Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and party leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Bengaluru to take part in the two-day meeting of opposition parties. Meanwhile, they were received by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and other senior leaders of the party. Earlier, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Jayant Singh and Marumalarchi […]
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SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar joins NDA govt; thanks PM Modi, Amit Shah
Founder leader of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, Om Prakash Rajbhar, on Sunday formally joined the BJP-led National Democractic Alliance (NDA) government after calling on Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital on July 14. Speaking to ANI after the saffron embrace in the run-up to the crucial Lok Sabha […]
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Northern Railways cancels several trains due to water-logging along tracks
Due to heavy rain and water logging along the tracks of several of its routes, Northern Railways has temporarily cancelled some trains, while some have been diverted and short-terminated as well, said Northern Railways in its press release issued on Friday. The cancelled trains, which were scheduled to depart from […]
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Chandrayaan-3 mission: Spacecraft lifts off successfully from Sriharikota
The wait is over as the GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle lifted off sucessfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota as per scheduled launch time. The journey from Earth to the moon for the spacecraft is estimated to take about a month and […]
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Chandrayaan-3 mission: Over 200 school students arrive at Satish Dhawan Space Centre to watch launch
Over 200 school students arrived at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on Friday to witness the launch of ISRO’s much anticipated Chandrayaan-3 mission. “…I feel very confident, I want to become an astronaut like Kalpana Chawla. I am excited..,” Subhashini, a student said. Sundari, a teacher who accompanied […]
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SC issues notice to probe agencies on Manish Sisodia’s bail plea in connection with liquor policy irregularities case
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to probe agencies Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate on Manish Sisodia bail pleas in connection with liquor policy irregularities case. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna, Bela M Trivedi and Ujjal Bhuyan listed the matter for further hearing on July 28 for interim […]
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Justices Ujjal Bhuyan, SV Bhatti take oath as SC judges
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice SV Bhatti took oath as judges of the Supreme Court on Friday. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud administered the oath to the Justices Bhuyan and Bhatti. In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, […]
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Bengal Panchayat poll violence: BJP fact-finding committee visits Cooch Behar
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fact-finding committee on the poll violence in West Bengal arrived in Cooch Behar in North Bengal on Friday. BJP constituted five -member fact-finding committee, including party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, which will visit Dinhata in Coochbehar and the other violence-affected areas in the state. BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on […]
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Union Health Ministry awards 6 Chhattisgarh hospitals with NQAS certificates
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday honoured six government hospitals with the National Quality Assurance Standard (NQAS) certificate in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur, the officials said on Friday. The hospitals were honoured with the NQAS certificate for their outstanding patient care and healthcare delivery. The awarded healthcare centres, recognised for […]
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CBI seeks time to procure prosecution sanctions against Lalu Yadav, others in land-for-job scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday informed the Rouse Avenue Court that it will take a month to procure prosecution sanctions against former Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and certain railways officials in relation to the fresh chargesheet filed in land-for-job matter. Noted the CBI’s submissions Special Judge […]
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DGCA puts SpiceJet under enhanced surveillance
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has put SpiceJet Airlines under enhanced surveillance as a precautionary measure. A senior DGCA official confirmed that the airline has been put under enhanced surveillance with no operational impact as it is a step taken as a matter of abundant precaution given the incidents during monsoon season last year. The main […]
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge invites leaders for next Opposition meet in Bengaluru on July 17-18
Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has invited top opposition leaders for participation in the next unity meeting scheduled to be held on July 17-18th at Bengaluru. Congress President in a letter addressed to top opposition party leaders reminded them about their participation in June […]
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SC’s Constitution bench to hear on August 2 pleas against abrogation of Article 370
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will start hearing a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories. A five-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan […]
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Passenger frisking time to be cut by 50 percent with 131 full body scanners to be installed at Airports
To make security checks quicker and error-free at India’s busiest airports, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) is all set to deploy body scanners that will cut down the passenger frisking time by half. A senior AAI official said, “Presently, it takes around 30 seconds on average to frisk a passenger manually […]
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PM Modi talks to ministers, officials, takes stock of situation due to excessive rainfall
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke with ministers and officials and took stock of the situation in the wake of excessive rainfall in parts of India. The national and state disaster response teams are working to assist people affected by rain. “PM @narendramodi spoke to senior Ministers and officials, […]