Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in the tragic accident at Shahapur in Maharashtra and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each of the deceased and an assistance of Rs 50,000 for the injured persons. Sixteen workers were killed and three injured…
Mumbau: Fifteen workers were killed and three injured as a crane fell on a bridge slab during construction of the third phase of Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Tuesday, an official said. Five persons are feared trapped and efforts are on to rescue them, an NDRF official said. The injured have been shifted to…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday termed as “horrendous” the video of two women being paraded naked in Manipur and sought information about steps taken so far in the FIRs lodged, saying now it will not want the state police to probe the matter as they virtually handed over the women to the rioting mob….
New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday accused the opposition of running away from a debate in Parliament on the ethnic violence in Manipur and wondered what was the use of getting elected if they wanted to raise issues on the streets. Thakur’s remarks come against the backdrop of an impasse in Parliament since the…
Guwahati: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday expressed concern over what he termed were “coordinated and designed disruptions” of the House and said registering dissent in such a manner lowers the dignity of Parliament. He said every serious issue should be discussed in state assemblies and Parliament, and there should be no disruption as people…
New Delhi: “Uncertainty and fear” are looming large in Manipur with the Centre and the state government not taking any strong steps to deal with the “very serious” situation there, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged on Sunday after a delegation of opposition alliance returned from the violence-hit state following a two-day visit. Opposition INDIA…
Mumbai: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who snapped ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) last year, can return to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) any time. Talking to PTI, Athawale said Nitish Kumar was part of the NDA earlier and despite the BJP getting more seats in…
New Delhi: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Sunday claimed that all bills passed after the no-confidence motion was admitted in the Lok Sabha are “constitutionally suspect” and asserted that any substantive legislative business must succeed the outcome of the motion, not precede it. The former Union minister also said the 10-day period for scheduling a discussion…
New Delhi: The opposition alliance INDIA is likely to defer its third meeting in Mumbai to the first week of September after some leaders conveyed they may be unavailable on August 25-26 due to other engagements, sources said on Saturday. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, whose party recently saw a split, will embark on a tour…
New Delhi: Former army chief general M M Naravane Friday said the involvement of foreign agencies in the Manipur violence “cannot be ruled out”, as he flagged the “Chinese aid to various insurgent groups”. General (retd) Naravane said instability in border states is bad for the country’s overall national security. He was responding to questions on…
