New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday came down heavily on allegations that the Centre is withholding funds meant for non-BJP-governed states, saying it is a “politically-vitiated narrative” that “vested interests” are happy to go about saying. Replying to a question by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in the Lok Sabha on the…
Ranchi: Jharkhand’s JMM-led coalition government headed by Chief Minister Champai Soren won the vote of confidence in the assembly on Monday. While 47 MLAs voted in favour of the confidence motion, 29 legislators opposed it in the 81-member assembly. Independent legislator Saryu Roy abstained. Seventy-seven MLAs were present in the assembly during the voting. The…
Ranchi: Arrested former chief minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren on Monday challenged the BJP to prove the corruption charges against him, asserting that if the accusations are proved, he will quit politics. Taking part in the confidence motion moved by his successor Champai Soren in the assembly, the JMM executive president also alleged that the…
Jammu/Srinagar: Snowfall across the Kashmir Valley affected normal life on Sunday with all flights cancelled at Srinagar airport, while traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was stopped for nearly four hours following a landslide in Ramban district, officials said. Heavy snowfall was reported in the higher reaches of the valley, while the plains saw…
Dehradun: The final draft of the Uniform Civil Code was approved by the Uttarakhand Cabinet here, paving the way for its tabling in the state Assembly whose special four-day session begins here on Monday. The Cabinet passed the UCC draft at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at his official residence on Sunday….
Dharmasala (HP): BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday underlined the importance of a cohesive organisational strategy to ensure the party’s victory in all four Lok Sabha seats in Himachal Pradesh. Addressing a state-level organisational meeting here, he emphasised the need for meticulous planning and execution of various campaigns in the run-up to the elections,…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the ongoing developmental works of the Delhi government like building schools and providing free treatment to the people will not stop even if he was sent to jail. Laying the foundation stone of two school buildings at Kirari here, Kejriwal said, “Manish Sisodia was put…
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday claimed that those in power after Independence could not understand the significance of places of worship and set a trend of being ashamed of their own culture for political reasons. Addressing a massive rally in Guwahati after unveiling projects worth Rs 11,600 crore, Modi said that no country…
Lucknow: The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a person working in the Indian Embassy, Moscow, for his alleged involvement in anti-national activities with Pakistani intelligence agency ISI and providing them important confidential information regarding the strategic activities of the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian military…
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday rolled out development projects worth Rs 11,600 crore in Assam. The infrastructure projects, some funded by the state government and some by the Centre, were unveiled at a function at the Veterinary College Playground in Khanapara in Guwahati. Some of the major projects for which foundation stones were…
