Agencies New Delhi : The Parliament on Friday approved an amendment to the anti-terror law to give powers to the central government to designate an individual as terrorist and seize his properties. While Lok Sabha had passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 that seeks to amend the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 on […]
New Delhi : The Modi government will take an “appropriate decision” at the “appropriate time” on Articles 370 and 35-A and it will be in the interest of Jammu and Kashmir as well as the country, the BJP”s poll in-charge for the state Avinash Rai Khanna said on Friday. The BJP, the party”s vice president […]
Agencies Washington/Bangkok : Rejecting any mediation by US President Donald Trump on Kashmir, India on Friday made it clear to America that any discussion on the issue, if at all warranted, will only be with Pakistan and only bilaterally. The assertion by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar came hours after President Trump said he would […]
In what is seen as a pre-election sop, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Thursday that electricity usage up to 200 units will be free and consumers of 201-400 units will receive approximately 50% subsidy. “Every family deserves a life of dignity. Just like good education & healthcare, a basic quantum of electricity to run lights/fans […]
Agencies New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday gave his assent to the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage), Bill, 2019, which criminalises instant ‘triple talaq’ among Muslims and attracts a jail term of three years for the husband. With the President’s approval, the Bill has become an Act. Soon after the Bill […]
Thrissur(Ker): A 44-year-old Congress worker died after he was brutally attacked by an 18-member gang at Punna in Chavakkad, police said Wednesday. The deceased identified as Naushad was a local congress leader who was very popular in the area. Naushad, who suffered serious injuries on the neck and hands, died Wednesday morning at a hospital. […]
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast near Mardum in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district on Tuesday morning. Roshan Kumar, a resident of Nawada in Bihar, was a constable posted with 195 battalion of CRPF and was deployed in Pushapal village. According to police, the IED which was […]
In Bihar 88.46 lakh people have been affected in 13 districts in inundation caused earlier this month due to the torrential rainfall in the catchment areas of Nepal, state disaster management department said. Death toll in Bihar floods rose to 130 on Tuesday, but the situation improved considerably in neighbouring Assam where water levels in […]
He was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court TBN Radhakrishnan in presence of CM Mamata Banerjee. Jagdeep Dhankhar, a former Lok Sabha MP from Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, was on Tuesday sworn in as the 28th governor of West Bengal at the Raj Bhavan here. He was administered the oath of […]
New Delhi: An Army officer’s body has been found on a railway track at the New Delhi railway station, police said on Tuesday. The body of the officer, identified as Lieutenant Diwakar Puri, was found cut into two parts on Monday morning, they said. According to police, Puri was from the Army Medical Corps and […]