New Delhi: After a gap of more than seven years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to China on August 31 to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) amid signs of a thaw in the bilateral ties following a spell of a fractious relationship over the eastern Ladakh border row. The…
Bengaluru: Expressing “regret” over the death of 11 people in the June 4 stampede, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday told the Legislative Assembly that the incident had “deeply disturbed” him and said his government has taken all necessary steps to ensure justice for those affected. Rejecting the opposition’s demand for his resignation and that…
GayajiI/Begusarai (Bihar): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched several development projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore from Bihar’s Gayaji and Begusarai districts, officials said. The PM inaugurated the 600 MW Buxar Thermal Power Plant, worth around Rs 6,880 crore, and the 1.86-km-long Aunta-Simaria Bridge, constructed at a cost of over Rs 1,870 crore, on…
New Delhi: The government is considering enforcing the ‘prohibition clauses’ first up, ahead of other sections, once the Online Gaming Bill gets President’s nod and is notified, IT Secretary S Krishnan has said, adding that work has, meanwhile, already commenced on drafting rules for the other provisions of the legislation. Krishnan told PTI in an…
Gayaji (Bihar): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a scathing attack on the RJD and the Congress, alleging that the opposing parties were against the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill as most of their leaders were either in jail or out on bail. The Bill proposes the removal of the Prime Minister, chief ministers and…
Guwahati: The Guwahati Crime Branch on Thursday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against journalist and YouTuber Abhisar Sharma based on a complaint filed by a resident alleging that he had uploaded a video ridiculing both the Assam and the Union governments, a senior police officer said. The FIR invokes Sections 152 (sedition), 196, and…
Madurai (Tamil Nadu): The Assembly poll next year will see the TVK scripting a new chapter in Tamil Nadu’s political history similar to the achievements of the regional parties in the 1967 and 1977 Assembly elections, actor-politician Vijay, who heads the TVK, said here on Thursday. He ruled out an electoral alliance with any party…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, focusing onthe resolution of the conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia. Modi described the conversation as “very good”. Macron was among the European leaders who accompanied Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his talks with US President Donald Trump…
New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday described the Monsoon Session, which was marred by the opposition’s disruptions, as “fruitful and successful” for the country and the government but “unsuccessful and damaging” for the opposition. After both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die, Rijiju said the government got all its…
New Delhi: Twelve bills were passed by the Lok Sabha and 15 by the Rajya Sabha during the month-long Monsoon session of Parliament, which witnessed repeated disruptions, adjournments, and walkouts. Barring discussions on Operation Sindoor in both Houses, the session has seen little business ever since it began on July 21 due to repeated disruptions…
