New Delhi,19/5: Congress on Tuesday released a list of 129 press meets addressed by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi since September 2013, seeking to corner Narendra Modi for not holding any press conference while in power after a Norwegian journalist raised questions over the Prime Minister not responding to media during his…
New Delhi, 19/5: In a significant decision, the Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the authorities to carry out euthanasia of rabid and dangerous dogs to curb the threat to human life. The court ordered that the procedure be conducted in appropriate cases, strictly in accordance with the statutory protocols.
Kolkatta, 19/5: The Trinamool Congress candidate from the Falta seat, Jahangir Khan, which is set to see repolling on May 21 has withdrawn his candidacy, party spokesperson Arup Chakraborty said. Khan said that he decided not to contest re-election as CM Suvendu Adhikari has promised special package for Falta’s development, PTI reported him as saying….
Washington DC,19/5: The United States has extended by a month a waiver from sanctions on Russian oil already at sea. The US Department of the Treasury issued an order on Monday extending the waiver from sanctions on Russian oil stranded at sea on or before April 17 through June 17.This gives more time for these…
New Delhi, 19/5: Petrol and diesel prices were increased by 90 paise per litre on Tuesday, the second increase in less than a week Petrol price was hiked to Rs 98.64 a litre from Rs 97.77 in the national capital. Diesel now costs Rs 91.58 a litre against Rs 90.67 previously, according to a PTI…
New Delhi/New York, 18/5: The US Department of Justice has permanently dropped all criminal charges against Indian tycoon Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar, bringing high-profile securities and wire fraud case in New York to a complete close after prosecutors concluded they could not sustain the allegations. With this, multiple US regulatory and legal investigations…
Thiruvananthapuram, 18/5: The V D Satheesan-led Congress-UDF government took over in Kerala on Monday marking the return of Congress to power in the south Indian state after ten years. The first meeting of the 21-member cabinet implemented a set of poll promises including free bus ride for women from June 15, formation of a new…
New Delhi,18/5: A parliamentary panel has decided to review the implementation of reforms in the National Testing Agency (NTA) as well as the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case and has summoned NTA Chairperson Pradeep Kumar Joshi and other bureaucrats for deliberation. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports will seek the…
New Delhi, 18/5: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will not fall under the Right to Information (RTI) regime, as it is not a ‘public authority’ set up by any law or has any substantial financing by the government, the Central Information Comission(CIC) said. The order by Information Commissioner PR Ramesh came…
Thiruvananthapuram, 18/5: Congress leader V D Satheesan was sworn in as the 13th Chief Minister of Kerala on Monday. Thousands of people and top political leaders, including AICC leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, are witnessing the evnt.
