Darjeeling: Internet remains suspended, GJM takes out protest march
Agencies June 19 Security forces patrolled the streets in the hills and Internet services remained suspended for the second day on Monday as Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporters held protest march in Darjeeling demanding Gorkhaland and burnt effigies of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Carrying black flags, protesters, especially the youth, marched on the streets […]
Ram Nath Kovind to meet PM tomorrow
Agencies Bihar governor and the BJP’s prez candidate Ram Nath Kovind to meet PM Narendra Modi tomorrow in the evening. Kovind will be filing his nomination on June 23. Reactions from the JD-U: Opposition ki baithak hogi, usme naam pe vichaar karenge, NDA ne naam announce kiya hai uspe bhi baat karenge. The Opposition will […]
No support until BJP proposes a name for Prez: Yechury
Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Friday that the Bharatiya Janata Party reaching out to opposition parties on the presidential election was ‘more like a PR exercise’, after a meeting with Union ministers Rajnath Singh and M Venkaiah Naidu. “They (BJP leaders) did not propose any name,” Yechury said, reiterating his […]
Pak says ICJ rejected India’s request to delay Jadhav’s case
Agencies Pakistan on Friday claimed that the International Court of Justice has rejected India’s request to delay proceedings of Kubhushan Jadhav’s case until December. Pakistan through its consulate in Netherlands came to know that the ICJ ordered India to submit a response by September 13, Dawn newspaper quoted Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf Ali as […]
1993 Mumbai blasts case: Special court convicts six, acquits one
Agencies MUMBAI: Twenty-four years after 12 blasts rocked the city killing 257 and leaving 713 grievously injured, a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court on Friday convicted six, including Abu Salem and Mustafa Dossa. In the dock is a second batch of accused, tried by special judge Govind A Sanap, after the […]
2 more Madhya Pradesh farmers commit suicide
Two more debt-ridden farmers committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri and Hoshangabad districts, police said on Thursday. Narmada Prasad Yadav, 50, a resident of Chaplasar village in Hoshangabad district, was found unconscious and foaming at the mouth by his brother on Wednesday. He was taken to a hospital in a serious condition and was declared […]
Six dead and dozens injured in London fire.
At least six people have died and dozens more were hospitalized after a fire engulfed a high-rise apartment building in London early Wednesday morning, Metropolitan Police confirmed. The fire began at about 1 a.m. in Grenfell Tower, a 24-story building in the North Kensington neighborhood and part of Lancaster West Estate, a larger residential complex. […]
Presidential poll to be held on July 17,notification issued.
Notification issued for President, Vice NEW DELHI: According to notification issued by the Returning officer for the election to the office of President of India, elections to fill the office of President and Vice-President of India shall be held on July 17. Accordingly, the candidates can file their nomination paper’s at the office of returning officer, […]
Sonia Gandhi should apologise over Sandeep Dikshit’s ‘gunda’ remarks: BJP
IANS New Delhi The BJP on Monday demanded an apology from Congress President Sonia Gandhi over the remarks of party leader Sandeep Dikshit, who described Army chief Bipin Rawat as a “sadak ka gunda“ (street thug). “The Congress party consistently questions the integrity of the Indian Army to shame and demoralise the Indian Army,” […]
India fully committed to building South Asian University campus
IANS New Delhi India is committed to bearing the entire expenditure of Rs 2,500 crore to build the permanent campus of the South Asian University (SAU) here, Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar said on Monday. “India is fully committed to bear 100 per cent of the captive cost which has been budgeted […]
