New Delhi: he Indian Railways plans to reduce the speed of premium trains such as Vande Bharat and Gatiman Express on specific routes from 160 kmph to 130 kmph to enhance safety. As reported by The Hindu citing sources, the North Central Railway has formally requested the Railway Board to implement this speed reduction for Train No…
New Delhi: The AAP will boycott President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Thursday to protest against the arrest of its convenor Arvind Kejriwal. AAP general secretary (organisation) and Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak slammed the BJP over the arrest of Kejriwal and said they…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has submitted a chargesheet against former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa in connection with allegations of sexually assaulting a minor, as reported by The Indian Express. Yediyurappa faces charges under Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, which mandates…
Thiruvanthapuram: The state government has ordered the suspension of prison officials at Kannur Central Jail who sought police reports on CPM workers serving life sentences for the T P Chandrasekharan murder case to grant them early remission. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who also oversees the Home Department, issued the suspension orders for K S Sreejith,…
Chennai: In an effort to position Hosur as a key industrial hub in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister MK Stalin announced on Thursday in the Assembly that a new international airport, covering over 2,000 acres, will be constructed in Hosur. This airport will have the capacity to handle 30 million passengers annually. Announcing the project under…
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met Speaker Om Birla on Thursday and voiced his displeasure over the reference to Emergency made by the chair, saying it was “clearly political” and could have been avoided. It was a courtesy call during which Gandhi also raised the issue of Emergency being…
Bengaluru:The Karnataka state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with the alleged Rs 187 crore fraud in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited. The demand follows the resignation of state Tribal Welfare Minister B Nagendra in connection to the case. The …
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, in her address to the 18th Lok Sabha on Thursday, reiterated the BJP’s stance on the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi in 1975. Speaking to a joint session of the Houses, Murmu highlighted that during the drafting of the Constitution, many global powers doubted India’s success. She noted that even…
New Delhi: Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani was admitted to the AIIMS here late on Wednesday night, sources said, adding that the condition of the former Deputy Prime Minister is stable. The 96-year-old leader has been kept in a private ward under the supervision of doctors of the Urology Department, the sources said. He…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru court has dismissed the bail application of former Member of Parliament, Prajwal Revanna, in the ongoing Holenarasipur case. The decision, reserved for today, was announced by Justice Santosh Gajanana Bhatt of the 82nd Sessions Court. Prajwal Revanna, who was seeking bail, had his plea heard by a special court dedicated to cases involving…
