Rajnath expects Doklam solution soon
ANI August 21, 2017 Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday expressed confidence that the ongoing tiff between India and China over the tri-junction area of the Doklam sector near Bhutan will be resolved soon, and peace will be restored between the two neighbours. Addressing a gathering at the symbolic Pipping Ceremony Promotions of officers and personnel of the Indo […]
Bihar flood: Over 150 dead, 1 crore people in 17 districts affected
PTI | Patna August 19, 2017 The toll in Bihar floods rose to 153 on Friday while the number of those marooned in 17 districts of the state crossed the one-crore mark. Araria district accounted for 30 deaths, West Champaran 23, Sitamarhi 13, Madhubani 8 and Katihar 7. At least 11 each have died in Kisanganj, […]
India wildlife reserve park devastated by monsoon floods
19 August 2017 GUAHATI, India (AP) — Rising floodwaters have inundated large parts of a famous wildlife reserve park in northeastern India, killing more than 225 animals and forcing hundreds of other animals to flee, the park director said Saturday. Around 15 rhinos, 185 deer and at least one Royal Bengal tiger have died in […]
BJP will be in power for 50 years: Amit Shah
August 19, 2017 Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah has said his party has not come to power for mere five or 10 years, but at least 50 years and called upon workers to strengthen the party and take it to every part of the country. Shah also said that though the BJP appears […]
Modi’s I-Day speech reeked of hypocrisy: CPI-M
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech was “remarkable for its disconnect with reality and reeked of hypocrisy in certain matters”, the CPI-M has said. The most hypocritical was Modi’s exhortation that the Kashmir problem will not be solved by “gaali” (abuse) and “goli” (bullet) but by embracing Kashmiris, said […]
Akhilesh detained on way to attend protest rally
August 17, 2017(Agencies) Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav was on Thursday detained by the police here when he was on his way to Auraiya to attend a protest rally. Yadav, who was later released and allowed to go to Lucknow, attacked the Yogi Adityanath government in the state alleging that it was misusing state machinery. The former chief minister […]
Kerala collector who barred Mohan Bhagwat from hoisting tricolour transferred
August 17, 2017(Agencies) The Palakkad collector, whose orders were defied by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat by hoisting the national flag at an aided school, has been transferred with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today maintaining that it was a routine exercise. The collector’s orders were apparently based on the guidelines which, among other […]
Delhi HC on high alert after bomb threat
Aug 17 2017. (PTI) New Delhi: The Delhi high court was on Thursday put on high alert after the police received an anonymous call about a bomb threat on its premises, which later turned out to be a hoax. Soon after the call was received around 11am, Delhi Police Commandos of the Quick Reaction Team […]
UP madrassas may face action for defying I-Day order
August 17, 2017 (Agencies) Madrassas in Bareilly area which defied the Uttar Pradesh government order on unfurling the national flag and singing the national anthem on Independence Day may face action, including under the stringent National Security Act, a senior official said. “If we get a complaint that any madrassa did not comply with the […]
If cannot stop namaz on road, have no right to stop Janmashtami: Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that if he cannot stop the offering of namaz on roads during Eid, he has no right to stop celebration of Janmashtami at police stations, reports said. Speaking at an event the UP Chief Minister said everyone has the freedom to celebrate festivals in the country. “Those […]
