A person working on a bridge was washed away in the Alaknanda river, police said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, SDRF is conducting search operations in the river. As per information, the bridge was constructed for the ongoing masterplan works in Badrinath Dham. “Due to flowing of temporary bridge in Badrinath Dham, a person working in […]
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Uttarakhand: CM Dhami pay tributes to former joint general secretary of RSS, Madandas Devi
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, on Wednesday, paid tributes to the former joint general secretary of the RSS, Madandas Devi in Haridwar’s Shri Kripa Dham. Madandas Devi passed away recently and today his ashes will be immersed in the Ganges at Haridwar. Notably, Madandas Devi was born on July 9 1942, in Solhapur, Maharashtra and […]
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Bajrang Dal, VHP protest Haryana violence in Capital; Delhi Police beefs up security
Members of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday staged protests in several parts of the national capital against the violence that broke out in the Nuh district of neighbouring Haryana. The protestors hit the streets near East Delhi’s Nirman Vihar Metro station and Ghonda Chowk, raising slogans. […]
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“When women prosper, world prospers”: PM Modi at G20 event on empowerment
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the ongoing three-day G20 Ministerial Conference on Women Empowerment in Gandhinagar, Gujarat via a video message. When women prosper, the world prospers, PM Modi said addressing the gathering, adding that their economic empowerment fuels growth and their access to education drives global progress. “When women prosper, the world […]
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Opposition MPs of INDA bloc stage walkout from Rajya Sabha on Manipur issue
Opposition members of the I.N.D.I.A bloc on Wednesday staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha over their demands for discussion on Manipur violence under Rule 267 and a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Soon after the House met for the day, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said that the debate on Manipur […]
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Haryana violence a conspiracy, detailed probe to be conducted: Home Minister Anil Vij
Reiterating his earlier claim, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said the violence that broke out between two groups during a procession on Monday and has claimed 6 lives was part of a larger conspiracy which will be the subject of the ongoing investigation. Of the victims of the […]
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BRS neither with I.N.D.I.A or NDA, but has friends: Telangana CM KCR
Amid the Opposition’s efforts to cobble up numbers in both Houses of Parliament in favour of the no-confidence motion against the Centre and against the Delhi Services Bill, Telangana Chief Minister and BRS national president, K Chandrashekar Rao, on Wednesday declared that his party was neither with the I.N.D.I.A, the Opposition […]
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NIA arrests another accused in Coimbatore car bomb explosion case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another person in connection with last year’s ISISI-inspired car bomb blast case of Coimbatore, in which the prime accused was killed in the terror explosion triggered by a vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The agency sleuths arrested Mohammed Idris alias Idris, a […]
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Telangana: Fire breaks out at building in Habsiguda area of Hyderabad, no casualties reported
A huge fire broke out at a building in the Habsiguda area of Telangana’s Hyderabad, said an official on Wednesday. OU Sity Circle Inspector Anjaneyulu said that the fire erupted at 5:30 AM today morning at a building housing a clothes showroom. He added that shortly after the fire broke […]
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Lok Sabha to take up Delhi Services Bill for consideration, passage today
The Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up the bill to replace the ordinance for control of services in Delhi for consideration and passage on Wednesday. The list of business of the House on Wednesday mentions that Union Minister Amit Shah will move the bill for passage in the House. […]
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“Hopeful of getting justice,” says Omar Abdullah as SC begins hearing pleas against Article 370 abrogation
As a five-judge Constitution bench of Supreme Court began hearing a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said that he is “hopeful of getting justice.” “We are hopeful of getting justice. We are here on behalf of the people of J&K with the hope that […]
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PM Modi holds meeting with senior Union ministers to discuss Centre’s strategy in Parliament
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting with top ministers to discuss the government’s strategy in Parliament in the ongoing Monsoon session. Union Ministers including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Pralhad Joshi, Piyush Goyal, Anurag Singh Thakur, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman and Arjun Ram Meghwal were present in the meeting. […]