Bangalore, 10/8: Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah on Tuesday dubbed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as “an association of upper castes” while calling upon Congress workers to fight against “fake patriots”. The former chief minister was speaking at the 80th anniversary of the Quit India Movement. “I oppose the RSS from the…
Pulwama, 10/8: Security forces averted a major tragedy when they detected an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. “An IED weighing approx. 25 to 30 Kgs recovered near Tahab Crossing on Circular road in #Pulwama by Police and Security Forces. A major #tragedy has been #averted by specific…
New Delhi, 9/8: Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed the Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) brass to adhere to “only technology developed in India” for its 4G and 5G rollouts. Anyone having “loyalty” to others should either forget them and move forward or leave the company, he added.
Cape Town, 9/8: Former South African umpire Rudi Koertzen, labelled the ‘slow finger of death’ by the media, has died in a car accident, a family member told AFP on Tuesday. He was 73. “Rudi suffered fatal injuries after an accident near Stilbaai between Cape Town and Gqeberha,” said the family spokesperson, who…
Nepal, 9/8: Nepal has stopped the entry of people coming from India into the country after four Indian tourists tested positive for Covid-19 and were sent back, amid a sharp surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the Himalayan nation. The four Indian tourists had entered Nepal via the Jhulaghat border point in…
Patna, 9/8: Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan on Tuesday demanded imposition of President’s Rule and mid-term elections in Bihar where Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) dumped its ally BJP to join hands with RJD and other Opposition parties. He said Nitish, who submitted his resignation and is all set to be sworn in as Chief…
Patna, 9/8: In a day of fast moving political developments Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has split with ally BJP for a second time in eight years and is likely to meet Governor Phagu Chauhan later in the day, sources close to the development said. Though no official announcements have been made, senior…
New Delhi, 9/8: The Congress on Tuesday said the Monsoon Session of Parliament was “highly disappointing” and the government did not have the appetite to run proceedings till the scheduled date of August 12 even though opposition parties were willing to sit till the very end to debate and pass bills. The Monsoon Session…
Mumbai, 9/8: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday expanded his two-member ministry, 41 days after taking oath as the CM. Eighteen legislators, including state BJP president Chandrakant Patil, were sworn in as cabinet ministers at Raj Bhavan in south Mumbai. The list doesn’t include a woman.
Patna, 9/8: As Bihar appears to be heading for an imminent change in dispensation, the one question uppermost in everyone’s mind is: Who will be the next Chief Minister of Bihar? Nitish Kumar, who has 45 MLAs, or Tejashwi Yadav, the leader of the largest party – RJD- in the Assembly, with 79 MLAs, and…
