Gurjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla, who led agitations in Rajasthan to demand reservation for the caste in government jobs, passed away on Thursday at the age of 81. His son, Vijay Bainsla, confirmed the demise of the Gurjar leader. He said that his father passed away following a prolonged illness in the early hours of […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is leading a protest against fuel price hike by opposition MPs – both from Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha – in Delhi on Thursday. Gandhi, a vehement critic of the BJP-led government, has stepped up his offensive against the ruling party in the last few days amid a surge in fuel […]
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, approved procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Limited Series Production at the cost of Rs 3,887 crore along with Infrastructure sanctions worth Rs 377 crore. Light Combat Helicopter Limited Series Production (LSP) is an indigenously designed, developed and manufactured state-of-the-art […]
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a hike of 3 percent in the Dearness Allowance or DA for the central government employees and Dearness Relief or DR for pensioners. With the latest increase effective from January 2022, the DA and the DR now stand at 34 percent. Dearness Allowance […]
Aam Aadmi Party (AA) leader Manish Sisodia has claimed that anti-social elements dismantled the CCTV camera installed at the residence of Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the national capital. Sisodia is the Deputy Chief Minister. According to Sisodia, the miscreants also broke the security barrier outside Kejriwal’s residence. Besides, the boom barrier at the […]
India on Wednesday flight-tested two more rounds of Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles off the Odisha coast, DRDO sources said. The MRSAMs were test-fired from the Integrated Test Range launch pad-III at Chandipur near here before noon, they said.Both the tests were successful, sources said.On Sunday, too, two Army-version MRSAMs were test-fired from the […]
Seven-nation regional grouping BIMSTEC on Wednesday adopted a charter to expand its overall cooperation and firmed up a master plan for transport connectivity at a virtual summit attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders of the bloc. Shortly after the Summit, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the adoption of the charter […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to meet senior Telangana Congress (TRS) leaders, along with state AICC in-charge Manickam Tagore on Wednesday. The meeting will be held at Rahul Gandhi’s residence in the national capital. The leaders are likely to discuss the political situation in the state, as well as the recent issue of the […]
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday prohibited ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmaker Narendranath Chakraborty from campaigning for a week ahead of the by-polls in West Bengal after a video went viral and purportedly showed him asking his workers to intimidate Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) voters. It cited the gravity of the matter […]
On the sixth day of the ongoing high school and intermediate examinations-2022 of UP, question paper of Intermediate English exam got leaked in Ballia district of the state before the exam on Wednesday. The English exam was scheduled to be held from 2pm to 5.15 pm in the second shift across 75 districts of the […]