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Lok Sabha Speaker today referred the issue of some TMC members allegedly accepting bribe, as shown in a purported sting operation, to the Ethics Committee, asking the L K Advani-headed panel to examine and investigate the charges. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan made the announcement immediately after the Question Hour, a day after BJP, Congress and CPI-M […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held bilateral talks with heads of several African nations during which UN reforms, combating challenge of terrorism and boosting trade and investment, particularly in oil and gas sector, figured prominently The African leaders appreciated India’s development projects in the continent and sought deepening of ties in diverse sectors including […]
Mobile users will get a compensation of Re 1 for every dropped call from January 1, even as the telecom operators cried foul saying the new rules can cost them nearly Rs 150 crore a day. However, this compensation would be provided to a subscriber for a maximum three dropped calls in a day. The […]
PMK today welcomed West Bengal government’s decision to release documents on freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose, but said the Centre had ‘more responsibility’ in this regard. Party founder S Ramadoss urged the BJP-led government to declassify similar papers in lines with a poll-time promise. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s decision to release 64 documents […]
The battle for Bihar further hotted up today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching a blistering attack on the Nitish-Lalu combine, accusing them of spreading the “poison” of casteism and communalism during their 25-year rule. He also charged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad with “sacrificing” the legacy of towering socialist leaders […]
Today in Delhi, Suvra Mukherjee, wife of President of India Pranab Mukherjee, passed away. She was unwell for quite some time. She was an ardent fan of India’s national poet, Rabindranath Tagore. She was an accomplished singer of Rabindra Sangeet. Suvra Mukherjee was a talented painter who had many group and solo exhibitions to her credit.
Today afternoon, mild tremors were felt across North India including Kashmir, Delhi and Punjab. Mild quake tremors felt across north India. Moderate intensity earthquake jolts Afghanistan and Pakistan. Quake was measured of 6.2 magnitude on the Richter Scale.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif will meet on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Russia on July 10. According to sources, the two leaders, who will be present in Ufa to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, will be meeting on the sidelines of it. However, the details […]
Today , Prime Minister, Narendra Modi participates in the mass yoga demonstration at Rajpath on the occasion of International Yoga Day celebration, in New Delhi. Nearly 40000 people performed yoga on the first International Yoga Day as India attempted a world record. The organisers have applied for a Guinness record for the largest simultaneous assembly […]
Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Seoul on the last leg of his three-nation visit during which he will hold talks with the South Korean leadership aiming to give a fillip to economic and trade cooperation. A slew of agreements are expected to be signed during the visit including one on Double Taxation Avoidance […]
