In a huge setback to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Monday said that the Indian government must honour its word to Portugal at the time of the extradition of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Abu Salem, thus, ordering the Centre to release the gangster upon the completion of his 25-year jail term. Salem’s counsel had […]
As many as 30,000 to 40,000 houses were damaged in Assam due to the recent massive floods, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said seeking an advance fund from the NDRF to help the affected people. Sarma conveyed this to Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a meeting here on Friday evening and sought central help. […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various developmental projects worth over Rs 16,000 crore in Deoghar, a famous pilgrimage site in Jharkhand, and address the closing ceremony of the centenary celebrations of the Bihar Legislative Assembly in Patna on July 12. After launching the development projects, he will pay […]
Firing a fresh salvo against the newly formed Maharashtra government, the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of the Shiv Sena on Friday moved a fresh plea before the Supreme Court, challenging Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s decision to invite Eknath Shinde to form government, as well as the election of the Assembly Speaker. Thackeray group leader Subhash Desai […]
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said it is a matter of pride that Droupadi Murmu, a tribal community member, has been nominated for the post of the country’s President. Shinde was talking to reporters here on Wednesday after holding a couple of meetings at the Thane district collectorate. Some mediapersons asked him about his […]
Yash and Tarun, sons of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal Teli, who was killed in a barbaric act of crime last month, will be provided state government jobs, the Rajasthan government announced on Wednesday. Mamta Bhupesh, Women and Child Development minister in the Rajasthan government, said the state cabinet has decided to appoint Yash Teli and […]
Expressing condolences at the death of freedom fighter P Gopinathan Nair, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that he would be remembered for his contribution to India’s freedom struggle and unwavering commitment to Gandhian principles. Centenarian Nair died on Tuesday following age-related ailments at a private hospital in Neyyattinkara in Kerala. Considered as a […]
Citing a CAG report which said the Delhi government was running in profit, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the numbers were the “biggest proof of its honesty”. AAP’s honesty has deprived the opponents of their sleep, he said. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday said the […]
Salman Chishti, Khadim of the Ajmer Dargah, was detained by the Ajmer Police last night for making a provocative statement against suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Vikas Sangwan told news agency ANI. Khadim Salman Chishti was taken into custody on Wednesday at around 12.45 AM after a video showing him […]
Facing flak over her call for ‘jihad’ against the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday clarified her statement and said that ‘jihad’ only meant “strong protests ” in Bengali. Addressing a rally in Asansol on June 28, the Trinamool Congress supremo told her party workers, “On July 21, we […]