Solution to the State’s problems lay in empowerment of the people and strengthening of the institutions of local self-governance, he says. Concluding a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the Union government was committed to taking measures to bring accountability, transparency, and good governance to the region. […]
New Delhi In a landmark verdict on the power tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal does not have independent decision making powers, and is bound to act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers. The judgement pronounced in the […]
New Delhi PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Grand Alliance is solely driven by an agenda to remove him and dismissed it as a “grand race” by his rivals to be the Prime Minister. “Hatred for Modi is the sole gluing force for the Opposition,” he said in an interview to Swarajya Magazine. The PM […]
Kathmandu The Indian embassy in Kathmandu has geared up the machinery to rescue a total of 1,575 pilgrims to Mansarovar who are stranded in Nepal and Tibet side because of the inclement weather. According to the Indian embassy sources, it has pressed seven commercial flights in the rescue operation and has been able to transport […]
New Delhi Renowned journalist Rajat Sharma was elected as the President of Delhi & District Cricket Association on Monday after polling 54.40 percent of the total votes cast. The results of the DDCA elections, which took place between June 27 and June 30, were declared on Monday morning. Sharma surpassed former World Cup winning Indian […]
New Delhi The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to apprise it within 10 days about the time frame for appointing the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal in the country. A bench comprising justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi asked the government to file an affidavit within 10 days giving details of the steps which are likely […]
Srinagar A flood alert has been sounded in south and central Kashmir, with water levels in the Jhelum river rising after heavy rains over the last two days. Authorities have warned of fresh rainfall and set up a round-the-clock monitoring system in various parts of the state. Water level rose above the danger mark at Sangam […]
New Delhi Liquor baron Vijay Mallya has been summoned by a special anti-money laundering court on August 27 under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, an official said. The May 27 ordinance gives the law enforcing agencies powers to attach and confiscate the proceeds of crime and properties of economic offenders like bank defaulters or bank […]
New Delhi Around 9,000-strong workforce of non-executive employees of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have threatened to go on a strike from June 30 if their demands regarding pay hike and promotions were not met. A section of the DMRC Staff Council has been demonstrating at the Yamuna Bank and Shahdara metro stations since June 19. […]
New Delhi India will get all data on black money from Switzerland by the end of fiscal 2019, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said today, a day after the central European nation released data that showed money parked by Indians rose over 50 per cent to 1.01 billion Swiss francs (Rs. 7,000 crore) in 2017. “We will […]