New Delhi, 2/1: The Union Home Secretary is meeting protesting truckers in the evening amid a stir by drivers against the new law on hit-and-run cases, and the issue is likely to be resolved amicably, sources said on Tuesday. Sources also said that truckers’ body The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has so far…
Tokyo, 2/1: A Japan Airlines aircraft was engulfed in flames at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday after a possible collision with a Coast Guard aircraft, with the airline saying that all 379 passengers and crew had been evacuated. Live footage on public broadcaster NHK showed the aircraft erupt in flames as it skidded down the…
Bhubaneswar, 29/12: 482 Post Graduate Teachers today joined Non-Government Aided Higher Secondary Schools of the state. This is the first batch of PGT teachers to join such schools. An induction programme was organized at state convention centre in Lok Seva Bhawan for the purpose in presence of Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik. Addressing the new…
New Delhi, 29/12: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has turned down AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal’s request to appoint Raghav Chadha as the party’s interim leader in the Upper House of Parliament According to sources, Dhankhar, in a letter to Kejriwal said, “This aspect is subject to ‘The Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties…
Patna, 29/12: Lalan Singh on Friday resigned as the Janata Dal (United) President, following the party’s national executive meeting in Delhi. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reportedly been elected as the new party chief. JD(U) leader K C Tyagi initially said Kumar has been elected as the new party chief, he later said…
New Delhi, 26/12: Rattled by the attacks on two merchant vessels, India on Tuesday sent out a strong message, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asserting that the perpetrators of the incidents would be hunted down from the depths of the sea. Singh said that the Centre has taken cognisance of the incidents involving the drone…
Bhopal, 25/12: BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya, Prahlad Patel, Vishwas Sarang and other party MLAs took oath on Monday amid Madhya Pradesh cabinet expansion in capital Bhopal. A total of 28 BJP leaders are taking oath as ministers.
Patna, 25/12: Dismissing rumours of turmoil in the JD (U), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asserted that all was well in his party and the rank and file were working together to fulfil promises made to the people of the state.Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function organised to pay tribute…
Kashmir, 23/12: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday announced compensation and jobs to the kin of the three civilians who were found dead near the site of an anti-terrorist operation in Poonch districts. Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have alleged that the three men, who were found dead under mysterious circumstances on Friday,…
Washington DC, 22/12: President Joe Biden pardoned thousands of Americans convicted of using or possessing marijuana on certain federal lands and commuted the sentences of nearly a dozen non-violent drug offenders, echoing a move he made last year that highlighted his justice reform agenda. The move applies to various federal lands including national parks, wildlife…
