New Delhi, 24/5: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal will attend the inauguration of the new Parliament building in Delhi on May 28, party leader Daljit Singh Cheema said on Wednesday, amid 19 Opposition parties announcing a boycott of the event. The country is getting a new Parliament building and it is a…
New Delhi, 24/5: Nineteen opposition parties, including the Congress and Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party, said Wednesday morning they intend to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building in Delhi this weekend and criticised an ‘authoritarian prime minister and his government’. “When the soul of democracy has been sucked out Parliament, we find no…
Moscow, 24/5: Russia and China are set to sign a set of bilateral agreements on Wednesday during the Russian prime minister’s trip to Beijing as the two giant neighbours pledge closer cooperation even as the West remains critical of their ties amid the war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin – the highest ranking Russian…
New Delhi, 24/5: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted author Anand Ranganathan four weeks to file an affidavit in a criminal contempt case over his alleged remarks against a judge of the court. Ranganathan, who appeared before the court in person, said he was a “free speech absolutist” and denied having made…
Subarnapur, 24/5: It has been reported that two people were killed and two were seriously injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a bolero at 4 o’clock in the morning near Boudh Police Station Kamalpur on National Highway no.57 passing through Boudh district. According to the information received, Baunsuni police said that a…
Shimla, 24/5:Actor Vaibhavi Upadhyaya, best known for TV series Sarabhai vs Sarabhai: Take 2, passed away in a road accident in Himachal Pradesh on Monday, said police. Upadhyaya died in the Banjar area of Kullu district when the Mumbai number Fortuner she was travelling in with her fiance fell into a gorge. The…
Washington DC, 24/5: Apple on Tuesday announced a multi-billion-dollar collaboration with US tech firm Broadcom to make “cutting edge” components for wirelessly connecting to high-speed 5G telecom networks. The iPhone maker did not specify exactly how many billions of dollars it would put into the Broadcom alliance, but said it is part of…
New Delhi, 24/5: Days after the Reserve Bank’s announcement of withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh has targeted the Centre saying the government should first explain why the Rs 2,000 note was introducedThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last Friday made a surprise announcement of withdrawal of Rs 2,000…
