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We must uphold values of the Constitution: Venkaiah Naidu
The Constitution is a visionary document that reflects India’s core values, and it is the duty of each Indian to work relentlessly to give meaning to the words of the Preamble, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said on Tuesday.
Addressing…
Kerala Akshaya Lottery AK-522 Today Results: First prize is worth Rs 70 Lakh!
Kerala Akshaya Lottery AK-522 Today Results: The Kerala state lottery department will Wednesday announce the results of the Akshaya AK 522 results. The first prize is worth Rs 70 lakh, while the second and third will fetch the winner Rs 5…
Abhay Chautala of INLD wins Ellenabad assembly bypoll
Sirsa, Nov 2 (UNI) Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) candidate Abhay Singh Chautala was declared elected from Ellenabad assembly constituency on Tuesday defeating his nearest BJP-JJP rival Gobind Kanda by 6708 votes and retaining the seat for…
People supported Congress for the anti people policies of BJP: Sapan Sood
Dharamshala, Nov 2 (By Ashok Raina) The public support received by the Congress party in the state by-elections is the result of the anti people policies of the BJP, Congress leader Sapan Sood said on Tuesday.
He said that the strong…
India has exceeded Paris commitments, set ambitious future agenda
PM Modi launches One Sun One World One Grid as answer to global clean energy challenge
PM Modi in meeting with Bill Gates discussed ways to boost efforts to fight climate change
Glasgow/New Delhi, Nov 2 (UNI) In his meeting with Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday discussed ways to strengthen global efforts towards overcoming climate change and to step up…
Ex-SBI chief Pratip Chaudhuri held in loan default case
THE RAJASTHAN police Sunday arrested former State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri in a case relating to a hotel project — Garh Rajwada – in Jaisalmer financed by SBI in 2007.
According to police officials, the allegation…
Kedarnath priests protest against ex-CM, force him to return from shrine
FORMER UTTARAKHAND chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday faced protests from priests in Kedarnath, who showed him black flags and raised slogans, forcing him to return from the temple without offering prayers.
The priests of…
Supreme Court takes up Texas law banning most abortions
The Supreme Court is taking up challenges to a Texas law that has virtually ended abortion in the nation’s second-largest state after six weeks of pregnancy.
The justices are hearing arguments Monday in two cases over whether abortion…
Indian diaspora in Scotland present PM Modi with bust
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with members of the Indian diaspora in Scotland who gathered to felicitate him with his bust.
Modi, who arrived in Glasgow on Sunday night to cheers from a group of diaspora delegates,…
YAD protests against Gandhi family, Punjab Cong leaders for protecting Jagdish Tytler
Muktsar, Nov 1 (UNI )The Youth Akali Dal (YAD) on Monday held protests at all districts to condemn the
Congress party’s decision to reward Jagdish Tytler with a top post in the party, as YAD President Parambans Singh Romana asked both…
Jinnah has no relationship with Indian Muslims: Owaisi
Lucknow, Nov 1 (UNI) AIMIM president Asauddin Owaisi has charged Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav for unnecessarily raking up Jinnah issue.
In a statement here, Owaisi claimed that Jinnah has no relationship with Indian…
28 more Covid-19 cases in Hamirpur
Hamirpur (HP), Nov 1(UNI) Twenty-eight new Covid-19 cases were found in HP’s Hamirpur district on Monday, the first day of the month of November. No death was reported from any part of the district from the disease.
These cases included…
Punjab CM : Govt. to bear 70 per cent of increase SAP of Sugarcane
Chandigarh, Nov 01 (UNI) In a major relief to the farming sector of the State, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi accompanied by the Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and the Finance Minister Manpreet Singh…
UP govt releases over Rs 208 crore for flood-hit farmers
LUCKNOW: Providing immediate relief to farmers in distress due to crop loss during the recent floods, the Uttar Pradesh government has released an amount of over Rs 208 crore in 44 districts. This will benefit around 6.18 lakh farmers of…
Kanpur’s Zika virus case tally reaches 10, focus on halting mosquito breeding
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh has so far reported 10 cases of the Zika virus with six fresh cases of the mosquito-borne virus being reported from Kanpur district.
While three of these cases are Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel, the remaining…
Manmohan Singh released from AIIMS
NEW DELHI: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh who was undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was discharged on Sunday, hospital sources said.
Singh was admitted to the premier hospital on October…
Experts predict a ‘hot winter’ in J&K
SRINAGAR: It will be a ‘hot winter’ in Jammu and Kashmir this year, with militancy related violence only set to escalate after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan as ‘battle-hardened’ terrorists vie to sneak into the Valley.
According…
Assam-Mizoram tensions ease as jawan gets bail
GUWAHATI: An India Reserve Battalion (IRB) jawan from Mizoram, arrested by the Assam police in connection with a low-intensity blast on the interstate border, was granted bail by a local court in Assam’s Hailakandi.
The Hailakandi…
Punjab parties eyeing votes on caste lines
CHANDIGARH: Ahead of Punjab elections, caste politics has revived in the state, especially with Charanjit Singh Channi, who belongs to a Scheduled Caste, being elevated as chief minister replacing Amarinder Singh, a Jat Sikh.
All…