Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh, once considered a laggard state, has now become India’s engine of economic progress, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday. Speaking at a press conference in Lucknow to mark eight years of the National Democratic Alliance government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, he credited “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies of service,…
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday held a meeting with Leader of the House J P Nadda and Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge for a structured discussion in the Upper House of Parliament on the issue of judicial accountability and the NJAC Act. The two leaders held closed-door consultations with Dhankhar…
Ahmedabad: A segmental launching gantry used for construction at a bullet train project site near Ahmedabad accidentally skid from its position and affected the adjoining railway line, disrupting the movement of several trains, officials said on Monday. No casualty was reported in the incident, which took place around 11 pm on Sunday at Vatva near…
Mumbai: The Mumbai police on Monday registered an FIR against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for allegedly making defamatory remarks against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a show, an official said. On Sunday night, Shiv Sena members damaged the Habitat Comedy Club in Khar, where Kamra’s show with a “gaddar” (traitor) jibe at Shinde…
Jammu: A gunfight broke out on Sunday after security forces intercepted a group of terrorists who had infiltrated and taken shelter in a dense nursery near the International Border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The encounter started when the Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a search operation…
Ottawa: Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called early elections for April 28, pledging to defeat Donald Trump’s drive to annex the United States’s huge northern neighbour. Carney, a former central banker, was chosen by Canada’s centrist Liberal Party to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister, but he has never faced the country’s…
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings kicked off their IPL 2025 campaign with a four-wicket win over Mumbai Indians here on Sunday. Chasing 156, CSK rode on Rachin Ravindra’s unbeaten 65 and skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 53 to romp home in 19.1 overs. Mumbai Indians scored 155 for nine against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match here…
New Delhi: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday accused the BJP of disregarding the legacy of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and social reformer Bhimrao Ambedkar. The former Delhi chief minister also said, “Today’s rulers are worse than the British”, taking a dig at the ruling BJP. Kejriwal was speaking at the AAP’s ‘Ek Shaam Shaheedon…
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said he would not speak on claims that Karnataka ministers and MLAs were targeted by honeytrap rackets, seeking to distance himself from an issue that has snowballed into a huge controversy. During Thursday’s sitting of the assembly, Cooperation Minister KN Rajanna claimed that at least 48 MLAs,…
On June 13, 2018, Dr. Raghuram Rao Akkinepally served a Charge Sheet against Mr. PJP Singh Waraich, who was then serving as the Registrar of NIPER Mohali. However, within hours, Dr. V. M. Katoch, Chairman of the Board of Governors, intervened and worked overnight to draft an unprecedented order revoking Mr. Waraich’s suspension. Under the…
