UP, 25/1: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, for eight weeks with strict conditions in a case related mowing down of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri case. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and J K Maheshwari said further extension of his bail…
New Delhi, 15/10: The impact of a global recession, which is increasingly being feared by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, is unlikely to be as pronounced in India as compared to other countries, State Bank of India Chairman Dinesh Khara said. With a projected growth rate of 6.8 per cent and inflation…
Bengaluru, 6/3: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the State would take all measures, including legal recourse, to safeguard the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005. Presenting his 17th Budget at Vidhana Soudha, Siddaramaiah criticised the Union government for replacing MGNREGA with the VB-G RAM G Act and termed the move a…
New Delhi, 25/2: The Congress on Tuesday questioned Narendra Modi government’s “efficacy” in diplomacy and sought a reassessment of its foreign policy priorities, as US President Donald Trump decided to allocate USD 397 million for Pakistan’s F-16 fleet maintenance. It also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should “summon the courage” to remind his “good friend…
Delhi, June 29: Union Minister for Home & Co-operation Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Odisha on July 4.Bargarh MP Pradeep Purohit informed about the development on Monday.Purohit said, Shah will come on a 2-day visit to Odisha during which he will inaugurate a major industrial project in Bargarh.He will address a public meeting in…
Islamabad, 16/9: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is likely to hold a meeting with President Donald Trump next week during his visit to the US to attend the UN General Assembly session, a media report said on Tuesday. The meeting, expected on September 25 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, will also be…
New Delhi, 15/9: Delhi minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday asked the BJP to share the purported sting featuring an accused in the excise policy case with the CBI and dared the probe agency to arrest him if the allegations are true. He said if the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) does not arrest…
UP, 8/2: Samajwadi Party of Akhilesh Yadav has released its manifesto (SP Manifesto) for the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh (Uttar Pradesh News). . Samajwadi Party has named its manifesto as Vachan Patra (SP Vachan Patra). Akhilesh Yadav said about the manifesto of the SP that if the Samajwadi Party government is formed, then the…
New Delhi, 7/11: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (Nov 7) reiterated that its earlier order banning the use of barium and prohibited chemicals in firecrackers are applicable across the country, and not just to Delhi and its adjoining areas. The order comes days before the Diwali celebrations on November 12. The clarification came while…
New Delhi, 21/5: Backtracking from his stand in Udaipur, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said his party respects regional outfits and does not want to be “the Big Daddy” while asserting that the fight against the BJP will be a “group effort”. During an interactive session at the ‘Ideas for India’ conference in London,…
