New Delhi, 12/12: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said the government has approved Rs 11,718 crore for the conduct of the Census of India 2027. Add as your preferred. The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the proposal to conduct the Census which will be the first digital…
Hyderabad, 12/12: At least 15 people were killed and 22 others injured after a private bus plunged into a gorge and overturned on the Maredumilli–Bhadrachalam ghat road in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitarama Raju district early Friday. According to police, the bus —operated by a private travels company — was carrying 37 people, including the driver…
New Delhi, 12/12: Shivraj V Patil, former Union Minister and veteran Congress leader, passed in Latur, Maharashtra, following brief illness on Friday. He was 90. He held several important positions during his long political career, including Speaker of the Lok Sabha and various key portfolios in the Union Cabinet. Patil won the Latur Lok Sabha…
Palakkad, 11/12: Expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, who had been absconding for over two weeks, surfaced on Thursday to cast his vote in the local body elections at Kunnathurmedu ward in Palakkad. His appearance came shortly after he secured protection from arrest in two sexual assault cases registered against him.
Chandigarh,11/12: South Africa defeated India by 51 runs in the second T20I of the five-match series at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. The Proteas struggled heavily in the first T20I, suffering a 101-run defeat, but in the second game, they outscored India in all departments, despite the dew supporting the hosts….
Mumbai, 11/12: Aviation watchdog DGCA has asked IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers to appear before it again on Friday amid ongoing flight disruptions, according to sources. DGCA had last week formed a four-member panel, comprising Joint DG Sanjay Brahamane, Deputy Director General Amit Gupta, senior Flight Operations Inspector Kapil Manglik, and FOI Lokesh Rampal, with a…
New Delhi,11/12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump with a focus on progress in India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. The leaders exchanged views on expanding cooperation in trade, critical technologies, energy, defence and security, officials said
New Delhi, 11/12: Umar Khalid was granted interim bail Thursday by a Delhi court to attend his sister’s wedding. The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others in the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in Delhi
New Delhi, 11/12: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the Home Minister’s speech on debate on election reforms as “outstanding”, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that Amit Shah “appeared to be under pressure” while speaking and did not get any answer to his direct challenge to discuss…
New Delhi, 11/12: Nominated Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty is all set to move a Private Members Resolution in the Upper House seeking to make free and compulsory early childhood care and education, including pre-primary learning, a fundamental right. The resolution, which is listed for discussion on Friday, urges the government to take suitable measures…
