Former MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup is new secretary of Overseas Indian Affairs
Jul 12, 2019, at 02:04 pm
New Delhi, July 12 (UNI): Senior diplomat and former spokesman to the Ministry of External Affairs Vikas Swarup has been appointed as Secretary, Overseas Indian Affairs, according to an official order.
No reason for not following the judiciary, says Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar
Jul 12, 2019, at 02:01 pm
Bengaluru, July 12 (UNI) Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on Friday said that he has full respect to the judiciary and there is no reason for not following a Court order.
Piyush Goyal backs corporatisation of railways, defends government's move to do away with budget
Jul 12, 2019, at 01:55 pm
New Delhi, July 12 (UNI): Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday dismissed the opposition parties contention that merging Railway Budget with the main Budget for a financial year was an erroneous move and claimed that on the contrary entire country has appreciated the decision of the Modi government.
Karnataka crisis: Supreme Court asks Speaker to maintain status quo till Tuesday
Jul 12, 2019, at 01:32 pm
New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS): With no end to the crisis in Karnataka politics for now, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Speaker of the Vidhan Soudha not to take decision on the resignations and disqualifications of the 10 rebel Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs till Tuesday, media reports said.
We are confident, says Kumaraswamy while Congress-JDS government on verge of losing power
Jul 12, 2019, at 12:31 pm
Bengaluru, July 12 (IBNS): Even after the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) government in Karnataka is on the verge to collapse, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy posed confident as the state assembly meets on Friday.
Kolkata: Bengali actress Swastika Dutta accuses Uber driver of harassing her on road
Jul 12, 2019, at 11:56 am
Kolkata, July 12 (IBNS): Kickstarting the debate over safety of women in app cabs, Bengali actress Swastika Dutta has accused an Uber driver of harassing her and pulling her out of the car while she was on her way to shooting.
PM Modi to interact with women BJP lawmakers
Jul 12, 2019, at 11:06 am
New Delhi, July 12 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday interact with women lawmakers of his party over breakfast at his official residence here.
Two Amarnath pilgrims from Jharkhand and Gujarat die
Jul 12, 2019, at 10:54 am
Srinagar, July 12 (UNI): A yatri from Gujarat and another from Jharkhand died during the pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas, a yatra official said on Friday.
TMC govt to tackle 'Jai Sri Ram' with Amartya Sen's words
Jul 11, 2019, at 09:46 pm
Kolkata, Jul 11 (UNI): The Trinamool Congress government has hit upon a novel idea to tackle BJP's 'Jai Sri Ram' slogan--borrowing a Nobel laureate's words.
Targeted for human rights work: Indira Jaising on CBI raids
Jul 11, 2019, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi, Jul 11 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday raided the properties of senior lawyers Indira Jaising and her husband Anand Grover after the duo is accused of violating a law on foreign funding.
Karnataka rebel MLAs meet Speaker, submit resignations again
Jul 11, 2019, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi, Jul 11 (IBNS): After the Supreme Court's order, the rebel Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs of Karnataka met Vidha Soudha Speaker Ramesh Kumar at 6 pm on Thursday to confirm their resignation.
Two minor girl students died in Arunachal Pradesh landslide incident
Jul 11, 2019, at 07:06 pm
Guwahati, July 11 (IBNS): Two minor girl students died and one injured after a wall of the school hostel collapsed in a landslide incident in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang on Thursday morning.
Jul 11, 2019, at 07:02 pm
Guwahati, July 11 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday reviewed the prevailing flood situation in the state.
Handcuffed man escapes police custody, later police manages to catch him
Jul 11, 2019, at 06:59 pm
Guwahati, July 11 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a handcuffed man had escaped police custody, while he was taken by police to produce him before a court in Assam’s Biswanath district on Thursday.
Sonia Gandhi not keen to take charge of Congress
Jul 11, 2019, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Despite urge from several quarters of the party, senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi is not keen to take charge of the outfit after her son Rahul Gandhi stepped down from the topmost position, an NDTV report said.
Jul 11, 2019, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): External affairs minister S. Jaishankar, visited London from July 9 to 11 to participate in the 19th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) hosted by the UK in its capacity as Chair-in-Office and hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from UK and some other Commonwealth member countries.
Govt not taking bold steps to strengthen weak economy: Chidambaram
Jul 11, 2019, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (UNI): Former finance minister and senior Congress member P. Chidambaram on Thursday said the government is evading bold steps to bolster the weak economy, despite getting a huge mandate in the recent elections.
Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy will not step down
Jul 11, 2019, at 02:22 pm
Bengaluru, July 11 (UNI): Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy today said that the situation has not arisen where he had to quit his post as the coalition government would survive the rebel scare it has been facing over the past one week.
Karnataka crisis: For third consecutive day, Opposition stage walk-out in Lok Sabha
Jul 11, 2019, at 02:18 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (UNI): For the third consecutive day, Congress, DMK, Trinamool Congress and other opposition parties on Thursday staged walkout in the Lok Sabha registering their protest over political developments in Karnataka and Goa.
BJP MLAs daughter accuses father of trying to kill her for marrying Dalit man
Jul 11, 2019, at 01:35 pm
Bareilly, July 11 (IBNS): The daughter of a BJP MLA has uploaded videos on social media requesting protection from her father and his goons after she married a Dalit man.
Karnataka Assembly Speaker not doing what he is supposed to: Ex-attorney general
Jul 11, 2019, at 12:55 pm
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, who is representing the rebel MLAs of Karnataka, has accused the Assembly Speaker of not performing his duties.
Rising population an important and urgent problem: Mamata
Jul 11, 2019, at 12:53 pm
Kolkata, July 11 (UNI) West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on the occasion of World Population Day today said rising population is an important and urgent problem facing the world.
Ayodhya land dispute case: Supreme Court asks mediation panel to submit report by July 25
Jul 11, 2019, at 11:43 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the mediation panel set up by itself to submit its report by July 25 on the politically-sensitive case which pertains to whether Ram temple can be built in the disputed land of Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya where Babri Masjid stood till 1992, media reports said.
Supreme Court asks rebel Karnataka MLAs to meet Speaker at 6 pm
Jul 11, 2019, at 11:28 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has asked the rebel Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs of Karnataka to meet the Vidha Soudha Speaker at 6 pm on Thursday after they had moved the top court seeking a direction to the Speaker to accept their resignations, media reports said.
Supreme Court to hear 10 rebel Cong-JDS Karnataka MLAs' plea today
Jul 11, 2019, at 10:52 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): The Supreme Court will hear the plea of 10 rebel Congress-Janata Dal Secular (JDS) MLAs in Karnataka who sought a direction from the top court to the Vidhan Soudha Speaker to accept their resignations, media reports said.
Centre open to 'share' funding for state-level schemes for farmers: Nirmala Sitharaman
Jul 11, 2019, at 10:46 am
New Delhi, Jul 11 (UNI) The centre is open to the idea of 'sharing' the expenditures with the states on various state-level schemes for providing support to the farmers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said here.
Amarnath Yatri from Gujarat dies near cave shrine
Jul 11, 2019, at 10:34 am
Srinagar, Jul 11 (UNI) A 60-year-old yatri from Gujarat died due to cardiac arrest near the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, a yatra official said on Thursday.
Ten Goa legislators who 'joined' BJP arrive Delhi, likely to meet Shah
Jul 11, 2019, at 10:26 am
New Delhi, Jul 11 (UNI) Ten Goa Congress MLAs who quit party and joined BJP on Wednesday arrived here and would be meeting BJP president Amit Shah and working president J P Nadda among others.
BREAKING: CBI raids on in premises of senior lawyer couple Indira Jaising and Anand Grover
Jul 11, 2019, at 10:19 am
New Delhi: Raids by the federal investigating agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are on at the premises of senior lawyers and activists Indira Jaising and her husband Anand Grover after they have been accused of violating foreign funding laws for their NGO Lawyers Collective.
BJP Legislature Party in Karnataka to meet on Thursday
Jul 10, 2019, at 10:51 pm
Bengaluru, July 10 (UNI): Sensing the seat of power is an inch-away, Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party leader B.S. Yeddyurappa had convened a Legislative Party meeting tomorrow.