Bus accident at Himachal claims 15 lives.
Fifteen persons were killed and an equal number injured when a private bus carrying them fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district on Thursday, an official said. The accident occurred near Khaneri in Rampur, some 140 km from here. The bus with 35 passengers on board was on its way from Rekong Peo […]
Rahul Gandhi in Rajasthan: Modi govt not allowing us to speak on farmers in Parliament
New Delhi July 19, 2017 4:31 pm Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly not letting his party raise the concerns of farmers inside Parliament. While addressing a farmers’ rally at Banswara in Rajasthan, Gandhi said: “Today, we wanted to raise farmers’ issues in Lok Sabha. PM Modi was present […]
China ready to attack India, Mulayam claims in Lok Sabha
NEW DELHI,JULY 19, 2017 (PTI) “China is our enemy, not Pakistan. Pakistan can do us no damage,” he says. Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former Defence Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday claimed that China was ready to attack India in collaboration with Pakistan, and asked the government to reverse its stand on the Tibet […]
Parliament adjourned for the day, Mayawati threatens to quit Rajya Sabha (Roundup)
IANS | New Delhi July 18, 2017 Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day on Tuesday, the second day of Parliament’s monsoon session, as an aggressive opposition took on the government on a range of issues including atrocities on Dalits and suicides by farmers. In the Rajya Sabha, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati stormed out, threatening to resign when she […]
Govt asks states to file FIRs over violence in name of cow protection
By PTI 18th July 2017 NEW DELHI: The Centre has asked state governments to compulsorily register FIRs in all “untoward incidents” happening in the name of cow protection, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said the responsibility to maintain law and order, protect life and property and incidents of […]
Naidu files nomination for vice president
July 18, 2017 National Democratic Alliance Vice Presidential nominee M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said his endeavour will be to further strengthen the parliamentary democratic system, which is India’s strength and beauty. Earlier in the day, Naidu filed his nomination for the upcoming vice-presidential election in the Parliament. Being honoured to be a candidate for the […]
TMC to launch ‘all out fight’ against Centre in Parliament
July 17, 2017 The Trinamool Congress on Monday decided to launch an “all-out fight” against the Modi government in the monsoon session of Parliament and corner it over its alleged “failures” in dealing with issues like the Darjeeling crisis, standoff with China and GST. The decision was taken by the TMC parliamentary party at […]
14 years in jail if you kill cow, 2 if you kill people: Delhi court
NEW DELHI:-A Delhi court drew a unique analogy over enhancement of punishment in road accident death cases, observing that an errant driver gets a maximum jail term of two years while a cow killer’s sentence ranges from five to 14 years. “Sentence for killing cow is five or seven or 14 years in different states […]
Pak Military Court Rejects Mercy Plea Of Kulbhushan Jadhav
NEW DELHI: A military court in Pakistan has rejected the mercy petition of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian national who was sentenced to death in Pakistan. The decision now rests with the Pakistan army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is analyzing the “evidence” against him, said ISPR, the media wing of the Pak army. The mercy petition […]
Imam Bukhari writes to Sharif, urges him to ‘end volatile atmosphere in Kashmir’
July 15, 2017 The Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid in the Walled City of Delhi, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, has written a letter to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in which he has urged him to use his authority to end the volatile atmosphere in the Kashmir Valley by initiating dialogue with Hurriyat representatives. “The […]
