Thiruvananthapuram: In a significant move towards justice, the Kerala government has announced the re-examination of 1,031 individuals previously excluded from the Endosulfan victims’ list in Kasaragod. This decision was revealed by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during a meeting focused on the rehabilitation measures for the victims. Endosulfan, a toxic pesticide widely used in cashew plantations,…
New Delhi: Hathras stampede is not the first of its kind in India, where such incidents at Hindu temples did take place in the past. Some of the largest casualties caused by stampedes at religious gatherings include the death of more than 340 devotees at Maharashtra’s Mandhardevi temple in 2005 and at least 250 were…
Hathras (UP): Over 100 people were killed and several others were injured in one of the worst-ever stampede at a religious congregation here on Tuesday, officials said. Those who killed in include women and scores of children. They said the incident occurred at a ‘satsang’ event in Pulrai village where people had gathered in large…
Sultanpur (UP): An MP-MLA court here on Tuesday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on July 26 in a defamation case filed against him for alleged objectionable remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Gandhi was supposed to appear before the court on Tuesday but could not do so due to the…
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha witnessed a war of words on Tuesday when Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar sarcastically said Jairam Ramesh should take the seat of Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, in an effort to discipline the Congress MP. Kharge, who is also the president of the Congress, retorted by saying the chairman was trying to…
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla over portions of his speech in the House having been expunged, saying that removing his considered remarks from records goes against the very tenets of parliamentary democracy and that they should be restored. In his letter to Birla, Gandhi…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked NDA MPs to follow parliamentary rules and conduct, and learn from senior members about the best practices, comments that came a day after the ruling alliance accused Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of making a “most irresponsible” speech. Addressing a meeting of NDA MPs, Modi said…
Lucknow: As the BJP accused Rahul Gandhi of calling Hindus violent, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday asked the Congress leader to apologise for “hurting” not just the community but the “soul of Mother India”. In his maiden speech as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Gandhi triggered a row when…
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday clarified that presiding officers of the House cannot turn off the microphones of the members as he “doesn’t have a switch or remote control.” The speaker’s statements were in response to Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s claim, for the second time in the…
New Delhi: A court here on Monday sentenced activist Medha Patkar to five months simple imprisonment in a 23-year-old defamation case lodged against her by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena when he headed an NGO in Gujarat. Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Patkar. The court sentenced…
