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Delhi Police on high alert, security beefed up for Republic Day celebrations

NEW DELHI, Jan 24 (Agencies): The Delhi Police has made arrangements for multi-layered security in the national capital for the Republic Day celebrations. Thousands of security personnel will be deployed and CCTV cameras installed at strategic locations to keep vigil. ...

'I sweat so much...': Modi tells children 'secret of his glowing face'

NEW DELHI, Jan 24 (Agencies): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday advised children to be physically active and work hard for the society and the nation. PM Modi was interacting with a group children at his residence in the national capital. During the interactive...

Centre withdraws security of Pawar's says: NCP, Shiv Sena

MUMBAI, Jan 24: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday hit out at the Centre after the government withdrew security at its party chief Sharad Pawar's New Delhi residence, triggering a political storm over the issue. The Shiv Sena, which is in alliance with the...

All you need to know about Coronavirus that has alarmed world

A new virus has spread across China and has alarmed the world as the death toll in the country rose to 25 on Friday. The outbreak of the new Coronavirus, that was transmitted from Wuhan, has led to China putting at least 13 of its cities with around 41 million people ...

Curfew in Jharkhand after pro-CAA rally turns violent

Schools, collges to remain close for 2 days
NEW DELHI, Jan 24 (Agencies): A day after violence erupted over Citizenship Amendment Act in Jharkhand's Lohardaga town, the authorities on Friday imposed curfew in the area, thus prohibiting assmebly of four or more people at a place. On Thursday, violence erupted i...

Resolutions against CAA 'political stunt', states have no role in granting citizenship: Shashi Tharoor

KOLKATA, Jan 23 (Agencies): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said that bringing in resolutions against the CAA is more of a "political stunt" by the states as they hardly have any role in granting citizenship. "That's more of a political gesture. The citizenship ...

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 123rd birth anniversary, history and other facts

NEW DELHI, Jan 23 (Agencies): Subhas Chandra Bose, who is popularly known as Netaji-, is one of the most celebrated freedom fighters of India. The country on Thursday (January 23) celebrates his 124th birth anniversary. Netaji was born on this day in 1897, in Cuttack, ...

You are free to leave JD(U): Nitish Kumar snubs Pavan Varma over CAA

PATNA, Jan 23 (Agencies): Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar on Thursday slammed his party colleague Pavan Varma for publicly calling him out on his decision to join hands with the BJP for Delhi Assembly election and the party's stand on Citizenship ...

Fight between India & Pakistan on Feb 8 Kapil Mishra on Delhi Assembly election 2020

NEW DELHI, Jan 23 (Agencies): In a controversial statement, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for Delhi Assembly election from Model Town constituency, Kapil Mishra, on Thursday (January 23) said that February 8 election in the national capital will be a fight bet...

India's position on Kashmir very clear; MEA on Donald Trump's latest mediation offer

NEW DELHI, Jan 23 (Agencies): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday reiterated that there is no role for any third party mediation on the Kashmir issue and said that the onus lies on Pakistan to create a conducive environment for talks. The statement fro...

Leaders should restrain themselves to avoid religious controversies like now developed on birth-place of Sai Baba

Dear Editor, India now already seized with so many religious conflicts, courtesy pseud-secular policies of long Congress regime for decades, is not in a position to bear more such controversies like now developed in Maharashtra Chief Minister announcing rupees 100-cro...

Could Nathuram Vinayak Godse be hanged in such a liberal system with so much loopholes and human-right-activists advocating against death sentence

Dear Editor, Mother of Nirbhaya has turned down plea of Senior Advocate Indira Jaisingh for forgiving dreaded and all-time clever convicts of rape-cum-murder of her daughter mentioning that she does not have a large heart like that of Sonia Gandhi who successfully ple...

Those who have problems with CAA can come to us: Rajnath Singh

Meerut, Jan 22 (Agencies): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday strongly defended the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre does not discriminate between Hindus and Muslims and those who have problems with t...

Mumbai to remain Open 24x7 from Jan 27: Aaditya Thackeray

MUMBAI, Jan 22 (Agencies): The Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday approved its 'Mumbai 24 hours' policy allowing malls, multiplexes and shops to remain open round-the-clock in the city from January 27. Noting that London's 'night economy' was five billion pounds, state ...

Delhi Assembly saw highest number of women MLAs in 1998; will 2020 be any different?

NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (Agencies): As the capital gears up for the upcoming Assembly elections, a closer look at the data sourced from the Election Commission shows the highest number of women MLAs in the Delhi Assembly was in the year 1998, with as many as nine female lawm...

Being dismissive of dissent not sign of strength': Prashant Kishor tells Amit Shah

NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (Agencies): Janata Dal (United) leader and a strident critic of CAA-NPR-NRC scheme, Prashant Kishor, on Wednesday took on Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said that being dismissive of citizens' dissent "could not be the sign of strength of any gover...

Centre moves SC seeking 7-day deadline for hanging death row convicts

NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (Agencies): The Centre on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court for fixing a seven-day deadline for executing death penalty of condemned prisoners. The plea of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) assumes significance in view of the the death row convicts ...

President confers Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to children at Rashtrapati Bhavan

NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (Agencies): President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2020 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday (January 22). At the event held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, president Kovind conferred the awards to 49 children in the a...

Interpol issues Blue Corner notice against fugitive godman Nithyananda

NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (Agencies): The Interpol has issued a Blue Corner notice against fugitive self-styled godman Nithyananda, wanted in India for alleged rape and abduction, officials said on Wednesday. Officials told IANS that the notice was issued much before on the r...

"CAA Will Stay": Amit Shah's Firm Message Amid Protests

Lucknow, Jan 21(Agenies): The Citizenship Amendment Act will not be withdrawn come what may, Union Minister Amit Shah announced today in Lucknow, amid countrywide protests against the contentious law, driven by students and the civil society. Challenging opposition lea...

Prepare for attack by govt ministers on IMF, Gita Gopinath: Chidambaram on growth forecast

NEW DELHI, Jan 21(Agenies): With the IMF lowering India's economic growth estimate for the current fiscal to 4.8 per cent, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday claimed an attack on the world body and its chief economist Gita Gopinath by government ministers ...

Delhi assembly election: BJP not allowing Kejriwal to file nomination, alleges AAP

NEW DELHI, Jan 21(Agenies): Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday alleged that the ruling BJP is trying to stop Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from filing the nomination for contesting the Delhi assembly election ...

Saibaba birthplace row uncalled for; CM can't be blamed: Sena

Mumbai, Jan 21(Agenies): The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray should not be blamed for the "uncalled for" controversy over the birthplace of Saibaba as nobody can tell whether the 19th century saint was actually born in Shirdi. Not...

Mamata Banerjee govt to bring anti-CAA resolution in state assembly on January 27

KOLKATA, Jan 21(Agencies): After Kerala and Punjab, the West Bengal government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will bring a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 in the state assembly on January 27. Reports on Tuesday said that a special session ...

On day of human chain event, Congress puts up posters against Nitish Kumar

Patna, Jan 19(Agenies):: While the Bihar government is holding a statewide human chain event as a part of its `Jal, Jeevan, Hariyali` program on Sunday, posters attacking Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar were seen in Patna. The posters, put up by Congress leaders, ac...

IAS Officer Who Quit Over Centre's Kashmir Move Detained In Prayagraj

Prayagraj, Jan 19(Agenies): Kannan Gopinathan, a former IAS officer from Kerala, was detained by city police soon after he arrived at the airport in Prayagraj, officials said on Sunday. Mr Gopinathan had arrived in Prayagraj from Delhi on Saturday to address a two-hou...

Kejriwal's 'subdued' response to CAA-NPR-NRC, Jamia-JNU violence 'smacks of opportunism': Sibal

New Delhi, Jan 19(Agenies): Asserting that the uproar over the amended citizenship law and the Jamia-JNU violence will be a major factor in the Delhi Assembly polls, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's "subdued" response t...
 

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