New Delhi, 6/2: The ongoing Budget session of Parliament is being extended by a day till Saturday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said here. The government plans to table a ‘white paper’ comparing the state of the Indian economy before and after 2014, sources said. The session, which began on January 31, was otherwise slated…
Varanasi, 6/2: A Varanasi court on Tuesday fixed February 15 for the hearing of a petition seeking a survey of all closed basements in the Gyanvapi mosque complex by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). According to the petition, there are ‘secret cellars’ inside the basements and it is necessary to survey them to reveal…
New Delhi, 6/2:AAP minister Atishi, in her press briefing on Tuesday, said that party members are being ‘threatened’ for two years ‘in the name of liquor scams’. “Someone’s house is raided, someone gets summons and someone is arrested…Even after hundreds of raids in two years, ED has not been able to recover even a single…
London, 6/2: Britain’s King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and the 75-year-old will postpone his public duties while he undergoes treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday. Charles, who became king in September 2022 following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, is “wholly positive” about his treatment and looks forward to…
Ranchi, 5/2: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised a nationwide caste census and removal of the 50 per cent cap on reservation if the I.N.D.I.A. bloc forms the government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha polls. He also alleged that the BJP tried to topple the JMM-Congress-RJD government in Jharkhand as the chief…
New Delhi, 5/2: Congress leader and former president Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee on Monday said the time has come that the party should look outside the Nehru-Gandhi family for its leadership. Speaking to PTI on the sidelines of the 17th Jaipur Literature Festival here, she said the number of Congress’ seats in the Lok…
Ranchi, 5/2: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday met former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren’s wife Kalpana Soren, days after the JMM executive president was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said Gandhi met Kalpana Soren a few minutes before a public rally at…
Visakhapatnam, 5/2: Indian bowlers won an engrossing battle against England’s firebrand batting for a series-levelling 106-run victory in the second Test here on Monday, blunting ‘Bazball’ with their resilience in a roller-coaster contest. England began day four at 67 for one, chasing a record target of 399. They were bowled out for 292 in the…
New Delhi, 5/2:A section of his party may not be enthused, and his opponent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is adjusting his strategy for a counter, but Rahul Gandhi seems determined not to tone down his push for social justice – with the demand for a Caste Census at its forefront – as the Congress heads…
Ranchi, 5/2: Arrested JMM leader and former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Monday reached the assembly to take part in a trust vote of the Champai Soren-led government. A special court in Ranchi has allowed Hemant Soren, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Executive President, to participate in the floor test.
