NEW DELHI: At least 25 people have been hospitalised after a major fire broke out in Bihar‘s Aurangabad district at 2.30 am on Saturday. The blaze reportedly occurred after a short circuit led to a gas cylinder blast while a family was preparing food for Chhath Puja in the early hours of the morning. As … Read more
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Friday highlighted the improvement in security scenario in troubled ‘hotspots’ under the Modi government. He said youths once linked with pelting stones in Kashmir were now contributing to its development as elected local representatives, special powers to armed forces in NE had been replaced with special powers to … Read more
5 THINGS FIRST PM Modi to flag-off Vande Bharat Express in Himachal’s Una; SC order on pleas challenging the Karnataka HC’s hijab ban order; President Murmu on two-day visit to Assam; 7th edition of ‘India Art Festival’ to start in Delhi; WWF to release its Living Planet 2022 report 1. How to question demonetisation within … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Indian government will continue to buy oil from wherever it has to and has a moral duty to provide energy to its citizens, Union minister of petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday, asserting that no country has told India to stop buying oil from Russia. “India will buy … Read more
5 THINGS FIRST Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao likely to announce his national party; Thackeray and Shinde factions of Shiv Sena to hold Dussehra rallies in Mumbai; Chemistry Nobel Prize to be announced; Dubai’s second temple opens doors to people; OPEC+ meeting to assess oil output 1. ‘Budget those freebies before you promise them’ What: … Read more
NEW DELHI: India abstained a UN Security Council resolution introduced by the United States and Albania condemning Moscow’s proclaimed annexation of parts of Ukraine, citing the “totality of the evolving situation” as the reason for abstention. The resolution on “Illegal So-Called Referenda in Ukraine” failed to get adopted as Russia, as expected, vetoed it. It … Read more
5 THINGS FIRST RBI monetary policy interest rate decision to be announced; Lt Gen Anil Chauhan will take over as CDS; President Murmu to attend 68th National Film Awards ceremony; In SC: hearing on delay in Rajoana’s mercy petition in the former Punjab CM Beant Singh assassination case; IAF set to retire Abhinandan Varthaman’s MiG-21 … Read more
5 THINGS FIRST PM Modi on two-day visit to Gujarat, to lay foundations of Rs 29,000-cr projects; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit forward areas in Arunachal Pradesh; In SC: Gautam Navlakha’s plea seeking house arrest instead of judicial custody in the Elgar-Parishad case; Varanasi district court hearing in Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri case; UN Security Council … Read more
5 THINGS FIRST PM Modi likely to discuss inflation & economy with his Council of Ministers; RBI’s 3-day monetary policy meeting begins today; In SC: pleas challenging 2016 demonetisation, issue relating to dissolution of marriage by exercising power under Article 142; Christie’s live auction of James Bond memorabilia; 1st T20I – India Vs South Africa … Read more
5 THINGS FIRST PM Modi to attend Shinzo Abe’s state funeral in Tokyo; Govt Committee on MSP to hold 2nd meeting in Hyderabad; In SC: Thackeray faction’s plea to restrain ECI from deciding on ‘real’ Shiv Sena claim; hearing on Centre-Delhi power tussle; UNSC meeting on Afghanistan; Hung Thinh Friendly Football Tournament – India Vs … Read more
5 THINGS FIRST President Murmu on a 3-day visit to Karnataka; Mathura court likely to hear Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah case; Allahabad HC to hear plea against acquittal of 32 accused in Babri demolition case; Jupiter set to make its closest approach to Earth in 60 years; Nine-day Navratri festival starts from today 1. In … Read more
NEW DELHI: Following reports of fake job rackets from Myanmar and Thailand, the government on Saturday issued an advisory asking Indians not to get entrapped in such fake offers being floated through social media sites or other sources. According to the government, instances of rackets offering lucrative jobs to entice Indian youths for the posts … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency on Thursday morning launched a massive nationwide search operation against groups, including PFI, and individuals allegedly supporting terrorists, officials said. In the “largest ever investigation till date”, the searches are taking place at the premises of those allegedly involved in terror funding, organising training camps, and radicalising people … Read more
[ad_1] NEW YORK: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held several bilateral and multilateral meetings as he began his hectic diplomatic week at the high-level session of the UN General Assembly here. Jaishankar, who arrived here Sunday, began the UNGA meetings with the India-CELAC Quartet. A statement issued after the meeting said India-CELAC (Community … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu has reached London where she is scheduled to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and offer condolences on behalf of the Indian government. The President had left for London on Saturday. Queen Elizabeth II, who died aged 96 at her summer residence Balmoral Castle in Scotland on … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday resigned from all positions including primary membership of the party. In a letter addressed to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Azad alleged after Rahul Gandhi was appointed vice-president of the party in 2013 all senior and experienced leaders were sidelined and “inexperienced sycophants” started running … Read more
[ad_1] Article 82 of the Indian Constitution mandates that after every census, a delimitation exercise should be carried out to redraw boundaries of assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies. For this, Parliament should enact a Delimitation Act every 10 years, following which a commission is formed to conduct the exercise. But this has not happened in … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday asked the directors general of police (DGPs) of border states, particularly West Bengal and Bihar, besides Jharkhand to keep special vigil on demographic changes taking place in their regions. Speaking at the concluding session of a two-day National Security Strategies Conference, Shah stressed on national … Read more
[ad_1] 5 THINGS FIRST Wholesale Inflation for July to be released; Bihar Cabinet expansion to take place; SC to hear plea alleging attacks on Christian institutions & priests; Delhi HC to hear PIL seeking disqualification of Satyendar Jain; Western Southern Open – Serena Williams Vs Emma Raducanu 1. 5 pledges, 25-year plan on 75th Prime … Read more