizenship Amendment Bill tabled in Lok Sabha
Citizenship Amendment Bill tabled in the Lok Sabha. The bill (CAB) seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan escaping religious persecution there. The BJP has issued a a three-line whip to all its lawmakers...
CAB not even 001% against minorities: HM
CAB tabled in Lok Sabha: Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on says it is nothing but a targeted legislation over minority people of our country. Union Minister Amit Shah says, "This Bill is not even .001% against minorities in the...
Shah to table citizenship bill in Lok Sabha
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday will introduce in the Lok Sabha the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan escaping religious persecution there. In the afternoon, the home minister...
35 killed as fire breaks out in factory in Delhi
At least 35 people were killed after a massive fire broke out in a factory in Anaj Mandi area on Rani Jhansi Road in New Delhi on Sunday morning, police said. A call about the fire was received at...
