The suspension of 11 Rajya Sabha MPs was revoked today ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament which starts tomorrow. 146 MPs – including members of both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha – were suspended last month during the Winter Session of Parliament for staging protests in demand of a statement by Union Home Minister...
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, declared “missing” by the BJP after Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials failed to locate him for over 24 hours, surfaced in Ranchi today. Mr Soren, who was last seen in Delhi on Sunday night, left his home in Ranchi today for a meeting with MLAs from the ruling coalition in Jharkhand....
The recovery of a woman’s mutilated body near railway tracks has led Delhi cops to unearth a tale of friendship that turned to rage and ended in a brutal murder. A 21-year-old man, identified as Pandav, has been arrested for murdering the woman in the 25-30 years age group by stabbing her multiple times. According...
A Kerala court on Tuesday sentenced to death 14 persons associated with the now-banned Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with the murder of BJP OBC wing leader Ranjith Sreenivasan in this district in December 2021. The sentence was pronounced by Mavelikkara Additional District judge V G Sreedevi. The prosecution had sought...
A dense fog engulfed parts of the national capital on Tuesday morning and increased visibility woes, causing inconvenience to commuters. According to the IMD official website, Delhi recorded a temperature of 11.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday morning at 5.30 am. The India Meteorological Department said that shallow fog was experienced in isolated pockets of Delhi...
Virendra Sachdeva Delhi BJP President said a delegation of BJP leaders would file a complaint on Tuesday against the Delhi CM’s allegations that the BJP had approached AAP MLAs and was trying to topple the government. “We will demand a thorough investigation into his claims and urge him to provide evidence of the alleged BJP-AAP...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held a meeting with Israeli counterpart Israel Katz on Monday and discussed the ongoing situation in West Asia. During the telephonic conversation, the two leaders talked about India’s views, assessments and interests in that regard. S Jaishankar and Israel Katz agreed to remain in touch. In a post...
An Indian naval warship deployed along the east coast of Somalia responded to a distress call regarding hijacking of an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel after it was boarded by some pirates. Navy officials on Monday said that the swift response by the Indian Navy’s mission deployed warship INS Sumitra ensured the safe release of the hijacked...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will likely use India’s last budget before the elections to woo voters with new spending measures, while avoiding a fiscal deficit increase. The economy’s rapid expansion has led to a tax windfall for the government, helping it meet its goals of curbing the deficit. That means Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who...
A 45-year-old woman died and 17 people were injured when a stage set up for a religious function at the Kalkaji temple here collapsed in the early hours of Sunday, the police said. The tragic incident occurred around 12.30 am, they said. The identity of the deceased is yet to be identified. According to the...