New Dehli : Congress leaders P Chidambaram, who is out on bail after 106 days in jail, Adhir Chowdhury, Gaurav Gogoi and others protested at the Parliament premises on Thursday against rising onion prices Holding banners and shouting slogans demanding that the government reduce the prices and “stop harassing” the poor, the Congress MPs protested […]
New Delhi : As a close friend and maritime neighbour, India is committed to partnering with the Maldives for its development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. The two countries will also enhance cooperation for peace and mutual security in the Indian Ocean Region, he asserted at an event, which was held in New […]
Bengaluru : The government is looking for an alternative site for the Karnataka High Court’s annexe building after its decision to demolish the KGID building attracted a barrage of criticism. Sources in the government said the high court authorities were not happy with the fact that the court’s name was dragged into the controversy unnecessarily. […]
Nagpur : A Nagpur court on Wednesday fixed January 4, 2020 as the date of next hearing of the case in which former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is accused of concealing information about two criminal matters against him in an election affidavit. Fadnavis had sought an exemption from appearance before the court in the […]
Bengaluru : Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) management committee member Sudhendra Shinde was on Wednesday arrested in connection with the alleged match-fixing in Karnataka Premier League, police said. Shinde was grilled for two days in this connection and finally arrested. He was the coach for Belagavi Panthers, one of the KPL teams. “Shinde along with […]
Mumbai : Yuva Sena secretary Varun Sardesai on Wednesday sought to downplay his presence at a meeting chaired by his uncle and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray earlier this week after eyebrows were raised over his attendance in bureaucratic circles. Apart from Sardesai, the chief minister’s son Aaditya Thackeray, who is the Yuva Sena chief […]
New Dehli : The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce verdict on Wednesday over Congress leader P Chidambaram’s plea seeking bail in the INX Media money laundering case. A bench headed by Justice R Banumathi had on November 28 reserved judgement on the appeal filed by Chidambaram who has challenged the November 15 verdict of […]
New Dehli : The government has no plans to issue a single card to all citizens of the country for all utilities, it informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, however, said the government has proposed to prepare and update the National Population Register from April 1, 2020, to […]
New Dehli : The issue of absenteeism among BJP MPs from Parliament was raised at the parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday, with senior leader Rajnath Singh underlining Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dissatisfaction over lack of their adequate presence at many times. According to sources, Singh also asked party MPs to be present in large numbers […]
Kochi : Sub Lieutenant Shivangi on Monday joined the Indian Navy as its first woman pilot on completion of operational training here, a Defence spokesman said. Hailing from Muzzafarpur in Bihar, Shivangi will be flying the Naval Dornier surveillance aircraft. Shivangi, who joined the force two days ahead of the Navy Day, has graduated to […]
