Nahan (HP): (Jan 9) Nine people died while about 40 others were injured after a private bus fell into a 500-feet deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district on Friday afternoon, police said. The accident occurred when the bus en route from Shimla to Kupvi via Rajgarh veered off the road and plunged into the…
New Delhi: Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday suspended four AAP MLAs for the remaining period of the ongoing Winter Session of the Delhi Assembly for “disrupting” House proceedings. In a statement, Gupta said “due to the continuous disruption of the proceedings of the House and violation of its decorum”, Opposition members (AAP) Som Dutt, Jarnail…
Patna: The NDA in Bihar on Friday welcomed a Delhi court’s order directing framing of charges against RJD chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad, his family members, and others in the alleged land-for-job scam. Special Judge Vishal Gogne said Lalu Prasad used the railway ministry as his personal fiefdom to carry out a criminal…
New Delhi: Several Trinamool Congress MPs were on Friday detained while staging a protest outside the Home Ministry’s office here against alleged misuse of probe agencies by the Centre. TMC leaders were forcefully evicted from the spot by Delhi Police, with MPs being dragged and physically carried away by police personnel. The protest came a…
New Delhi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday dubbed the BJP ‘Bhrast Janata Party’ and claimed that its double-engine governments in various states have ruined the lives of the people through corruption, abuse of power, and the poison of arrogance. Gandhi cited the murder of Ankita Bhandari in Uttarakhand, the Unnao rape case in Uttar…
Chennai: The AIADMK and BJP held seat-sharing talks here on Friday and the number of seats finalised will be announced later, BJP Tamil Nadu chief Nainar Nagenthran said. Nagendran, accompanied by party seniors, called on AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami at his Greenways residence here and held the parleys, amidst high expectations from the…
Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration’s (SJTA) decision to charge Rs 500 parking fee for four-wheelers at its guest houses for devotees here has triggered strong opposition from tourists, servitors and political leaders. In a notification, the SJTA said guests staying at its four Bhakta Nivases (guest houses) would have to pay Rs 500, including…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on his birthday and lauded his role in strengthening India’s foreign policy. “Best wishes to Dr. S. Jaishankar Ji on his birthday. He has served the nation as a distinguished diplomat and is now playing a key role in strengthening India’s…
New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of senior IPS officer Anand Swaroop as the new Special Secretary (Internal Security) in place of incumbent Praveen Vashista, a government order said. Swaroop, a 1992-batch IPS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, is currently working…
Jaipur: A “sons-of-the-soil” recruitment policy, specialised task-oriented weaponry and advanced training are key factors making the Bhairav Light Commando battalions of the Indian Army highly effective and agile, a commanding officer of one such unit has said, as the Army prepares to expand these elite formations further. These battalions have been raised to deliver swift,…
