Patna: The Bihar assembly was on Wednesday adjourned till 2 pm, within minutes of commencement of proceedings, as the opposition created a ruckus over the Waqf Bill brought in Parliament by the NDA government at the Centre. The House was plunged into turmoil as soon as proceedings began at 11 am, with members of the…
Bhubaneshwar: The suspended Congress MLAs were forcibly taken into custody by police after a scuffle with security personnel at the main gate of the Odisha Assembly here Wednesday, a party leader alleged. Bhubaneswar DCP Jagmohan Meena said the Congress leaders and activists were detained for breach of prohibitory order imposed near the Assembly building. The…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has alleged key leaders of the opposition Nationalist Congress Party (SP) were involved in a “conspiracy” against his cabinet colleague Jaykumar Gore in a case involving a woman. Replying to a motion initiated by the opposition in the state assembly on Tuesday, Fadnavis said there was proof of communication…
Raipur: Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday said the CBI conducted searches at his residence ahead of his scheduled visit to New Delhi for a Congress meeting. Teams of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday swooped down at the residences of Baghel in Raipur and Bhilai as well as the residential…
New Delhi: Minorities in India are safe and fake narratives stating the contrary must be debunked, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday, asserting that minority communities will continue to play a big role in nation building. Addressing a national conference of State Minority Commissions organised by the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), Rijiju said…
Mumbai: Satish Salian, father of former celebrity manager Disha Salian, on Tuesday submitted a complaint to the Joint Commissioner of Police demanding registration of a case against Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray and others in connection with his daughter’s death in 2020. Salian visited the office of the joint commissioner of police (crime) in…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and UN secretary general’s special envoy Julie Bishop on Tuesday held talks focusing on the fast-unfolding situation in Myanmar. Bishop is currently on a visit to India. In April last year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Bishop as his special envoy on Myanmar. “Glad to meet UN Special…
New Delhi: An integrated command and control Centre has been proposed in the 2025-26 Delhi budget, presented by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday, for real-time monitoring of air quality, water pollution, noise levels, and waste management. Presenting the 2025-26 Budget in the Delhi Assembly, Gupta announced an allocation of Rs 506 crore for the…
New Delhi: Avalanches are a recurring natural phenomenon in high-altitude areas such as Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Arunachal Pradesh, and the government is aware of the significant risks they pose to human lives and property, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said automated weather…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday slammed the Centre over alleged language imposition and financial injustices and batted for resolution of the issue once and for all by way of precise initiatives and asserted that he would soon make an announcement in this regard. Stalin, replying to the discussion on the…
