Telengana, 17/1: While Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leaves no opportunity to criticise the Adani Group, it’s business as usual in Congress-ruled Telangana. On Wednesday, the Adani Group of companies signed four memorandums of understanding (MoU) for investments of over Rs 12400 crore in Telengana. These were signed in the presence of Telangana Chief Minister, A…
Bangkok, 17/1: Around 20 people were killed in Thailand in an explosion on Wednesday at a firework factory north of Bangkok, police said, as authorities inspected the site but were yet to find survivors. It was not immediately clear what caused the incident, which took place mid-afternoon in Suphan Buri province about 120 km (74.56…
Kolkata, 17/1: In a major development, the Calcutta High Court has formed a CBI-Bengal Police joint special investigation team to probe into attack on ED officials at Sandeshkhali
Mumbai, 17/1: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar has conveyed to the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust that he would not be able to attend the 22 January ceremony in Ayodhya during which the idol of Ram Lalla would be installed.Pawar — a four-time former Maharashtra Chief Minister, three-time union minister, who had…
Canada, 17/1: The number of study permits Canada issued to Indian students fell sharply late last year after India ejected Canadian diplomats who would process the permits and fewer Indian students applied due to a diplomatic dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatists leaders in Canada. Immigration Minister Marc Miller added in an interview…
New Delhi, 17/1: A total of 53 flights scheduled have been cancelled due to fog and operational reasons from and to the Delhi airport, ANI reported on Wednesday citing the Delhi Airport FIDS (Flight Information Display System). These include 21 domestic arrivals, 16 domestic departures, along with 13 international departures and three arrivals that were…
New Delhi, 16/1: `Shilanyas’ for a Ram temple at Ayodhya was conducted when Rajiv Gandhi was the country’s prime minister and the BJP and RSS are doing politics on the issue, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday. The veteran leader was speaking at a public meeting at Nipani in Karnataka. A…
Kolkata, 16/1: The Directorate of Estates on Tuesday issued a notice to evict former TMC MP Mahua Moitra, who was expelled from the Lok Sabha last month, from her government bungalow, sources in the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said. The Trinamool Congress leader has been asked to vacate the bungalow immediately, which had…
Mumbai, 16/1: Amidst the bitter war of words and a host of complex legal issues concerning the decision on a bunch of disqualification pleas involving Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday challenged Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Speaker Rahul Narwekar to face public debate allowing them to decide who commands party. The Shiv…
Ahmedabad, 17/1: A metropolitan court here on Tuesday acquitted Congress legislator Jignesh Mevani and 30 others in a 2017 case of obstructing a train as a mark of protest against the state government’s policies. The court of additional chief metropolitan magistrate P N Goswami acquitted Dalit leader Mevani and others after giving them the benefit…
