Biggest election jumla: Congress on women's reservation bill
Sep 20, 2023, at 05:53 am
New Delhi/UNI: Congress Tuesday tagged the women's reservation bill as a huge "betrayal of the hopes" of crores of Indian women and girls and called it an "election jumla".
UK in close touch with Canada over serious accusations against India: Report
Sep 20, 2023, at 05:18 am
London: Britain said on Tuesday that it was in close touch with its Canadian counterparts regarding "serious allegations" from Ottawa that the Indian government played a role in the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada, Reuters reported.
Sep 20, 2023, at 05:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah ripped into the Congress without taking its name after the grand old party attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party for 'delays' in tabling the landmark women's reservation bill, which was presented by the Union Law Minister in Parliament on Tuesday.
Join Congress today, will give Cabinet berth tomorrow: Himachal CM tells sole woman BJP MLA
Sep 20, 2023, at 03:48 am
Shimla/IBNS/UNI: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Tuesday gave an open offer of a cabinet berth to the state’s sole woman MLA BJP’s Reena Kashyap if she crossed over to the Congress.
Andhra High Court reserves judgment on quash petition of Chandrababu Naidu in money laundering case
Sep 20, 2023, at 02:13 am
Vijayawada/IBNS/UNI: The Andhra Pradesh High Court heard the arguments on the quash petition, filed by former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, on Tuesday and reserved its judgment on the same.
Old Parliament building will be called 'Samvidhan Sadan', PM Modi announces
Sep 20, 2023, at 01:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday announced that the old Parliament building will be called the 'Samvidhan Sadan' (Constitution House).
Uttar Pradesh: Minor girl killed by youth in Maharajganj for allegedly touching cycle seat
Sep 19, 2023, at 11:54 pm
A five-year-old girl was killed by a youth allegedly for touching the seat of a cycle in Nichlaul area of Maharajganj district here in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, a police sources said here.
LeT Commander Uzair Khan, one other terrorist killed in Anantnag gun battle: ADGP Vijay Kumar
Sep 19, 2023, at 10:53 pm
Two militants, including the Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) Commander Uzair Khan, have been killed in the Anantnag gun battle that raged on Tuesday afternoon in a forest area, police said.
Special Session of Indian Parliament: Women's Reservation Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
Sep 19, 2023, at 10:04 pm
The Women's Reservation Bill, pledging 33 percent of the seats in the Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies for women, was tabled in the Lower House of the new Parliament building on Tuesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Man commits suicide by jumping from 4th floor of hospital
Sep 19, 2023, at 09:54 pm
Jammu: A man allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu.
American investor Ray Dalio says India has the highest potential growth rate
Sep 19, 2023, at 09:46 pm
American investor Ray Dalio has said India has the highest potential growth rate.
Sep 19, 2023, at 07:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: "God has perhaps chosen me for this sacred work," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announcing that his government is set to table the Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament.
UP: Man stabbed to death, 7 others injured during loot attempt in Katra
Sep 19, 2023, at 07:38 pm
A man was stabbed to death and seven members of his family, including three women and two children, were seriously injured by unidentified persons during loot attempt in Katra area of Shahjahanpur district here in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, a police officer said here.
On Ganesh Chaturthi, India's parliamentarians shift to new block
Sep 19, 2023, at 07:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Almost 800 parliamentarians from two houses- Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha- formally shifted to the new Parliament Building on the occasion of Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi on Tuesday.
Sep 19, 2023, at 07:10 pm
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has inscribed Karnataka's sacred ensembles of Hoysalas in the prestigious World Heritage site list.
Sep 19, 2023, at 06:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leader Sonia Gandhi has claimed credit for the women's reservation bill, which will reportedly be tabled by the government in Parliament on Tuesday.
Karnataka govt to move Supreme Court challenging CWMA's order
Sep 19, 2023, at 06:37 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said his government would move the apex court to challenge CWMA's order, asking the state to continue to release 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for another 15 days.
Kashmir: LG, Army pay tributes to soldier who died during action in Anantnag ops
Sep 19, 2023, at 06:33 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Army’s Northern Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi paid tributes to Sepoy Pardeep Singh who died in action during the ongoing anti militancy operation in rugged mountainous of Anantnag district that continued for the seventh consecutive day on Tuesday.
India expels Canadian diplomat amid conflict over killing of Khalistani leader
Sep 19, 2023, at 05:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Tuesday expelled a senior Canadian diplomat amid the ongoing conflict between New Delhi and Ottawa over the killing of a Khalistani leader.
Sep 19, 2023, at 03:25 pm
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has accused that there are “credible allegations of a potential link” between Indian government agents and the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey in British Columbia area in June.
PM Modi chaired Union Cabinet clears women's reservation bill, says report
Sep 19, 2023, at 05:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet Monday cleared the bill to ensure the reservation of 33 percent seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies, media reports said.
Sep 19, 2023, at 05:39 am
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has slammed Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar over delays in ruling on the disqualification of lawmakers in the Sena vs Sena row that took off after some lawmakers quit the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and joined the rebel faction led by now chief minister Eknath Shinde.
JU student death: Panel submits report, says victim was singled out for pre-planned ragging
Sep 19, 2023, at 04:53 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Jadavpur University's inquiry committee, formed to probe into the circumstances leading to the death of the first-year student, has stated that the victim was singled out for severe pre-planned ragging, which may have also included sexual abuse.
Centre holds key cabinet meeting as PM Modi hints at 'historic decisions'
Sep 19, 2023, at 03:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A key meeting of the Union Cabinet, called on the first day of the Parliament's five-day special session, was held on Monday evening, media reports said.
Rajya Sabha's panel of vice-chairpersons reconstituted giving 50 pct representation to women
Sep 19, 2023, at 02:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Monday reconstituted the panel of vice-chairpersons giving 50 percent representation to women parliamentarians.
Sep 19, 2023, at 02:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Monday recalled India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s legacy in the Lok Sabha during the special session of the Parliament ahead of moving to the new building.
RPF of NF Railway rescues 23 minors, apprehends one human trafficker
Sep 18, 2023, at 11:21 pm
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway has rescued 23 minors during ongoing checking and drives conducted from September 8 to September 17 at different trains and railway stations over NF Railway.
Uttar Pradesh: Father-son duo killed as tractor hits bike in Bhadohi
Sep 18, 2023, at 11:12 pm
A father-son duo were killed when a motorcycle was hit by a tractor in Suriyawan area of Bhadohi district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Monday.
Uttar Pradesh: Siblings die as 'kutcha' house collapses in Barabanki
Sep 18, 2023, at 11:10 pm
Two siblings were killed and two others were injured when the portion of a kutcha house collapsed in Subeha area of Barabanki district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Monday.
Punjab: Servant robs former minister and his family by feeding them poisonous substance
Sep 18, 2023, at 10:51 pm
Former Akali Dal Minister Jagdish Singh Garcha and three others were found unconscious and robbed of their household goods by their servant at his residence in Maharaja Ranjit Nagar in Ludhiana district on Monday.