Udaipur, 2/7: Congress on Saturday sought to turn the tables on the Udaipur killing, claiming that the main accused is an “active member” of the saffron party while questioning whether the Narendra Modi-led government drafted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe the case to cover it up. The party also questioned the silence of…
Ahmedabad, 2/7: A chemist in Amravati district of Maharashtra was stabbed to death after he allegedly shared a social media post in support of Nupur Sharma, whose remarks on Prophet Mohammed snowballed into a major political issue. The chemist, Umesh Prahladrao Kolhe, was killed on June 21, and five persons have been arrested…
New Delhi, 2/7:The Delhi Police on Saturday added three new Sections—201 (for the destruction of evidence – formatted phone & deleted tweets), 120-(B) (for criminal conspiracy) of IPC and 35 of FCRA—against Alt news co-founder Mohammed Zubair. The police alleged conspiracy and the destruction of evidence in the case and that the accused received donations…
Hyderabad, 2/7:Poking fun at the delegates who descended here to attend the BJP’s National Executive meet, TRS Working President and Minister KT Rama Rao has asked them to enjoy world-famous Hyderabadi Dum Biryani and Irani tea during their stay.The BJP’s NEC began on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of other bigwigs…
New Delhi, 1/7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone on Friday and discussed the state of global energy and food markets, Modi’s office said in a statement, as India keeps buying Russian crude oil. They exchanged ideas on how bilateral trade in agricultural goods, fertilisers and pharma products…
New Delhi, 1/7: Asserting that the GST had serious “birth defects” which became only worse over the last five years, the Congress on Friday said the GST laws and the manner of their implementation have “wrecked the economy” and the party will work toward its replacement by GST 2.0. The Opposition party said…
New Delhi, 1/7: The Supreme Court on Friday slammed suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma over her remarks on Prophet Mohammed saying that she has “threatened the security of the nation” and saying is “single-handedly responsible for what is happening in the country”. The apex court also declined to consider a plea by Sharma…
New Delhi, 1/7: India imposed a ban on many single-use plastics on Friday in a bid to tackle waste choking rivers and poisoning wildlife, but experts say it faces severe headwinds from unprepared manufacturers and consumers unwilling to pay more. The country generates around four million tonnes of plastic waste per year, about…
New Delhi, 30/6: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday successfully launched three foreign satellites in precise orbit from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, 100 km from here. The PSLV-C53/DS-EO is the second dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of…
Mumbai, 30/6: On a day of unexpected developments, Shiv Sena’s rebel leader Eknath Shinde was sworn in as Maharashtra’s Chief Minister and BJP’s stalwart Devendra Fadnavis his deputy. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of office and secrecy to Shinde (58), and Fadnavis (51), who would be the Deputy Chief Minister. …
