- India
Kejriwal leaves for 10-day Vipassana session; to skip ED questioning
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, summoned by the ED for questioning on December 21, left for an undisclosed location for a 10-day Vipassana meditation course on Wednesday, officials said. The…
- India
Gangster Amritpal Singh killed in police encounter in Amritsar
An arrested gangster was killed in an exchange of fire with the Punjab Police while he was trying to flee in Amritsar’s Jandiala Guru area on Wednesday morning, officials said. Amritpal Singh…
- India
Air India borrows USD 120 mn from Japan’s SMBC to buy Airbus plane
Mumbai: Japanese lender SMBC on Wednesday said the Tata Group-owned Air India has borrowed USD 120 million from it for purchasing a wide-body aircraft from Airbus. The transaction has partly financed Air…
- India
Will not tolerate any insult to post of vice president: Dhankhar on mimicry row
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar Wednesday said he will not tolerate any insult to Parliament and the post of vice president while expressing deep anguish over a TMC MP mimicking…
- India
India logs 614 new coronavirus cases, highest since May 21
New Delhi: India recorded 614 new coronavirus infections, the highest since May 21, while the active cases have increased to 2,311, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The…
- India
Police complaint against TMC MP for mimicry of Vice-Prez in Parliament comple
New Delhi: An advocate has filed a complaint against Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee for his mimicry of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on the premises of the Parliament complex. Banerjee derisively mimicked…
- India
Dismayed over humiliation of vice president in Parliament complex: Prez Murmu
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said she was dismayed at the manner in which Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was “humiliated” in Parliament complex, Elected representatives, she said, were free to…
- India
Bihar sees caste survey with hiked quotas for deprived castes in 2023
Patna: In the year preceding Lok Sabha elections, Bihar sought to trigger a second ‘Mandal wave’ with a fresh estimate of the high population of deprived castes, for whom quotas in government…
- India
141 MPs suspension: PM, BJP want to establish ‘single party rule’, says Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday charged that the prime minister and the BJP want to establish a “single party rule” in the country and the suspension of MPs from…
- World
Death toll in China’s earthquake rises to 131
Beijing: The death toll in the powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted a mountainous region of northwestern China late Monday night has risen to 131, local authorities said on Wednesday. A total of…
- World
US Congressmen announce creation of Hindu Caucus
Washington: Republican lawmakers Pete Sessions and Elise Stefanim on Tuesday announced the inauguration of a Congressional Hindu Caucus to protect the interests of this religious minority and raise their issues in the…
- India
No VIP treatment for anyone in hospitals, says Delhi health minister
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday inspected two hospitals and said no “VIP treatment” will be provided to anyone. He conducted surprise inspections at Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital and…
- India
INDIA bloc protest on December 22 against suspension of MPs
New Delhi: The opposition INDIA bloc will hold a nationwide protest on December 22 against the suspension of 141 MPs from Parliament, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced on Tuesday after a meeting…
- Chennai
TN rains claim 10 lives; Wasn’t sufficiently forewarned, says state govt
Chennai: Unprecedented rains that battered south Tamil Nadu claimed 10 lives and brought the region to a standstill, leaving individuals, families, and a trainload of people stranded for days. While there was…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh fully prepared to deal with any Covid situation: Official
Amaravati: In the wake of Covid-19 infections being reported in some states, the Andhra Pradesh Health Department is fully prepared to deal with any situation, an official said on Tuesday. M T…
