Kolkata: The TMC on Sunday released its candidate roster for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, ushering a major overhaul by dropping seven incumbent MPs and introducing numerous new faces, including former cricketer Yusuf Pathan. The Trinamool Congress maintained a harmonious blend of experienced leaders and fresh talent, amid the alleged power tussle […]
New Delhi: Leaving aside the “dark chapter” of the Emergency, in the history of India’s democracy, there can “never be seen any restriction” on the freedom of the press, Union minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. At an event here, the defence minister also said on issues on which there is a “social consensus”, the […]
Bengaluru:The ruling Congress in Karnataka won three seats and the BJP one in the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka on Tuesday, which were marred by cross-voting in a setback to the saffron party. Ajay Maken, G C Chandrasekhar and Syed Naseer Hussain, all from the Congress, and Narayansa K Bhandage (BJP) got elected to the […]
Bengaluru; Voting in the election for the four Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka on Tuesday was on, with the ruling Congress claiming it could get support from the rival camp. Fearing cross-voting, both the Congress and the BJP-JD(S) alliance huddled their MLAs in a private resort on Monday and held a workshop for the new […]
Chandigarh: The Haryana Police on Friday said it was withdrawing its earlier decision to invoke provisions of the National Security Act (NSA) against some farmer leaders who are part of the ongoing farmers’ agitation. This comes a day after Ambala police issued a statement saying that it was implementing the process of detaining office bearers […]
Kaimur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday charged the Narendra Modi government with having brought the ‘Agniveer’ scheme in order to spend the defence budget for the benefit of a big business house, instead of emoluments paid to the soldiers. Gandhi made the allegation at Mohania in Kaimur district of Bihar, bordering Uttar Pradesh, a […]
New Delhi, Feb 10: India saw a single-day rise of 163 COVID-19 cases while the number of active cases of the infection was recorded at 874, the health ministry said on Friday. Two new deaths due to the viral disease — one each from Karnataka and Maharashtra — were reported in a span of 24 […]
NEW DELHI, Feb 8: India has logged 211 fresh cases of Covid, while the number of active cases of the infection declined to 1,478 from 1,496, the health ministry said on Thursday. One new death has been reported in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am. The number […]
New Delhi, Feb 7: The ongoing Budget Session of Parliament has been extended by a day till February 10. The last session before Lok Sabha polls expected to be held in April-May this year was started with the address by President Droupadi Murmu to the joint sitting of two Houses on January 31. It was […]
NEW DELHI, Jan 24: India has logged 160 fresh cases of Covid, while the number of active cases of the infection stood at 1,886, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Two new deaths — one each from Karnataka and Kerala– have been reported in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry’s data […]