Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Indian economy suffered the biggest contraction due to Covid pandemic, but the government had been able to contain retail inflation at 6.2 per cent. Replying to a general discussion on the Union Budget in Rajya Sabha, the minister said the Budget for 2022-23 fiscal year stands […]
An appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the direction of the Karnataka High Court that has asked students not to insist on wearing any cloth on campuses of educational institutes which can instigate people, till the matter is resolved. The plea filed by a student has sought a stay on the direction […]
The roof of a residential highrise reportedly collapsed in Gurugram’s Sector 109 on Thursday evening and several people are feared to be trapped in the incident.A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team has been rushed to the Chintels Paradiso housing complex, the site of the mishap and rescue operations are underway. According […]
The Enforcement Directorate has attached funds worth over Rs 1.77 crore of journalist Rana Ayyub in connection with a money laundering probe linked to alleged diversion of donor funds for personal use, agency sources said on Thursday. The agency issued a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to attach a fixed […]
The Karnataka High court hearing the Hijab issue on Thursday asked students not to insist on wearing any cloth on campuses of educational institutions which can instigate people, till the matter is resolved. Posted the matter for Monday, the full court also said the educational institutions can resume classes for the students.The three-judge full bench […]
Punjab Lok Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Thursday attacked the Congress over the nomination of Charanjit Singh Channi as the chief ministerial candidate even after the arrest of his nephew following ED raids. The former chief minister also hit out at the Congress, “for fielding all MLAs allegedly involved in illegal sand mining as candidates […]
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary couldn’t cast his vote in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh elections. “Jayant Chaudhary couldn’t cast his vote in Mathura because he was in other districts going for polls in the second phase. Despite efforts, he couldn’t reach Mathura before polling ended,” Rashtriya Lok Dal’s district president Babu Lal said […]
Over 60 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of polling held on Thursday across 58 assembly constituencies in 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh.Polling closed at 6 pm following a one-hour extension because of COVID-19 protocols. The day passed off peacefully with minor technical snags in EVMs at some places, election officials […]
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to Ashish Mishra, the son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur incident in which eight people including four farmers were killed. The Lucknow bench of the court had reserved its order on January 18 on Ashish Mishra’s plea after concluding the hearing through video-conferencing.On Thursday, […]
Professional wrestler Dalip Singh Rana aka The Great Khali joined the Bharatiya Janata Party today. Khali’s inclusion into the party comes days ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls.Punjab will go to the polls on February 20 and the counting of votes will take place on March 10.”I’m glad to have joined BJP. I feel that […]