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Revenue officers should understand difficulties of tax payers: Birla
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said revenue officers should understand the difficulties of tax payers and work with empathy.
The Speaker made the statement after inaugurating the appreciation course in Parliamentary…
141 killed by heavy rains in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa
Kinshasa: At least 141 people were killed following floods and landslides caused by heavy rains that hit several outlying districts of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), from late Monday till early Tuesday,…
Himachal: Naresh Chauhan appointed as PR Advisor to CM
Shimla: Congress spokesperson Naresh Chauhan on Tuesday was appointed Principal Advisor (Media) to Chief Minister in the rank of Cabinet Minister on Co-terminus basis with immediate effect in public interest.
A notification issued here…
Gautam Navlakha’s house arrest extended till Jan 2nd week
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Tuesday in its order extended the house arrest of 66-year-old human rights activist, Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, till the second week of January.
The matter was listed before the…
MP Margherita urges govt to declare ‘tea’ as the national drink
New Delhi: BJP MP from Assam Pabitra Margherita on Monday urged the Centre to declare 'tea' as the national drink of the country.
Raising the matter during Zero Hour in the Upper House, Margherita said, "Almost every citizen across the…
Delhi riots: SC says, Delhi HC’s remarks won’t prejudice Sharjeel Imam’s case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday clarified that the observations made by the Delhi High Court against Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student, Sharjeel Imam while denying bail to Umar Khalid in the Delhi riots conspiracy case, will…
Centre notifies appointment of Bombay HC CJ Dipankar Datta as SC judge
New Delhi: The Central government Sunday notified the appointment of Bombay High Court Chief Justice Dipankar Datta as Supreme Court judge.
The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended Justice Datta's elevation to the apex court on…
SC imposes Rs 25K cost on man accusing YouTube of distracting….
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by a person seeking Rs 75 lakh compensation from YouTube for allegedly carrying sexually explicit advertisements which he claimed that the advertisements distracted him during…
Gen Rawat was resolute during tough situation with China: NSA
New Delhi: General Bipin Rawat was resolute and determined to send the Chinese back during a tough situation with China in 2017, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval revealed on Thursday apparently referring to the Doklam faceoff between…
BJP sweeps Gujarat Assembly polls with record 156 seats
Gandhinagar: The BJP on Thursday retained power in Gujarat by registering a landslide victory in the Assembly elections.
The BJP has won 150 seats and is leading in six constituencies out of the 182 seats, the Election Commission data…
SC’s striking down of NJAC Act disregard to people’s mandate: Dhankhar
New Delhi: The striking down of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act in 2015 by the Supreme Court is a "glaring instance of severe compromise of parliamentary sovereignty and disregard of the mandate of the people",…
Rescue ops on to bring kid out of borewell
Betul (MP): Efforts continue on war footing vis-à-vis rescuing an approximately eight-year-old boy who fell into a borewell at Mandhvi village in this district’s Athner block and got trapped at a depth of about 40 ft.
The operation is…
Melinda Gates calls on President Murmu
New Delhi: Melinda French Gates, Co-Chair and Trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, called on the President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.
Welcoming Melinda Gates to Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President was happy…
Kharge raises China issue in all-party meet on G-20
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday raised a wide range of issues, including alleged Chinese incursion, terror funding, and how to deal with the fugitive at the the all-party meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra…
PM Modi chairs all party meet on G-20 Presidency
New Delhi: India's G20 Presidency belongs to the entire nation and it is a unique opportunity to showcase the country's strengths to the entire world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Monday addressing an all party meet over the…
SC says charity welcome, but can’t be for conversion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that the freedom of religion doesn't include forced conversion, any charity is welcome, but it could not be for conversion purpose, while hearing a PIL seeking steps to ban forced religious…
PM Modi casts his vote in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cast his vote at the Nishan Public School, at Sabarmati Assembly constituency, Ahmedabad in the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly Election 2022
On his way, he greeted people as he walked…
Guj Assembly polls: Kharge urges people to exercise their franchise
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday urged to the people of Gujarat to exercise their franchise in the final phase of the Assembly elections.
"My humble request to every citizen of Gujarat to take part in this…
Kerala Assembly session begins today
Thiruvananthapuram: The 7th session of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly will begin from Monday.
The House, which will assemble nine days from December 5 to 8 and December 12 to 15, is expected to be turbulent as the CPI(M)-led Left…
BJP hits back at Congress for comparing Modi to Bhasmasur
New Delhi: A day after Karnataka Congress leader VS Ugrappa compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhasmasura, BJP National Spokesperson Sambit Patra on Saturday compared Congress to Mahabharat's Shishupal, predicting people will give a…
