New Delhi: In a first Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu Friday expunged remarks made by the Prime Minister during his address in the House on Thursday which he had made about congress member. “PM’s comments in parliament on thursday with reference to congress member BK Hariprasad have been expunged or removed from records,” reports said. PM […]
New Delhi, Aug 10 (UNI) All eyes will be on Rajya Sabha as the Modi government is expected to bring the amended Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Marriage) Bill, 2017 in the Upper House on Friday, the last day of the Monsoon session. The Bill is stuck in the Rajya Sabha due to lack […]
By Nirendra Dev New Delhi: Notwithstanding the fact that both the BJP and the Congress have been singing laurels for M Karunanidhi in last few days, a look back at the DMK patriarch’s political legacy shows he had strong political differences with both national parties in his distinguished career. Old timers following Tamil Nadu politics […]
Thiruavananthapuram: With the south west monsoon remaining active over Kerala, at least 16 people were killed since Wednesday mainly in downpours triggered landslides in the northern districts of the state. Sources said, five members each of two families were killed in Idukki and Malappuram districts as their house collapsed in landslide. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi […]
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated a preliminary inquiry in Facebook data breach by British firms Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research, sources said on Wednesday. Agency sources said that the CBI has initiated preliminary inquiry into the matter of data thefts of Indians from Facebook by Cambridge Analytica and Global […]
Islamabad: Pakistan is set to have its first ever lawmaker of African descent, raising the profile of a small and mostly poor community that has been in the region for centuries. According to a BBC News report, Tanzeela Qambrani, 39, was nominated by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, to […]
Srinagar: Indian and Pakistani troops here on Tuesday exchanged heavy fire on LoC at Neni area of Gurez sector in Bandipora District of Northern Kashmir. Official Sources said the Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire agreement around 1 Am today in Neni area of Gurez Sector. The Indian) Army is retaliating effectively”, he added. Meanwhile […]
Sukma, Chhattisgarh: = Fourteen Naxals were today shot dead in an encounter with security personnel between Konta and Gollapalli near Chhattisgarh’s Sukma District, police said. Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena said that security personnel were carrying out a search in the area when Maoists ambushed them. The ultras escaped from the scene after an hour-long […]
New Delhi: There has been significant drop in the number of Indian workers in Kuwait between 2017 and 2015 but there is no such scale down in other Gulf countries, official sources said here. According to sources in the Ministry of External Affairs, in Kuwait the number of Indian workers from 70,765 as in […]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Aug 3 (Reuters) Twelve schools – eight girls and four boys schools – were attacked by bombs and set on fire overnight in a northern Pakistani district where Taliban-linked militants opposed to girls’ education are active, police said on Friday. Pakistani Taliban and allied Islamist militants, who regard girls education as anti-Islam, have […]
