New Delhi: There is a long list of heinous crimes against women in opposition-ruled states such as Rajasthan, West Bengal and Bihar, but it is playing politics over the Manipur incident, the BJP alleged on Saturday. Tension mounted in the hills of strife-torn Manipur after a May 4 video surfaced on Wednesday showing two women from…
Imphal; Manipur Police has arrested a fifth person, aged around 19, in connection with the May 4 parading of two tribal women in Kangpokpi district of the state, officials said on Saturday. The two women are alleged to have been sexually assaulted before being set free by a mob. A 26-second video of the incident…
Raipur: The Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government in Chhattisgarh on Saturday survived a no-trust motion moved by the Bharatiya Janata Party on the last day of the Monsoon session of the state assembly.The no-confidence motion was defeated by voice vote in the state assembly shortly after 1 am after a 13-hour debate. While the Congress has 71…
New Delhi: Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the second day in a row on Friday following vociferous protests over the Manipur violence by opposition MPs, demanding a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue, evoking a sharp reaction from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who accused the protesting members of not being…
New Delhi: BJP MP Locket Chatterjee cried at a press conference here on Friday as she cited a number of cases of crime against women, including alleged disrobing, during and after the West Bengal panchayat polls. “The situation in Manipur also prevails in West Bengal,” she told reporters. Hitting out at West Bengal Chief Minister…
Mumbai: Search and rescue teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Friday recovered two more bodies from the debris at the landslide-affected Irshalwadi village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, taking the toll to 18, an official said. Both the deceased were women, he said. NDRF teams resumed their search and rescue operation at the landslide…
Bengaluru: The opposition BJP and the JD(S) boycotted proceedings of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for the second day on Friday, after the Speaker suspended 10 BJP members for the remainder of the session, for their “indecent and disrespectful” conduct in the House. Today is the last day of the legislature session that began on July…
Raigad (Maharashtra): At least 16 people were killed after a massive landslide hit Irshalwadi, a remote tribal village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, late on Wednesday night amid torrential rains. Over 100 people were rescued by the NDRF team, which had to halt search operations on Thursday evening due to downpour. Irshalwadi is a small hamlet…
New Delhi: The Manipur violence rocked proceedings in both Houses of Parliament on the first day of the Monsoon session on Thursday, with the opposition demanding a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a discussion on the situation in the northeastern state. Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha failed to transact any business as…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to interact with MPs of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) during the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament. The parliamentarians have been divided into 10 groups for separate meetings with him. Modi usually interacts with BJP MPs from different states during sessions. Various Union ministers and BJP office-bearers…
