New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, in her address to the joint sitting of Parliament on Wednesday, emphasised on the various new initiatives taken by the Indian Railways in the past 10 years. Besides highlighting the new trains such as Namo Bharat, Amrit Bharat and Vande Bharat, Murmu said more than 25 thousand kilometres of railway…
Varanasi: The Varanasi district court on Wednesday granted the family of a priest the right to worship Hindu deities in the Gyanvapi mosque cellar, Hindu side counsel Madan Mohan Yadav said. The order was given by district court judge A K Vishvesh. According to the petition, priest Somnath Vyas used to perform prayers there till…
New Delhi/Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate will question Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday in Ranchi in a money laundering case probe linked to an alleged land scam and has seized Rs 36 lakh, a BMW SUV, and some “incriminating” documents after it searched his house in the national capital, official sources said here. A…
Bengaluru: Amid a row over the removal of a Hanuman flag, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said “descendants” of Mahatma Gandhi’s killer Nathuram Godse are disturbing the peace in the State. As Mandya witnessed a massive demonstration by the BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) to protest the removal of the saffron flag flying from…
New Delhi: Fourteen Opposition MPs, who were suspended during the last session and their case referred to privilege committees, will return to attend Parliament’s Budget session, with Union Minister Pralhad Joshi saying that the Chairs in the two Houses have agreed to the government’s request to this effect. Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha committees…
New Delhi: A life-size wax figure of yoga guru Ramdev was unveiled in Delhi on Tuesday by Madame Tussauds New York. The event took place in the presence of Ramdev, who also performed some ‘asanas’ on the occasion. The wax sculpture will be “available for fans to meet and interact with, at Madame Tussauds New…
New Delhi: A delegation of the Delhi BJP led by its president Virendra Sachdeva on Tuesday met the city police chief, seeking a probe into Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s allegation that the party was trying to poach AAP MLAs. After meeting Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora at the Police Headquarters here, Sachdeva said Kejriwal was…
Ranchi: After hours of suspense over his whereabouts, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has reached his official residence in Ranchi, where he is likely to chair a meeting of ruling alliance MLAs, a source in the CMO said on Tuesday. The CM has reached his official residence here past midnight, the source said. All the…
New Delhi: The Indian Navy, on Tuesday, said it carried out another successful anti-piracy operation by rescuing Pakistani crew members from a fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates off the East coast of Somalia. “Having thwarted the piracy attempt on FV (fishing vessel) Iman, the warship has carried out another successful anti-piracy op off the…
Chandigarh: BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar on Tuesday defeated AAP’s Kuldeep Kumar to win the post of mayor in the Chandigarh mayoral polls. The polls, being held following the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, assumes significance with opposition INDIA bloc members Congress and AAP joining hands to contest the elections. As part of…
