India
Upping the ante over the Rafale issue, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Anil Ambani jointly carried out a Rs 130,000 crore “surgical strike” on the defence forces. His renewed attack on Modi came a day after a French media report quoted former French president Francois Hollande as purportedly […]
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Wednesday said the Sangh was not opposed to any language, including English, but it should be given its proper place, suggesting it cannot replace an Indian language. “You should not be opposed to any language, including English, and it should not be removed,” Bhagwat said while replying to written questions on […]
On 15th day of fasting, Hardik Patel offered water by Sharad Yadav Today on 15th day of fasting, Patidar leader Hardik Patel refused to break his fast. Agniveshji and Acharya Pramod requested him to do parna but Hardik could not accept their request. A few political leaders including A Raja of DMK and Sharad Yadav […]
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passed away at a private hospital here this morning following multiple organ failure, a senior hospital official said. He was 89 and survived by wife, a son and two daughters. Chatterjee passed away at around 8.15 am after his condition deteriorated following yesterday’s “mild heart attack”, the official said. […]
In a break from tradition, both Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day today as a mark of respect to DMK chief M Karunanidhi who died last evening. The 94-year-old DMK patriarch served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for five times but was never a member of Parliament. Glowing tributes were paid […]
The condition of ailing DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi has “declined” and keeping his vital organs functioning remains a “challenge”, Kauvery Hospital said today, indicating the next 24 hours could be crucial. The 94-year-old five-time Tamil Nadu chief minister was being continuously monitored and treated with active medical support, a press release issued by the hospital […]
The benchmark BSE Sensex pared initial gains after hitting a record high of 37,876.87 in early trade today as investors turned cautious amid escalating global trade war concerns. The 30-share index rose 184.98 points, or 0.49 per cent, to hit a new peak of 37,876.87. Market sentiment, however, turned cautious as the index pared gains […]
Internet services in the neighbouring Navi Mumbai township have been suspended since early today, a police official said. The decision was taken in the wake of the situation in areas like Kopar Khairne, which witnessed violence during the Maratha quota agitation yesterday, he said. The situation in Kopar Khairne was still tense, the official said. […]
A building collapsed in Gujarat’s Bharuch, nearly 200 km from Ahmedabad on Tuesday night. One person died and three have been injured after the building fell down. More details are awaited on the incident. On the same night, two buildings collapsed in Greater Noida near Delhi after a six-storey under-construction building fell on top of […]
The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to apprise it as to whether petrol and diesel can have an equal pricing for four wheelers and private cars after the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) said pollution from diesel vehicles was a cause of concern. A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta suggested […]
