Gurugram, 28/2: In a sad piece of news, veteran actor Uttam Mohanty breathed his last this evening while undergoing treatment at Medant Hospital in Gurugram, in the southwest of New Delhi, at the age of 66 years. Mohanty’s nephew confirmed about his death at the hospital. Mohanty had recently gone for a film shooting when…
Panaji, 27/2: The sale of idli-sambar in beach shacks is causing a “decline” in international tourist footfall in Goa, claimed BJP MLA Michael Lobo on Thursday. Addressing a press conference at Calangute in North Goa, Lobo said the government alone cannot be blamed if fewer foreigners visit the coastal state as all stakeholders are equally…
Hyderabad, 27/2: Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s assurance that the southern states will not lose a single parliamentary seat due to delimitation drew sharp criticism on Thursday from the ruling Congress and opposition BRS in Telangana. Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president B Mahesh Kumar Goud urged the Centre to consult all states before proceeding with…
New Delhi, 27/2: The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on Delhi University’s plea challenging CIC order directing disclosure of information with respect to the bachelor’s degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Arguments heard. Judgement reserved,” said Justice Sachin Datta after hearing the parties. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for DU, said the…
Kolkata, 27/2: TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday rejected reports that he has differences with party supremo Mamata Banerjee, and reaffirmed his loyalty to her. I am a loyal soldier of the TMC, and my leader is Mamata Banerjee,” he said at a party conference here. Dismissing speculation that he might cross over…
New Delhi, 27/2: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Atishi on Thursday said AAP MLAs were being stopped from entering the Delhi Assembly premises after being suspended for three days from the proceedings in the House. Atishi said the BJP was “crossing all limits of dictatorship” after coming to power. Soon after the House proceedings began on…
Chandigarh, 27/2: The Punjab government on Wednesday said it has made Punjabi a mandatory subject in all schools across the state, regardless of their educational board affiliation, and asserted that education certificates will be considered null and void without Punjabi as a main subject. The move came after the AAP government accused the BJP-led Centre…
Pune, 27/2:The Pune Police on Thursday announced Rs 1 lakh reward for information about the accused in the case related to rape inside a state transport bus at Swargate.This comes after a history sheeter out on bail since 2019 allegedly raped a 26-year-old woman inside a stationary state transport bus at the busy Swargate bus…
New Delhi, 26/2: The Union government has opposed before the Supreme Court a plea for life ban on convicted politicians as against the disqualification for six years under the Representation of People Act. Referring to the principles of proportionality and reasonability, it said the issue whether life time ban would be appropriate or not fell…
Rajouri/Jammu, 26/2: An army vehicle came under fire from suspected terrorists in a forward village near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Wednesday, officials said. However, there were no casualties in the brief firing near Phal village in the Sunderbani sector, they added. The terrorists, believed to be hiding in…
