Today in the Rajya Sabha took up for discussion the Juvenile Justice amendment bill, a day after members cutting across party lines agreed that the important legislation should be taken up immediately.After days of disruption, there is peace in the Rajya Sabha as the House discussed the Juvenile Justice Bill. Maneka Gandhi, union minister for […]
In a strong show of support for Arun Jaitley, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Finance Minister will come through “with flying colours” against charges of corruption levelled against him by the opposition in a same way L K Advani did in the Hawala case. Batting for Jaitley, accused by Congress and AAP of […]
Over a week after artist Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer were found murdered in Mumbai, her estranged husband Chintan Upadhyay has been arrested. Chintan Upadhyay was called in for questioning late last night and placed under arrest at around 3:30 this morning. Chintan and Hema Upadhyay’s marriage was reportedly troubled and divorce proceedings were on. […]
Four people were killed when a small Ranchi-bound BSF Superking aircraft with two pilots and eight technicians on board crashed near Dwarka here shortly after take-off. BSF and Aviation sources while saying that four people were killed said the likelihood of any survivors in the crash at Bagdola village near Dwarka were dim. The Aviation […]
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has been entrusted with the task of setting up Executive Lounges at 49 locations. These Executive Lounges will provide value added services at a charge, offering facilities such as Wifi Internet, buffet services, wash and change facility, concierge services for pre-departure and post-arrival assistant to passengers. These facilities […]
Gujarat government has made new announcements in financial allocation for the year 2016-17 for development of panchayat and villages. Announcement of Incentives of Rs 5 lakhs for Samras Panchayat and Rs 20,000 to villages with individual toilets were made. In December 2016, Gram Panachayat elections for more than 10,000 villages will be held. The […]
4.23 lakh houses for urban poor in 238 cities in 11 States approved Union Government to provide assistance of Rs.5,900cr Ministry of HUPA clears housing schemes for 145 cities in W.Bengal, MP, Jharkhand, Odisha, Mizoram, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Telangana today Gujarat has become the first state in the country to take up Public-Private Partnership […]
Today in Gandhinagar, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel had a fruitful meeting with members of Gujarat State Board for Wildlife. During the meeting it was told that a pair male and female Asiatic lion will be migrated to London Zoological Park from Rajkot Zoo and Junagdh Sakarbag Zoo. Another pair of Asiatic Lion will be […]
After days of adjournments, the Rajya Sabha unanimously passed the crucial SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill along with two bills on supplementary demands for 2015-16, within minutes without any debate. The House returned to Lok Sabha the Appropriation (No. 4) Bill and the Appropriation (No. 5) Bill containing the second batch of […]
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today filed a criminal defamation complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five other leaders of AAP for allegedly defaming him in the DDCA controversy before a Delhi court which took cognizance on his plea. “The present complaint has been filed in personal capacity. On perusing the material on […]
