New Delhi: Union Minister Ashwini Chaubey has blamed local police administration of turning blind in its investigations into clashes that broke out last Saturday in Bihar’s Bhagalpur. His son – Arijit – has been accused of leading one of the two clashing groups and of making speeches with communal overtones. Speaking to Zee News, Chaubey … Read more
Just days after Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s warning to Pakistan over protection of India’s territorial integrity, the foreign office of Pakistan has said that the Indian leadership must end “constant blustering” and “stop creating an atmosphere of war mongering”. Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Muhammad Faisal issued a statement, carrying a message for the Indian … Read more
New Delhi: The opposition parties including Jagan Radey’s YSR Congress and N Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP will press for a no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government at the Centre over various issues. The no-confidence motion could not be taken up on Tuesday due to pandemonium in both houses of Parliament. The YSR Congress party had … Read more
Lucknow: Ahead of Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s announcement of his new team, resignations have begun in the party with actor-politician Raj Babbar now quitting as party’s Uttar Pradesh Congress chief. A source close to the party was quoted as saying that Babbar has been asked to continue on his post till a new state unit … Read more
KOLKATA: Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress on Tuesday asked 10 MLAs to vote for party supported Congress candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. These 10 MLAs are legislators of the Congress, but have actually switched to the ruling TMC. Confirming the development, a senior Trinamool leader said, “The Congress MLAs who had … Read more
NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission has awarded full autonomy to 62 higher educational institutes including top varsities such as Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and University of Hyderabad The 62 institutes include 52 Universities i.e. 5 central universities, 21 state … Read more
NEW DELHI: India has just 4.13 lakh beggars and vagrants, the Lok Sabha was told on Tuesday. West Bengal emerged on the top with just 80,000 beggars and vagrants, informed the Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar has the second and third highest number of beggars on the list with more … Read more
