New Delhi, 23/6:Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs George Kurian has resigned from the Council of Ministers after his Rajya Sabha term came to an end. The BJP decided not to renominate him in the recent Rajya Sabha elections. President Droupadi Murmu has accepted his resignation, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Tuesday. Kurian was…
Lucknow, 23/6: The three-storey building in Lucknow where a tragic fire claimed 15 lives got a demolition order in 2016 which was revoked two months later, the UP government said in a statement late on Monday night. The building, located in Sector D of the upscale Aliganj Scheme locality, received the demolition order over unauthorised…
Kashmir, 22/6: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that Kashmiri Pandits should move on and stop being prisoners of the past by investing in a shared future in the valley.Mufti visited the Kheer Bhawani temple in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district and interacted with Kashmiri Pandits on the occasion of the annual Kheer Bhawani mela….
New Delhi, 22/6: The Indian government is in talks with the UAE to sell some of its flagship defence systems, including the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, four Indian sources said, as the Gulf nation steps up arms procurement following the war in the Middle East.The discussions, which have not been previously reported, include the potential…
New Delhi, 22/6: Several organisations support the protest by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at the Jantar Mantar here demanding resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over NEET-CBSE fiasco but also have advice and warning for the youth-led movement. Quite a few of them have suggestions, including expanding the scope of demands to disbanding National Testing…
Lucknow, 22/6: At least 15 students were killed and others injured in a massive fire that broke out at a commercial building in Lucknow on Monday. According to the sources, the fire, which was believed to have been caused by a short circuit, trapped several students inside. Many students jumped from the first floor of…
London, 22/6: Keir Starmer on Monday announced his resignation as the British Prime Minister. The Labour Party leader served in the office for less than two years and was marked by public unpopularity. “Every decision I have taken has been about putting the country I love first. That is why I will resign as leader…
Qatar, 22/6:54 people were injured while 18 still missing after an explosion at Qatar LNG site of Ras Laffan on Sunday. An incident during the start-up of operations at Ras Laffan Industrial City resulted in an explosion and fire at the Barzan local gas supply facility on Sunday evening, QatarEnergy said in a statement
Belagavi, 22/6: “Chief Minister D K Shivakumar is no Chanakya. Chanakya would never resort to horse trading. The Congress party, which has resorted to horse trading, will be taught a fitting lesson,” Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly R Ashoka told reporters. Ashoka’s remarks come on the back of the crossvoting controversy in the…
Osmanabad, 21/6: Osmanabad (Dharashiv) MP Omprakash alias Omraje Nimbalkar finally confirmed on Sunday that he will exit Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) to join Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena. “I will join Shiv Sena and work under Eknath Shinde,” Nimbalkar said. As the decision was announced, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said, “Operation is successful” and that…
