I.N.D.I.A bloc meeting: Mamata and Kejriwal propose Kharge as PM face, Cong leader says lets win first

New Delhi, 19/12: West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday proposed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s name as the prime ministerial candidate of opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A, MDMK leader Vaiko said after the meeting of the grouping. However, the veteran Congress leader said it is important to…

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Gyanvapi row: Allahabad HC junks Muslim side’s pleas, permits suit seeking temple restoration

Prayagraj, 19/12: Holding that the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi land title case is of “national importance”, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed all pleas challenging the maintainability of a 1991 civil suit pending before a Varanasi court seeking restoration of a temple at the site where the mosque exists. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal held that the…

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49 Lok Sabha MPs suspended for disrupting House proceedings

New Delhi, 19/12: As many as 49 Lok Sabha MPs were suspended from the House for disrupting proceedings on Tuesday, a day after 78 opposition members were suspended from Parliament.   The MPs suspended on Tuesday include National Conference’s Farooq Abdullah, Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari and Karti Chidambaram and Samajwadi Party MP Dimple…

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At least 116 dead, 400 hurt as China reels after 6.2 magnitude earthquake

Beijing, 19/13: At least 116 people were killed and nearly 400 others injured when a powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck a remote mountainous region in northwest China just before midnight, the local earthquake relief headquarters said on Tuesday. According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, the shallow quake jolted Gansu and Qinghai provinces at 11:59 pm…

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As many as 44 Oppn MPs including Cong’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury suspended from LS for remainder of session

New Delhi, 18/12: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday suspended 33 Opposition members, including Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, from the House for the remainder of Winter Session. The suspension came as Opposition members protested in the Houses demanding a statement from Union Minister Amit Shah on the security breach which took place on…

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