The convoy of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed being escorted by the Uttar Pradesh police halted briefly in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh on early Monday morning before entering Jhansi on its way to Prayagraj, a police official said.As the convoy halted briefly at Kharai in Shivpuri district and Ahmed, wearing a white turban, got down from […]
Two people were shot at in a gurdwara in the US state of California, with authorities ruling out the incident as a hate crime.The shooting took place on Sunday at around 2.30 pm at the Gurdwara Sacramento Sikh Society, according to Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt Amar Gandhi. One of the men, Gandhi said, […]
Lok Sabha proceedings on Monday were adjourned till 4 pm amid slogan-shouting by the Opposition members.As soon as the House met for the day, Congress members wearing black scarves trooped into the Well. Two Congress members, T N Pratapan and Hibi Eden, who were in the Well holding placards, flung the order papers towards the […]
Congress MPs wore black clothes to Parliament on Monday in protest against Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha.Besides the Congress MPs, there were some other opposition leaders who also chose to wear black. Meanwhile, opposition members attended a meeting called by Rajya Sabha Leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge in his chamber earlier in the […]
The Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday scripted yet another history after its LVM3 rocket successfully placed 36 satellites of UK-based OneWeb group company into intended orbits.The 43.5-metre tall rocket blasted off at prefixed time at 9 am today, from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre here, about 135 km from Chennai, […]
A PIL in the Supreme Court has challenged the constitutional validity of Section 8(3) of the Representation of People Act that has led to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as an MP following his conviction in a defamation case.The petitioner contended that the automatic disqualification of people’s representatives after conviction is illegal.
After a wait of over two years, India will have a full-fledged Ambassador from the US. US Vice President on Friday swore in her fellow Californian, Eric Garcetti, to be the next US Ambassador to India. “Ambassador Garcetti is a committed public servant and will play a critical role in strengthening our partnership with the […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday stood formally notified as a disqualified Member of Parliament from Kerala’s Wayanad segment with Lok Sabha secretariat issuing a notification to this effect. By law Gandhi faced instant disqualification the moment he stood convicted by a Surat Court yesterday in a 2019 defamation case over his comments “How come […]
America’s nominee for the post of World Bank president Ajay Banga has tested covid positive upon arrival in Delhi. Banga had conducted multiple tests for covid during his tour, and tested negative before departing for India, said a US embassy spokesperson. The implication was that Banga contracted the infection outside the US. The spokesperson did […]
Alleging misuse of central probe agencies against political rivals, 14 political parties, including the Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, DMK, TMC and Bharat Rashtra Samiti, on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking pre-arrest and post-arrest guidelines.A Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud agreed to take it up on April 5 after senior advocate AM Singhvi mentioned […]