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50 days of Modi 2.0: PM’s focus on foreign policy continues

NEW DELHI, July 22 (Agencies): In the first 50 days of the second term in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it amply clear that his government’s focus on foreign policy, with regard to neighbours as well as others, would remain intact. The first indication of ...

SC refuses urgent listing of 2 independent Karnataka MLAs' plea seeking floor test

NEW DELHI, July 22 (Agencies): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to urgently list a plea of two Independent Karnataka MLAs seeking holding of floor test forthwith but said it may consider the listing of the petition Tuesday. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Go...

Lok Sabha passes RTI Amendment Bill

'Dark day for democracy': Opposition
NEW DELHI, July 22 (Agencies): A bill proposing to give the Centre the power to set the tenure and salaries of the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday amid strong objection from the Opposition. The R...

If you have respect for constitution, resign & go home, BJP tells Kumaraswamy

KARNATAKA, July 22 (Agencies): The BJP Monday asked Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy "to resign and go" if he has faith in the Constitution and people of the state, as the confidence motion moved by him in the Assembly dragged on for the third day. The BJP sai...

2 men beaten, abused, forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' in Maharashtra

MUMBAI, July 22 (Agencies): Two men were allegedly forced to chant "Jai Shri Ram" in Aurangabad city of Maharashtra by some unidentified persons, triggering tension in the area, police said Monday. This is the second such incident in the city in the last few days. Se...

BJP won LS polls by cheating, using EVMs, CRPF & EC: Mamata

KOLKATA, July 21 (Agencies): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday took up the cudgels against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying they had won in the recent Lok Sabha polls by "cheating and using CRPF, Central police and the Election Commission of ...

Mamata trains guns at BJP at TMC's mega Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata

KOLKATA, July 21 (Agencies): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday kicked off a massive Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata, an annual event which is held on July 21 to commemorate the killings of 13 people in police firing in 1993. The Trinamool Congress chie...

SLV-Mk III Rocket completed ahead of Chandrayaan 2 take-off: ISRO

NEW DELHI, July 21 (Agencies): ISRO said Saturday it has completed the launch rehearsal of GSLV Mark III-M1, the launch vehicle of Chandrayaan 2, and its performance is normal. After aborting the second Indian mission to Moon on July 15, an hour before the take-off, ...

Tamil Nadu man arrested for posting photo of himself consuming beef soup

TAMIL NADU, July 21 (Agencies): A 24-year-old man, who was allegedly attacked by a group of people here for posting a picture of himself consuming beef soup, was arrested Sunday on a charge of disturbing peace, soon after he was discharged from a hospital, according to...

Ram Chandra Paswan passes away at 57 in Delhi

NEW DELHI, July 21 (Agencies): Lok Janshakti Party MP from Bihar's Samastipur Ramchandra Paswan died on Sunday afternoon following brief illness. He was 57 and the younger brother of Union minister and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan. Party leader Chirag Paswan said his u...

Want to teach a lesson to Congress-JDS coalition: Karnataka rebels ahead of trust vote

MUMBAI, July 21 (Agencies): A group of rebel ruling Karnataka legislators, who have been camping in Mumbai for the past two weeks, on Sunday said that they want to teach a lesson to the ruling Congress-JDS coalition government led by Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy. ''W...

Yogi blames Cong for Sonbhadra massacre, says party's 'anti-Dalit, anti-tribal face' exposed

Sonbhadra, July 21 (Agencies): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday met the family members of the people who were gunned down over a land dispute in a village in state's Sonbhadra district. Speaking to reporters after meeting the kin of the victims,...

In biggest drug haul, 150-kg heroin seized in Delhi Afghan-Pakistan narcotics cartel exposed

NEW DELHI, July 20 (Agencies): In the biggest ever narcotics haul in the national capital to date, Delhi Police Special Cell seized about 150 kilograms of Afghan-origin heroin on Friday, exposing an Afghan-Pakistan narcotics cartel in the process. Five persons, includi...

9 students killed as car crashes into truck on Pune-Solapur highway

PUNE, July 20 (Agencies): Nine students were killed after their car collided with a truck on the Pune-Solapur Highway in the early hours of Saturday, police said. The accident took place around 1.30 am near Kadamwak Wasti in Pune district. "The deceased, who were in ...

Stray dogs save baby girl after woman dumped her in drain

KAITHAL, July 20 (Agencies): A woman in Kaithal town, Haryana, was caught on camera dumping a newly born girl in a drain, the police said. The baby girl, who was wrapped in a plastic bag, was then pulled out by a pack of stray dogs who started barking and thereby ale...

Derek O'Brien-led Trinamool Cong delegation, on way to meet Sonbhadra victims' families, stopped at Varanasi airport

VARANASI, July 20 (Agencies): A four-member Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation, led by senior party leader Derek O'Brien, were stopped by the Varanasi Police on Saturday, ahead of their visit to Sonbhadra district where 10 people were killed in firing over a land disp...

'We are not a suitcase-carrying government': Nirmala

CHENNAI, July 20 (Agencies): In a veiled attack on Congress, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman connected her idea of carrying Budget documents wrapped in a red cloth instead of a briefcase with alleged corruption in the previous UPA government at the Centre. ...

BJP wants to 'deport' Priyanka, 'Jungle Raj' prevailing in UP, alleges Cong

NEW DELHI, July 20 (Agencies): The Congress on Saturday alleged that the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh wants to "deport" party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, so that she cannot meet the victims of the Sonbhadra clash. The party also alleged that "jungle ra...

Beloved daughter of Congress; Rahul’s tribute to Sheila Dikshit

NEW DELHI, July 20 (Agencies): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday remembered Sheila Dikshit as 'beloved daughter of Congress' and said that he is 'devasted' to hear about her death. Sheila Dikshit, the three-time Chief Minister of Delhi, died at the age of 81 du...

80% Kaziranga National Park submerged, Assam floods death toll rises to 37

Assam, July 18(Agencies): Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Thursday said that 37 people have lost their lives due to flood and landslides in the state. The ASDMA released a statement saying that total 4,128 villages in 103 revenue circles of 28 dist...

Dawood's brother Iqbal Kaskar's son arrested by anti-extortion cell

NEW DELHI, July 18(Agencies): Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar's son Rizwan was on Wednesday arrested by the anti extortion cell while he was trying to leave the country. The arrest comes days after the anti-extortion cell had deported and arrested Ahmed Raza Wa...

DTC staff faces action after video of woman dancing inside bus goes viral

New Delhi, July 18(Agencies): A video of a woman dancing in a public bus in the national capital recently went viral on social media. In the video, the woman is seen dancing while the driver, conductor and marshall of the bus watch on. Stern action has now been taken a...

Govt asks TikTok, Helo to answer queries on anti-national, illegal activities or face ban

NEW DELHI, July 18(Agencies): The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Wednesday issued notice to TikTok and Helo app operators seeking response from them over concerns that people were using these apps to commit anti-Indian and unlawful activi...

Delhi Police Crime Branch files chargesheet against wife Apoorva Sharma in Rohit Shekhar murder case

NEW DELHI, July 18(Agencies): The Delhi Police Crime Branch has filed a chargesheet against Apoorva Sharma in connection with the murder of her husband Rohit Shekhar, news agency ANI reported. Shekhar, the son of former Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh chief minister ND T...

Former Gujarat Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor, aide Dhaval Sinh Zala join BJP

Ahmedabad, July 18(Agencies): Maverick OBC leader Alpesh Thakor, who quit as a Congress legislator after casting his vote in favour of BJP candidates in the July 5 Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat, on Thursday joined the saffron party along with his close aide and leg...

BJP leader abused for wearing hijab during Hanuman Chalisa recital in West Bengal

KOLKATA, July 18(Agencies): West Bengal BJP leader Ishrat Jahan on Thursday filed a police complaint alleging that she was abused and threatened by some people for wearing hijab while reciting Hanuman Chalisa. It is to be noted that Ishrat is also a petitioner in the ...
 

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