Lalit Jha, the alleged mastermind of the security breach in parliament that shocked the nation, has surrendered. Sources said he had gone to the police station on Kartavya Path (the boulevard renamed ‘Path of Duty’ in the heart of Delhi) and surrendered. He has been formally arrested and the New Delhi District Police has handed...
Fourteen opposition MPs from different parties were suspended from the Lok Sabha for the remaining period of Winter Session on Thursday for disrupting House proceedings. Amid demands from the opposition for a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the security breach in Lok Sabha, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi...
In the first of two BJP swearing-ins today, Mohan Yadav took oath as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, among others. Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel also administered the oath of office to Deputy Chief Ministers Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda. ...
The overall air quality in the national capital continued to hover in the ‘very poor’ category on Thursday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). As per the CPCB, the AQI at IGI Airport (T3) was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category at 334 on Thursday morning. The AQI in the New Moti Bagh...
Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and other authorities to ensure that public toilets and conveniences are clean, hygienic and in proper order. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna also asked the civic authorities to appoint an officer in-charge of each public toilet for monitoring....
Mohan Yadav has been chosen as the new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, more than two weeks after the ruling BJP routed rivals Congress to retain control of the heartland state. Mr Yadav, the Higher Education Minister in the outgoing government was elected from the Ujjain Dakshin seat.
Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra on Monday approached the Supreme Court challenging her controversial expulsion from the Lok Sabha last week in the ‘cash for query’ corruption case. Ms Moitra, 49, was accused of taking bribes, including ₹ 2 crore in cash and “luxury gift items”, from businessman Darshan Hiranandani in exchange for asking questions critical of the government in Parliament....
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the government’s decision to abrogate Article 370, which bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, and said steps should be taken to conduct elections in the assembly by September 30 next year. Writing the judgement for himself and Justices Gavai and Surya Kant, Chief Justice...
Delhi recorded the coldest morning of the season on Sunday with the minimum temperature settling at 8.3 degrees Celsius, news agency PTI reported while citing data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD). As per the data, the minimum temperature in the coming days in likely to dip marginally. On Sunday, the maximum temperature settled at...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India has resolutely responded to an exceptionally difficult challenge along its northern border with China in the last three years in the wake of the military stand-off at eastern Ladakh. Addressing the annual general meeting of FICCI last evening, he asserted that the country has been maintaining...