No work from home for govt employees: Dr Jitendra to Lok Sabha

New Delhi: All government employees will be urged to attend office physically, and not work from home, Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has said that permitting work from home for employees of the Central government is not feasible and employees are […]

Centre gives nod to Kerala’s Rs 10 crore support to disaster-hit Turkey

New Delhi: Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal on Saturday said that the Centre has given the nod to the state to go forward to provide financial assistance of Rs 10 crores to disaster-hit Turkey. He said the clearance came from the office of the Ministry of External Affairs after the state approached it on the […]

After weeklong stalemate, Parliament adjourned till Monday

New Delhi: Parliament was adjourned on Friday till Monday within minutes of sitting as ruling BJP members continued to clash with the Opposition over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s speeches and demanded his apology for comments on Indian democracy and Parliament. Both the Houses of Parliament witnessed familiar scenes, BJP members shouting for apology by Gandhi […]

Nadda compares Rahul with billionaire George Soros

Nadda compares Rahul with billionaire George Soros

New Delhi: Terming Rahul Gandhi’s recent remarks on democracy in the country as an attack on India’s sovereignty, BJP President Nadda on Friday wondered what the true intention of the senior leader was when he asked the US and the UK to ”interfere” in the domestic affairs of this country. Demanding an apology from Rahul […]

Cong accuses BJP of being cruel towards tribals

Bhopal: The opposition Congress in MP on Friday alleged that the BJP government was acting insensitively towards tribals, as the police had registered an FIR against more than a dozen tribals including the father of a 22-year-old tribal girl who had died suspiciously at Indore some days ago, which led to unrest by tribals and […]

TMC, SP decide to work unitedly to fight BJP, keep distance from Cong

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress and the Samajwadi Party will work unitedly to fight against the BJP nationally, senior SP leader Kiranmoy Nanda said after a meeting between supremos of the two parties, Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav, on Friday. Yadav, Nanda who is an SP national vice-president, and other leaders called on Banerjee at her […]

Chandrayaan-3 passes ISRO’s vibration tests

New Delhi: Indian space agency said it had successfully completed the tests to check Chandrayaan-3 — moon spacecraft — to withstand the harsh vibration and acoustic environment that the spacecraft would face during its launch. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the tests were conducted during the first week of March 2023 at […]

Adani row: Oppn forms human chain outside Parliament for JPC

Adani row: Oppn forms human chain outside Parliament for JPC

New Delhi: Opposition MPs, on Thursday, staged a protest demonstration outside Parliament by forming a human chain. They renewed their demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe the Adani issue. Displaying placards, the protesting MPs from different political parties shouted slogans against the Modi Government. The human chain was formed in the wake […]

Told LS Speaker I have right to respond in Parliament: Rahul

Told LS Speaker I have right to respond in Parliament: Rahul

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said he has told Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla that four ministers have made allegations against him and he has the right to respond to that in Parliament. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, Gandhi said he is hopeful though not very sure that […]

Modi-Hasina to jointly inaugurate India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline on Saturday via video-conferencing. This is the first cross border energy pipeline between India and Bangladesh, built at an estimated cost of Rs 377 crore, of which the Bangladesh portion of the pipeline built at a cost […]