Except for Kargil, night temperatures did not drop below the freezing point anywhere in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday as light rain and snow was forecast. The rain in the plains and snow in the higher reaches was expected till Wednesday, an official of the MET department told IANS. “The night’s lowest temperature did not […]
For the second consecutive day on Tuesday medical services in 17 government hospitals in Maharashtra, including four in Mumbai, were hit when over 3,000 resident doctors continued their mass Casual Leave protest against growing incidents of attacks by patients’ relatives. In the absence of any concrete measures by the government pertaining to their security, the […]
Key Indian equity market indices opened in the green on Friday after the Council approved the Goods and Services Tax (GST) draft bills. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 110.15 points or 0.37 per cent higher during the early session. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 36.95 […]
Positive global cues, a strong rupee and healthy buying in metals, capital goods and consumer durables stocks, brought a cheer to the Indian equity markets on Thursday. The key indices provisionally closed with gains of more half a per cent each, well absorbing the 25 basis points (bps) rate hike by the US Federal Reserve […]
Congress leader Vishwajit Rane on Thursday resigned from the Congress and the assembly, shortly after he went missing during a trust vote in the house which the BJP coalition won. Rane told reporters that he had submitted his resignation to the Speaker’s office and it had been accepted. “I have been told by my party […]
The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by NRI televangelist Zakir Naik against a ban on his NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), saying the home ministry has “sufficient material for immediate ban”. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva dismissing Naik’s plea, said: “Immediate action appears to have been taken in interest of sovereignty, integrity and […]
Amarinder Singh was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Punjab on Thursday. He was administered oath of office and secrecy by Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore at an impressive ceremony at the Punjab Raj Bhawan here. Amarinder, a former Army captain, took the oath in English. This is the second time that Amarinder, 75, has […]
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday won the trust vote in the Goa assembly, with 22 MLAs supporting his government. The Congress got the support of 16 legislators. Parrikar, whose BJP heads a coalition government with a slim majority, was sworn in as Chief Minister of the coastal state for the fourth time on Tuesday. […]
Brisk voting was reported on Thursday for the lone Uttar Pradesh assembly seat of Alapur, which was left in the polling process that ended on Wednesday. Voting for the seat, falling in Ambedkar Nagar, was deferred after the Samajwadi Party candidate Chandra Shekhar Kanaujia died after a cardiac arrest. Voting crossed 30 per cent in […]
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday after paying homage to five of its members, one of them sitting, who have passed away. Soon after the House met for the day after a month-long recess, Chairman Mohammad Hamid Ansari read out obituary references to former members Puttapaga Radhkrishna, P. Shiv Shankar, Syed […]