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"Swear By My Mother, This Law Isn't Good For Poor": M Kharge On G RAM G Bill
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday warned the Centre that people won't let their leaders roam on roads if they end UPA-era Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme.
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Adults In Live-In Relationship Entitled To Protection Of Life: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed police protection for 12 live-in couples, who said they faced threats from their families and had received inadequate security from the police.
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Indian Scientists Predict How H5N1 Virus Could Spread To Humans
Even as the bird flu virus H5N1 is evolving rapidly, with the potential to become a significant threat to human health, a team of Indian researchers using an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based model has decoded how the deadly virus can actually spill
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Hijab Row: Bihar Health Minister Unaware Of Doctor's Refusal To Join Duty
Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Thursday said he was not aware of reports that a female doctor had refused to join duty following an incident in which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was seen publicly removing the veil from her face.
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Congress' Pradnya Satav Joins BJP, Days Before Maharashtra Local Body Polls
Congress leaders leaving the party and joining the BJP is not something that surprises anyone anymore.
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No Evidence Pillar Meant For Lighting Lamps: Tamil Nadu To Court On Deepam Row
Arguments concluded in the writ appeal over the Thiruparankundram hill lamp dispute, with the Tamil Nadu government opposing a single judges order allowing the petitioner to light a deepam on an ancient stone pillar near the hilltop dargah.
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23-Year-Old Shooter Raped At Faridabad Hotel, 3 Arrested: Cops
Three people, including a woman, have been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a 23-year-old female shooter at a hotel here, police said on Thursday.
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Opposition Sits On Overnight Protest Against Passage Of G RAM G Bill
Opposition leaders staged a 12-hour overnight protest dharna in Parliament complex on Thursday night, while protesting against the passage of the VB-G RAM G bill that seeks to replace the MGNREGA rural employment programme.
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Visakhapatnam-Bound Air India Flight Cancelled Due To Technical Snag
A Visakhapatnam-bound Air India flight was cancelled at the Gannavaram Airport near Vijayawada on Thursday due to a technical snag, an official said.
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BJP vs Left Over Rs 200-Crore Demand From Thiruvananthapuram Civic Body
An administration order asking Thiruvananthapuram Corporation to park Rs 200 crore of its own funds in the state treasury has triggered a fierce political clash between the CPM-led Left government and the BJP.
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AAP Leader, Supporters Injured After Shots Fired During Rally In Punjab's Ludhiana
A political rally celebrating the Aam Aadmi Party's victory in rural election results in Punjab's Ludhiana on Thursday turned violent when unidentified gunmen opened fire, injuring three people, including the block committee election winner.
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'G Ram G' Bill, To Replace MGNREGA, Clears Parliament, Opposition Stages Overnight Protest
The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (Rural) Bill --- meant to be an updated version of UPA government's flagship MGNREGA was pushed through parliament within two days amid massive turbulence in both houses.
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5 Children Get HIV In Madhya Pradesh From Donated Blood, 2 Doctors Suspended
What began as routine, life-saving treatment for five children suffering from thalassemia has turned into one of the gravest public health failures Madhya Pradesh has witnessed in recent years.
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Faith And Tribal Tradition Faultline Cracks, Burial Turns Into Battleground In Chhattisgarh
Months after a burial dispute from Bastar reached the Supreme Court, exposing the deep fault lines between law, faith, and tribal tradition, a fresh and violent clash erupted in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district.
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Devendra Fadnavis Accepts Maharashtra's 'Rummy' Minister's Resignation: Sources
Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Manikrao Kokate's resignation from the state cabinet has been accepted by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. He resigned yesterday after a conviction in a 30-year-old housing scam.
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3,746 Challaned, 61,000 PUCs Issued On Day 1 Of 'No PUC, No Fuel' In Delhi
Delhi's 'No PUC, No Fuel' directive came into force across the national capital on Thursday amid claims of strict enforcement
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"Bulldozing": Opposition As Centre Introduces 'G RAM G' Bill In Rajya Sabha
The government on Thursday introduced the VB-G RAM G Bill in the Rajya Sabha that seeks to replace the 20-year-old MGNREG Act amid protests from non-NDA parties demanding parliamentary committee scrutiny.
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Construction, Traffic, Forest Fires: What's Driving AQI Spike In Uttarakhand
The air quality in many cities of Uttarakhand, often seen as a refuge by those looking to briefly escape the poor to severe AQI in Delhi-NCR and surrounding regions, has seen a dip in the past week.
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"Fantastic Experience": Fans Praise Delhi Leg Of Lionel Messi's India Tour
Argentinian football legend Lionel Messi's G.O.A.T India Tour ended on a high note in Delhi's Arun Jaitley stadium on Monday after a chaotic beginning in Kolkata.
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Man Immolates Self In Tamil Nadu, Cops Suspect Link To Deepam Row
A 40-year-old man died after setting himself on fire in Madurai this evening in an incident the police suspect is suicide linked to the ongoing controversy over the lighting of a deepam on a pillar at the Thiruparankundram hilltop.
