India

Siddaramaiah launches Anna Bhagya guarantee scheme

11 Jul 2023 02:28 AM IST

The BJP government at the Centre is carrying out an anti-poor, dirty politics by stopping the supply of rice to the state as soon as the Annabhagya Yojana was announced, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed indignation that the Central Government would not give it for free. We would pay Rs 34

Biren govt’s continuance major hurdle in restoring peace in Manipur: Left leaders

11 Jul 2023 02:27 AM IST

The continuance of the Biren Singh government is a major impediment in restoring peace and normalcy in Manipur, claimed a joint delegation of CPI (M) and CPI parliamentarians following a three-day visit to the violence-hit northeastern state. In a statement, the parties said all communities and sections along with the

BJP to send 4-member Central team to probe Bengal rural poll violence

11 Jul 2023 02:25 AM IST

The central leadership of the BJP is sending a four-member team headed by former Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to visit the trouble-torn spots in West Bengal and submit a report to party president Jagat Prakash Nadda. Party sources said the BJP team would reach West Bengal on Tuesday and visit

Waterlogging woes of Delhi thanks to missing drains

11 Jul 2023 02:21 AM IST

Over 50 percent of the city submerged in the first onslaught of monsoon as official record shows Delhi has received more rain in two days than it gets in entire July As Sadar Bazar to Connaught Place to Pragati Maidan to Janakpuri of the national capital remained submerged after the

SC to hear Uddhav’s plea against EC order on July 31

11 Jul 2023 02:16 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Monday said that Uddhav Thackeray’s plea against the Election Commission’s order allotting party name “Shiv Sena” and symbol “Bow and Arrow” to the Eknath Shinde led faction will be heard on July 31. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha said the

Ordinance on control of services: SC issues notice to Centre on plea filed by Delhi govt

11 Jul 2023 02:14 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s stand on a plea filed by the Delhi government challenging the constitutionality of the ordinance on control of services. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha issued notice to the government and asked senior advocate Abhishek

Officer killed, 10 injured in overnight clashes

11 Jul 2023 02:10 AM IST

IMPHAL: One policeman was killed and at least 10 people injured on Monday following violent overnight clashes in Manipur’s west Kangpokpi area, officials said. There was a brief lull between about 3 am and 6 am but the sound of indiscriminate firing from Phayeng and Singda villages could be heard

SEBI files affidavit in SC on expert’s panel report

11 Jul 2023 02:08 AM IST

The Securities and Exchange Board of India differed the recommendations of Supreme Court Committee and said in an affidavit that, ‘it is not difficult to find out any indiscrepancies or to identify the beneficiaries of offshore fund in alleged Adani Case. Although SEBI maintained that it has tightened the rules concerning

First US Navy ship arrives at Kattupalli port for repairs

11 Jul 2023 02:07 AM IST

US Navy Ship Salvor, a Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship, arrived at Larsen and Toubro’s Kattupalli shipbuilding yard near Chennai for repairs under the Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) signed last month between India and the US, a senior official of L&T said on Monday. The USNS Salvor was welcomed

Rahul Gandhi running ‘mega-mall of hatred’: BJP president Nadda

11 Jul 2023 02:06 AM IST

Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi’s slogan of ‘Mohabbat Ki Dukan’ (shop of love), Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda on Monday claimed the Congress leader was actually running a “mega-mall of hatred”. Nadda accused Gandhi and other Congress leaders of spewing hate against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing

NCP leaders accuse BJP of trying to ‘break’ party to come to power

11 Jul 2023 02:02 AM IST

Anil Deshmukh, senior leader of the Sharad Pawar-led faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and former Maharashtra Home Minister on Monday made a statement about the recent political upheaval in Maharashtra. The former Minister said that the “politics of vandalism” has run rampant in Maharashtra over the past year-and-a-half,

UCC boosts democracy, AIMPLB opposing without reason: Minority cell

11 Jul 2023 02:00 AM IST

The BJP Minority Morcha’s Uttar Pradesh unit president Kunwar Basit Ali on Monday claimed the All India Muslim Personal Law Board was opposing a Uniform Civil Code without understanding it. He asserted that the purpose of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is not to interfere in anyone’s religious freedom or