Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill has been introduced in Lok Sabha. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi had lasy week given its approval for Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016. Some of the highlights of the Bill include:
- Increasing...
Irom Sharmila wants to contest as Manipur CM, will end fast on Aug 23
Manipur/Nagpur: Irom Sharmila to end her 16-year-old fast, not today, but on August 23. She was supposed to end her fast today, but the court has postponed the hearing to the 23rd. Sharmila told the Hindu that she had been...
RBI’s Raghuram Rajan keeps key lending rates unchanged in last review
Governor Raghuram Rajan maintained status quo on key rates at his last policy review meeting, as was widely expected, but underlined that the central bank continues to be accommodative. Citing upside risks to the Reserve Bank's inflation target for March 2017,...
Ex-Arunachal CM Kalikho Pul, who led rebellion against Cong, found dead
Former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Kalikho Pul was found hanging at the official chief minister’s residence in Itanagar on Tuesday. “The body was found hanging around 9 am by a servant. He may have committed suicide on Monday night itself,” DGP...
Consumer is king, GST bill will enable ‘One Tax One Service’: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister addressed the Lok Sabha on the contentious GST Bill. In his speech, he said the passage of the bill was a victory for India. Here are the highlights of the speech: >> Today, an important move to free...
Swamy Prasad Maurya joins BJP
BJP's aim to capture power in Uttar Pradesh received a boost ahead of the Assembly polls with Swami Prasad Maurya, an OBC leader in Uttar Pradesh who had recently quit BSP, joining it today. The four-time MLA joined the saffron party...
PM discusses Kashmir strategy with NIA, Rajnath
New Delhi: PM Modi discusses Kashmir strategy with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Home Minister Rajnath Singh as opposition in Parliament demands an all-party meeting. The Opposition has criticized the Centre and the state government for its silence on the...
30 killed, 35 injured in hospital blast in Pakistan
Quetta : Pakistani police raise death toll from the hospital bombing in south western city of Quetta to 30; dozens are wounded, reports AP. Earlier reports said at least 15 people were killed when a blast hit a hospital in...
Suspected Terrorist Shot In Telangana, Encounter On 60Km From Hyderabad
SHADNAGAR, TELANGANA: A suspected terrorist has been reported killed in Telangana in an operation carried out by the local police and the National Investigation Agency or NIA. The shoot-out took place at an apartment building called Millenium Towers. The shooting took...
At Hyderabad, Modi directs all state governments to maintain a dossier on ‘Goonda Gorakshaks’
File PicPrime Minister was in Telegana today at the invitation of CM KC Reddy. Narendra Modi delivered a speech after inaugurating Mission Bhagiratha drinking water project for every household at Komatibanda in CM KCR's Gajwel constituency. While praising the rapid...
Jagdish Gagneja RSS Punjab VP shot at; ‘stable’ after 2 of 3 bullets removed
Jalandhar: Two motorcycle-borne assailants shot at the Punjab vice-president of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Brigadier Jagdish Gagneja (retd), leaving him seriously injured in the heart of Jalandhar just after 8pm on Saturday. By 11pm, two of the three bullets in...
Angry Modi Slams Cow Brigade, Says Many of Them Anti-Social Elements
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday used his first-ever townhall to deliver a lacerating statement on "Gau Rakshaks" or cow vigilantes blamed for outrageous incidents like the flogging of four Dalits in Gujarat last month. Most of these...
Rio Olympics 2016: Explosion heard at finish line of cycling race
A loud blast was heard near the finishing line of the men's cycling road race at the Rio Olympics on Saturday, media reported. The cannon fire-like noise occurred around 1:30pm local time and could not be missed from the press centre...
Vijay Rupani to be new chief minister of Gujarat
AHMEDABAD: Vijay Rupani will take over as the new chief minister of Gujarat. Nitin Patel will be the deputy chief minister of Gujarat. Rupani was picked for the state's top job by party MLAs at a meeting on Friday. The meeting...
Should take steps to curb havoc of terrorism: Rajnath’s statement on Pak visit
A day after his return from Islamabad, Home Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the Parliament on his visit to the neighbouring country. Here's what he said: >> Participated in SAARC Interior ministers' meeting and on behalf of India, put special emphasis on terrorism >>...
J Dey murder: CBI files supplementary chargesheet against Rajan
J Dey murder case: CBI files supplementary chargesheet against Chhota Rajan in MCOCA Court in Mumbai, today. Rajan was arrested at Bali airport in Indonesia on October 25 last year and deported to India. He is facing around 70 cases in Maharashtra,...
SC to hear together AAP government’s civil suit, appeal on statehood
The Supreme Court will now hear together the Delhi government's civil suit seeking a declaration that the national capital is a state and its petition against the order of the high court which held that the city is a Union...
12 killed, several injured as unidentified men open fire in Assam’s Kokrajhar
KOKRAJHAR: Twelve civilians have been killed after militants opened indiscriminate fire at a market are in Assam's Kokrajhar. Security forces then engaged the militants in a firefight. Fifteen civilians have been reported injured in the incident. Sources in Delhi have told...
SAARC: Rajnath Singh’s speech blacked out
File pic Islamabad/Nagpur: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh talked tough against terror at the SAARC meeting on Thursday but his speech was blacked out by Pakistan, reports said. Some news agency reported that members of the Indian media, who had come...
Gujarat’s 10% quota for economically backward rejected by HC
AHMEDABAD: The High Court in Gujarat today rejected the state government's ordinance providing members of the economically weaker sections from unreserved category 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions. The court was hearing petitions challenging the state government's...
LG is administrative head of Delhi, AAP loses plea on ‘who’s boss’
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has dismissed the petition filed by the Aam Aadmi Party challenging the powers of Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. Kejriwal, who took power last year after winning the Delhi election with a spectacular mandate, accused...
