Even as 288 persons in Kerala have been kept under medical observation in the wake of the coronavirus scare, state Health Minister K.K. Shailaja asserted that there was no reason for any concern. Of these 288 persons, seven are admitted in various state hospitals whereas the rest have been advised rest at home and […]
The Congress has relied on old warhorse, naming party veteran Parvez Hashmi from Okhla constituency, the Muslim-dominated seat which includes Shaheen Bagh, the epicentre of anti-CAA protest in Delhi. Hashmi had been 4 times MLA from this constituency and had even won the seat after Batla House encounter. He is also a former Rajya Sabha […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the students should make a balance between nature and life. While responding to questions asked by students during ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ programme at Talkatora Stadium here, he said that one should find balance between nature and life and study as per his own biological clock. A Class […]
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will file his nomination on Monday from the New Delhi constituency. Kejriwal, contesting for the third time from the same constituency, will hold a roadshow from the Valmiki Mandir to Hanuman Mandir in Delhi before filing the nomination. He will hold the roadshow […]
The Council of Ministers’ meeting headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi began on Saturday at the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in Chanakyapuri here. Modi is reviewing the progress of work done by each ministry in the last six months. He had said that work on schemes aimed 2020 were to be fasttracked. The ministries are in […]
On a day when a most brutal rape happened on the streets of the national capital some years back, another daughter from Uttar Pradesh got justice as former state legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar was convicted on Monday by a court in Delhi. The verdict was much awaited as the ups and downs in the case […]
The number of security personnel deployed outside residences of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other Central ministers was increased on Monday after Central intelligence agencies issued an alert that their residences can be targets of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019. The alert, accessed by IANS, stated: “In view of prevailing situation…the protesters […]
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh is facing rapid erosion of his vote base among Dalits. While several Dalit leaders have left the party after the Lok Sabha debacle, BSP President Mayawati has also expelled a number of party leaders on frivolous grounds. The trend has also prevented leaders from other parties from […]
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday told the Supreme Court that P. Chidambaram’s mere presence “evokes fear” in witnesses. The ED has opposed the bail plea of Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case. Mehta told a three-judge bench headed by Justice R. Banumathi that whether in custody […]
Against the backdrop of a theme depicting the historic ‘Shivrajyabhishek’ — the crowning of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj — and a large picture of Maharashtra Legislature building, Maharashtra Governor B.S. Koshyari will swear-in Shiv Sena President and Maha Vikas Aghadi leader Uddhav Thackeray as the new Chief Minister, at the historic Shivaji Park on Thursday evening. […]