NEW DELHI: The government has called an all-party-meeting with floor leaders from various political parties ahead of the of the Budget Session of Parliament.Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju will hold this customary session-eve gathering at 11 am on July 21 at Main Committee Room, Parliament House Annexe.The Monsoon Session of Parliament is set…
NEW DELHI: The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), probing the reason behind Kanchanjunga Express’s fatal collision with a goods train, shared provisional findings highlighting multiple lapses in the signalling and operating procedures that led to the accident.In the findings released on Tuesday, it has been mentioned that the loco pilot and assistant loco pilot of…
NEW DELHI: Mihir Shah, the main accused in Mumbai’s BMW hit-and-run case on Tuesday was sent to fourteen day judicial custody by a district court in the city..The Worli police had requested an extension of Shah’s custody, citing the need to recover the car’s number plate and identify any individuals who may have assisted him…
NEW DELHI: Captain Brijesh Thapa‘s parents expressed their pride in their son’s sacrifice for the nation, despite the profound grief of losing him in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Doda district.“I could not believe when I was informed that he was no more. He always wanted to be in the Indian Army,…
NEW DELHI: Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Justice R Mahadevan were elevated to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, announced by law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on X. Their appointments, approved by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, will restore the apex court’s full strength of 34 judges, including the Chief Justice…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday expressed outrage following the deaths of four soldiers in an encounter with terrorists in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi demanded that the government take full responsibility for the repeated security lapses and take strict action against those responsible.“Today, our soldiers were martyred in…
JAMMU: Four army personnel, including a major-rank officer, lost their lives after sustaining injuries during an encounter with terrorists in the forests of Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said that at least five soldiers sustained bullet injuries after they chased terrorists into the forests who fled after a brief encounter with them.The White Knight…
NEW DELHI: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said on Tuesday that among his students, Manmohan Singh was “least likely” to become the prime minister of India since former felt that the latter “did not seem to take any interest in politics.” He further said that Singh went on “excellent” PM.“If somebody asked me when I was…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address the high-level UN General Assembly session September 26, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the UN. The 79th session of the UN General Assembly is set to take place from September 24-30, with the general debate marking a significant event during this…
NEW DELHI: The United States has once again called upon India to leverage its long-standing ties with Russia to persuade Russian President Putin to cease his “illegal war” in Ukraine. During a press briefing, US state department spokesperson Matthew Miller said, “India has a longstanding relationship with Russia, that is well known. Speaking for the…
