Yogi Adityanath To Visit Families Of Those Killed In UP Shootout Tomorrow
India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday July 20, 2019
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will visit Sonbhadra tomorrow where 10 people were killed in a shootout this week over a land dispute. The Chief Minister's visit comes amid a spiralling political row over the deaths, blamed on a village chief trying to forcefully take control of land from farmers.
World Bank Drops Rs 2,000-Crore Loan Proposal For Amaravati Project
Andhra Pradesh News | Written by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday July 19, 2019
A proposed loan worth $300 million or about Rs 2,000 crore for Andhra Pradesh's new capital Amaravati has been dropped by the World Bank dropped after the central government reportedly withdrew the application.
In Babri Case Against BJP Veterans, Top Court Wants Verdict In 9 Months
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday July 19, 2019
A judgement in the Babri Masjid demolition case against senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and others should be delivered within nine months, the Supreme Court said on Friday, agreeing to extend the tenure of the trial court judge hearing it.
"India Can't Be Refugee Capital": Centre To Top Court On Assam NRC List
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday July 19, 2019
Lakhs of people have been wrongly included in the draft National Register of Citizens being prepared in Assam to weed out illegal immigrants, centre told the Supreme Court today, asking for more time to finalise the list. "India can't be world's refugee capital," Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the top court, appearing on behalf of the central ...
IMA Ponzi Scam Mastermind Mansoor Khan, Back From Dubai, Arrested In New Delhi
India News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday July 19, 2019
Mohammed Mansoor Khan, the main accused in the multi-crore IMA Ponzi scam was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate after he landed in New Delhi from Dubai at about 1:50 am today. Central agencies had issued a lookout notice against Mr Khan and "persuaded" him to return to India and join the investigation, sources said.
$5 Trillion Economy "Isn't Coming Out Of Heaven," Says Pranab Mukherjee
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday July 20, 2019
Former President Pranab Mukherjee delivered an unusually sharp critique of the government over the economy on Thursday, calling out the disbanding of the Planning Commission and saying that India's widely-publicised $5-trillion GDP target would only be possible thanks to the work of the previous governments.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Shares What Nelson Mandela Told Her In Tribute
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday July 18, 2019
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted a tribute to Nelson Mandela on Thursday, the 101st birth anniversary of the anti-apartheid icon.
After New York, Silicon Valley, PM's Next US Gala "Howdy, Modi" In Texas
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday July 18, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States in September this year will have a star-spangled event in Houston, Texas. Called "Howdy, Modi", the "community summit" will see the Prime Minister's trademark address to the Indian community in America's fourth most populous city on September 22 when he visits the country for the UN General ...
Consider Trust Vote This Evening, Karnataka Governor Tells Speaker: 10 Updates
Karnataka News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday July 18, 2019
The Karnataka Governor has asked the Speaker to consider holding a trust vote of chief minister HD Kumaraswamy's government by the end of the day, after a delegation of BJP lawmakers met him this evening, alleging the ruling Congress-JDS coalition was delaying the vote of confidence. The chief minister, moving a motion for a trust vote today, had s...
BJP Will Form Karnataka Government In 4 To 5 Days, Says BS Yeddyurappa
Karnataka News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday July 16, 2019
With the Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition government on the brink amid a major rebellion, Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa on Monday said he was confident of forming the government in the state within the next four to five days.
"BJP's Mentality Like Dogs": Madhya Pradesh Minister's Shocker
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday July 15, 2019
A Madhya Pradesh minister kicked off a storm on Monday, saying that the opposition BJP had a "mentality like dogs" for criticising the transfer of 46 police dogs and their handlers last week.
"Amit Shah Threatens Us, He's Not God": Asaduddin Owaisi On NIA Sparring
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday July 15, 2019
A bill to give broader powers to the National Investigation Agency, India's anti-terrorism organisation, set the stage for a stormy debate in parliament on Monday, with Home Minister Amit Shah and Hyderabad politician Asaduddin Owaisi engaging in a bitter face-off. "You cannot scare us," Mr Owaisi said, as Amit Shah wagged a finger at him, asking h...
Chandrayaan 2 Moon Mission Launch Aborted After Technical Snag: 10 Points
India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday July 15, 2019
The launch of moon rocket Chandrayaan 2, India's most ambitious space mission yet, was called off less than an hour before blast-off early this morning by the Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO. The powerful GSLV Mark III rocket was set to go up from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 2:51 am with a rover that would land on the moon in about ...
107 Bengal Lawmakers Will Switch To BJP "Very Soon", Says Mukul Roy
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday July 14, 2019
As many as 107 legislators of Trinamool Congress, the Left and the Congress are in touch with the BJP, party leader Mukul Roy claimed on Saturday, vowing to bring down the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal. Several Trinamool leaders, both at the state and district levels, have lost confidence in the party and are fed up with the way it is f...
Madhya Pradesh Spends On Ministers' Bungalows As Anganwadis Risk Shutdown
India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday July 13, 2019
A cash crunch may have put 20,000 critical child-care centres at risk of shutting down in Madhya Pradesh but when it comes to the facelift and renovation of the ministers' bungalows, government funds are flowing freely.
Yogi Adityanath To Visit Families Of Those Killed In UP Shootout Tomorrow
India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday July 20, 2019
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will visit Sonbhadra tomorrow where 10 people were killed in a shootout this week over a land dispute. The Chief Minister's visit comes amid a spiralling political row over the deaths, blamed on a village chief trying to forcefully take control of land from farmers.
World Bank Drops Rs 2,000-Crore Loan Proposal For Amaravati Project
Andhra Pradesh News | Written by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday July 19, 2019
A proposed loan worth $300 million or about Rs 2,000 crore for Andhra Pradesh's new capital Amaravati has been dropped by the World Bank dropped after the central government reportedly withdrew the application.
In Babri Case Against BJP Veterans, Top Court Wants Verdict In 9 Months
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday July 19, 2019
A judgement in the Babri Masjid demolition case against senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and others should be delivered within nine months, the Supreme Court said on Friday, agreeing to extend the tenure of the trial court judge hearing it.
"India Can't Be Refugee Capital": Centre To Top Court On Assam NRC List
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday July 19, 2019
Lakhs of people have been wrongly included in the draft National Register of Citizens being prepared in Assam to weed out illegal immigrants, centre told the Supreme Court today, asking for more time to finalise the list. "India can't be world's refugee capital," Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the top court, appearing on behalf of the central ...
IMA Ponzi Scam Mastermind Mansoor Khan, Back From Dubai, Arrested In New Delhi
India News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday July 19, 2019
Mohammed Mansoor Khan, the main accused in the multi-crore IMA Ponzi scam was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate after he landed in New Delhi from Dubai at about 1:50 am today. Central agencies had issued a lookout notice against Mr Khan and "persuaded" him to return to India and join the investigation, sources said.
$5 Trillion Economy "Isn't Coming Out Of Heaven," Says Pranab Mukherjee
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday July 20, 2019
Former President Pranab Mukherjee delivered an unusually sharp critique of the government over the economy on Thursday, calling out the disbanding of the Planning Commission and saying that India's widely-publicised $5-trillion GDP target would only be possible thanks to the work of the previous governments.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Shares What Nelson Mandela Told Her In Tribute
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday July 18, 2019
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted a tribute to Nelson Mandela on Thursday, the 101st birth anniversary of the anti-apartheid icon.
After New York, Silicon Valley, PM's Next US Gala "Howdy, Modi" In Texas
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday July 18, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States in September this year will have a star-spangled event in Houston, Texas. Called "Howdy, Modi", the "community summit" will see the Prime Minister's trademark address to the Indian community in America's fourth most populous city on September 22 when he visits the country for the UN General ...
Consider Trust Vote This Evening, Karnataka Governor Tells Speaker: 10 Updates
Karnataka News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday July 18, 2019
The Karnataka Governor has asked the Speaker to consider holding a trust vote of chief minister HD Kumaraswamy's government by the end of the day, after a delegation of BJP lawmakers met him this evening, alleging the ruling Congress-JDS coalition was delaying the vote of confidence. The chief minister, moving a motion for a trust vote today, had s...
BJP Will Form Karnataka Government In 4 To 5 Days, Says BS Yeddyurappa
Karnataka News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday July 16, 2019
With the Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition government on the brink amid a major rebellion, Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa on Monday said he was confident of forming the government in the state within the next four to five days.
"BJP's Mentality Like Dogs": Madhya Pradesh Minister's Shocker
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday July 15, 2019
A Madhya Pradesh minister kicked off a storm on Monday, saying that the opposition BJP had a "mentality like dogs" for criticising the transfer of 46 police dogs and their handlers last week.
"Amit Shah Threatens Us, He's Not God": Asaduddin Owaisi On NIA Sparring
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday July 15, 2019
A bill to give broader powers to the National Investigation Agency, India's anti-terrorism organisation, set the stage for a stormy debate in parliament on Monday, with Home Minister Amit Shah and Hyderabad politician Asaduddin Owaisi engaging in a bitter face-off. "You cannot scare us," Mr Owaisi said, as Amit Shah wagged a finger at him, asking h...
Chandrayaan 2 Moon Mission Launch Aborted After Technical Snag: 10 Points
India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday July 15, 2019
The launch of moon rocket Chandrayaan 2, India's most ambitious space mission yet, was called off less than an hour before blast-off early this morning by the Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO. The powerful GSLV Mark III rocket was set to go up from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 2:51 am with a rover that would land on the moon in about ...
107 Bengal Lawmakers Will Switch To BJP "Very Soon", Says Mukul Roy
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday July 14, 2019
As many as 107 legislators of Trinamool Congress, the Left and the Congress are in touch with the BJP, party leader Mukul Roy claimed on Saturday, vowing to bring down the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal. Several Trinamool leaders, both at the state and district levels, have lost confidence in the party and are fed up with the way it is f...
Madhya Pradesh Spends On Ministers' Bungalows As Anganwadis Risk Shutdown
India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday July 13, 2019
A cash crunch may have put 20,000 critical child-care centres at risk of shutting down in Madhya Pradesh but when it comes to the facelift and renovation of the ministers' bungalows, government funds are flowing freely.
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