Belagavi (Karnataka): (Dec 12) Karnataka Congress MLA Iqbal Hussain on Friday claimed that D K Shivakumar will become the chief minister after the ongoing winter session of the state legislature here. The MLA from Ramanagara was among the ministers and legislators who met for dinner, along with Shivakumar, late last night. “MLAs from various constituencies…
New Delhi: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said the government has approved Rs 11,718 crore for the conduct of the Census of India 2027. The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the proposal to conduct the Census, which will be the first digital exercise of its kind, Information…
New Delhi: BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Friday accused the Tamil Nadu government of contempt of court for cane-charging Hindu devotees taking out a procession at the Thiruparankundram temple near Madurai. Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Thakur accused the DMK-led government of “crushing” the sentiments of Hindus and resorting…
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday raised the issue of air pollution in major cities of the country and sought a discussion on it in the Lok Sabha. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Gandhi said the discussion on the issue can be framed in an interesting manner where the opposition…
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Friday paid tributes to former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, who passed away this morning, with Chairman C P Radhakrishnan saying that the country has lost a respected parliamentarian and an able administrator. Patil served as a member of the Rajya Sabha, representing the state of Maharashtra, from 2004 to…
Belagavi(Karnataka): Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and over 30 Congress legislators, including some ministers, met for a dinner late on Thursday night, party sources said. Ministers K H Muniyappa, Mankal Vaidya, Dr M C Sudhakar, MLAs N A Haris, Ramesh Bandisiddegowda, H C Balakrishna, Ganesh Hukkeri, Darshan Dhruvanarayana, Ashok Kumar Rai, and K Y Nanjegowda…
New Delhi: A delegate entering the Red Fort complex from Delhi’s Chandni Chowk side has to go through a labyrinthine set of security barricades before heading past the heavily guarded Lahori Gate area to gain admission to the venue of a key UNESCO meet being held in India for the first time. Security personnel, both…
Latur: Senior Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil passed away at his hometown Latur in Maharashtra on Friday morning. Patil, 90, passed away at his residence ‘Devghar’ after a brief illness, family sources said. He is survived by his son, Shailesh Patil, daughter-in-law Archana, who is a BJP leader, and two granddaughters….
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Thursday discussed ways to sustain momentum in the bilateral economic partnership in a phone conversation amid signs of the two sides inching closer to firm up a much-awaited trade deal. The phone talks between the two leaders came on a day Indian and…
Balaghat/Bhopal (MP): With the surrender of two Naxalites in Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav claimed on Thursday that the state was free of the Maoist menace. This became possible due to the determination to eliminate Naxalism from the country by 2026 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the guidance…
