New Delhi The Indian Railways has claimed that zero passenger death was witnessed in the current financial year, that is, 2019-20, which is for the first time in the 166-year-long history of railways. “Safety First: First time in 166 years, Indian Railways had zero passenger deaths in the current financial year,” tweeted Railway Minister Piyush […]
Kargil: 145 days after restrictions were imposed and internet communications were blocked in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, mobile internet was restored this morning in Kargil, part of the union territory of Ladakh. Internet services, however, are yet to be restored in Kashmir Valley. The restoration of mobile internet connections comes over four months after the […]
New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a national plan involving an expenditure of Rs 6,000 crore to save groundwater. The Union Cabinet has already approved the Atal Bhujal Yojana. PM Modi launched the plan on the 95th birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. “The scheme will promote panchayat led ground […]
New Delhi The Union Cabinet on Tuesday (December 24) approved the proposal to update the National Population Register. According to the Census commission, the objective of the National Population Register will be to create a comprehensive identity database of every resident of the country. The census will kickstart from April 1, 2020. According to the law, […]
Hyderabad The Telangana High Court on Saturday directed re-postmortem of the bodies of four accused in the gang-rape and murder of a woman veterinarian near here last month, who were killed in an alleged encounter on December 6. The bodies of the four accused are currently preserved in the state-run Gandhi Hospital here as per […]
Hyderabad Families of the four accused who were killed in Telangana encounter, have filed a plea in the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking of FIR, investigation, and criminal action against Telangana police personnel who were involved in the encounter. Earlier, a PIL was filed in the SC seeking an SIT probe, monitored by former apex […]
New Delhi The all-powerful GST Council, in its 38th meeting here on Wednesday, voted for uniform rate of 28% on lotteries across the country. Despite pressure to boost revenues amidst a shortfall, the GST Council chose not to tamper with the rates. It was decided to extend the annual date of GSTR 9 filing to […]
New Delhi Around 60 petitions challenging the Centre’s new Citizenship law – which has created a storm since being passed last week — will be taken up by the Supreme Court today. Among those who filed the petitions are senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, the Indian Union Muslim League and Asom Gana Parishad, an ally […]
New Delhi Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday sentenced to death by the Peshawar High Court in the high treason case filed against him. The verdict in the long-pending case was announced by a three-judge bench of a special court, the Dawn reported. Musharraf, who is currently in Dubai, was booked in […]
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit the streets of Kolkata today and said she will continue her protests until the NRC and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) are rolled back. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today tweeted saying the violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act were “unfortunate and deeply distressing”. In another development, the […]