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India, Australia to hold ‘2+2 ministerial dialogue’ on Sept 10-12
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton will visit India from September 10 to 12 to take part in the inaugural two-plus-two ministerial dialogue between the two countries, the Ministry of External Affairs…
Rajya Sabha ruckus: Opposition rejects inquiry panel, says bid to ‘intimidate’
The Congress and other Opposition parties have decided not to be part of an inquiry committee that Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu wants to set up to investigate the acrimonious scenes that were witnessed on August 11 in the House…
Muslim groups say extend caste census to minorities as well
Seventeen muslim organisations, under the umbrella of all india pasmanda muslim mahaz, on thursday demanded a caste census for minority communities.
Amid a growing demand for a caste census, particularly by parties in bihar, muslim…
No journalist died of Covid, no death from oxygen shortage: Jharkhand govt
THE JHARKHAND government has told the assembly that no death of journalist due to Covid-19 has been reported in the state, a claim contested by a recognised journalists’ association that has compiled a list of more than 30 such deaths. It…
Police question 4 J&K journalists, search their residences
J&K POLICE on Wednesday searched the residences of four journalists in the Valley and called them to the police station for questioning. While the journalists were let go in the evening, they have been asked to be present again on…
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren writes to PM Modi, seeks all-party meet on caste census
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren Wednesday told the Assembly that he has sent a letter to the Prime Minister for an all-party meeting to demand caste enumeration of the country’s population in the upcoming Census.
Leaders of…
Anil Deshmukh lawyer denied bail by CBI court
A Delhi court on Wednesday rejected bail plea of Anand Daga, former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh’s lawyer who was arrested in connection with alleged leak of documents connected to the ongoing probe against Deshmukh.
Rejecting…
Chirag Paswan meets Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, triggers tie-up talk
BELEAGURED LJP leader Chirag Paswan met Bihar Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Wednesday to invite him to attend the first death anniversary function of his father and former Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan in Patna on…
No presumption of innocence once a person is convicted by trial court: Supreme Court
Innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt is the general legal principle adopted by courts in India. The Supreme Court has now ruled that there shall be no such presumption of innocence once a person is convicted by a trial…
Give Muslims representation for being a minority, not on basis of religion: Athawale
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said Muslims should be given political representation not on religious grounds but for being a minority community.
Athawale had arrived here to inaugurate the Sangeet Shiromani Swami Haridas…
Cong claims victory in HPU EC & University court elections
Shimla, Sep 8(UNI) In a set back to the ruling BJP government, local MLA and Urban Development minister Suresh Bhardwaj Congress-CPI(M) party supported candidates won the Himachal Pradesh University Executive Council and court election held…
NCUI announces mega meet under Shah in Delhi on September 25
The National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), an apex federation of cooperative bodies in the country, on Monday announced a mega cooperative meet under the chairmanship of Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on September…
Bhupender Yadav inaugurates India’s first smog tower in Delhi’s Anand Vihar
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav Tuesday virtually inaugurated the first functional smog tower in India at Anand Vihar in Delhi. He said the ministry would keep a close watch on the results to…
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Third wave is on threshold, warns Mumbai mayor
Coronavirus News Live Updates: Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Tuesday said a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic had already arrived, only to issue a clarification a few hours later. “Third wave is not coming, it is already here,” she…
Prof. Limbadri: Need to link mining industry with higher education for economic growth
Hyderabad, Sept 7 (UNI) : Telangana state council of higher education (TSCHE) Chairman Prof R Limbadri on Tuesday favoured linking the mining industry with higher education for achieving higher rate of economic growth of the country.
In…
Secular parties don’t want to develop Muslim leadership
Ayodhya, Sep 7 (UNI) All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) national president Asaduddin Owaisi said on Tuesday that the secular parties of the country do not want to allow Muslim leadership to come up.
"The whole world saw what…
Restore Statehood before elections in J&K: Bukhari demands
Srinagar, Sep 7 (UNI) Demanding restoration of statehood before holding elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Apni Party (AP) president Altaf Bukhai said he's played a pivotal role in breaking the political logjam relenting efforts with regard to…
Security forces bust JKGF module in Poonch, seize arms and ammunition
Jammu, Sep 7 (UNI) Security Forces on Tuesday busted the module of Jammu Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) and recovered cache of arms and ammunition in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP),…
India-Bangladesh: People to people contact key to further strengthening ties
Dhaka, Sep 7 (UNI) Indian Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has said that people to people along with government to government contact between India and Bangladesh is the key to further strengthening the ties between…
NCP offices should function like Shiv Sena ‘Shakas’
Thane, Sep 7 (UNI) Senior NCP leader and Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Jitendra Awhad asked the NCP party workers to work like the Shiv Sainiks and approach the citizens of the city to address their problems he said.
Inagurating the party…
