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It pains when important things spoken in Parliament are expunged: Mallikarjun Kharge
New Delhi: The freedom to speak and write the truth is “under threat”, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Tuesday and lamented that it is painful when important things and even poetry…
- News
NDTV shares revised share-holding patter with government: I&B minister
New Delhi: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has shared the revised share-holding pattern and the names of proposed new directors of NDTV for security clearance with the Union home ministry, the Lok…
- India
DRDO successfully tests indigenous power take off shaft on LCA Tejas
New Delhi: A successful flight-test of power take off (PTO) shaft was conducted on the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas in Bengaluru on Tuesday , the defence ministry said. The PTO is a…
- Mumbai
Shinde govt rattled as 1.8 mn govt employees strike for Old Pension Scheme
Mumbai: Around 1.8 million Maharashtra government employees in various departments, schools, colleges, hospitals and other sectors on Tuesday started an indefinite strike to press for a return of the Old Pension Scheme.…
- India
National consumer helpline number to be integrated with WhatsApp
New Delhi: The government is working towards integrating the national consumer helpline number (1915) with WhatsApp, which would enable consumers across the country to lodge their complaints against any product or service…
- Kerala
Kerala reports 13 H3N2 cases; expert says follow basic influenza protocols
Thiruvananthapuram: The total number of H3N2 flu cases reported in Kerala has touched 13, according to the state Health Department. These cases were primarily reported from Alappuzha, Palakkad and Ernakulam districts of…
- India
Deeply hurtful: Omar Abdullah on BJP leader K S Eshwarappa’s comments about Azaan
Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Monday termed Karnataka BJP leader K S Eshwarappa’s comment about Azaan — the Muslim call for prayer — “deeply hurtful”. Senior BJP leader K S Eshwarappa…
- India
UP: Four men get life imprisonment for gang-raping Dalit girl
Ghaziabad: A local court Monday sentenced four men to life imprisonment for gang-raping a Dalit girl around 16 years ago. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on each of…
- India
Gadkari praises CM Adityanath for controlling crime in UP, compares him with Lord Krishna
Gorakhpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday heaped praise on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for controlling the law and order situation in the state and compared him with Lord Krishna…
- India
MP Assembly passes ‘censure motion’ against BBC documentary on Modi
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a ‘censure motion’ against a BBC documentary for allegedly showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a bad light over the 2002 Gujarat riots.…
- India
ED raid was over in 30 minutes, served them food: Tejashwi
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Monday claimed that the ED raid on his house in Delhi’s New Friends Colony lasted only 30 minutes and the team found nothing while…
- India
Bhopal gas tragedy: SC to deliver judgment on Centre’s plea on Tuesday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Tuesday deliver its verdict on a curative petition filed by the Centre demanding an additional compensation of Rs 7,400 crore from the successor firms of…
- India
Ram Mandir gets Rs 1 crore in donations in a fortnight
Ayodhya: In the past 15 days, the Ram Mandir has received more than Rs 1 crore in the donation box kept inside the temple, a Ram temple trust official said here on…
- Kashmir
NIA raids house of suspected Islamic State operative in Srinagar
New Delhi: National Investigation Agency on Monday raided the house of a suspected Islamic State operative in Srinagar as part of an investigation in a case related to activities of some individuals…
- India
Ashok Gehlot-Vasundhara Raje are good friends, says Kejriwal in Jaipur
Jaipur: In what could be seen as the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) electoral entry into Rajasthan, a Tiranga Yatra was taken out in Jaipur in which AAP convenor and Delhi Chief Minister…
