New Delhi: A day after the SIT probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence said it was a “pre-planned conspiracy”, the Congress stepped up its attack on the government on Wednesday, demanding the dismissal of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra. Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said the government would have to sack the minister […]
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday told Parliament that there was no proposal under consideration for framing separate rules of service and pension for paramilitary forces personnel or central armed police forces. This was stated by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai in a written reply to Rajya Sabha. “Representations are received from […]
New Delhi: Delhi has not been able to meet the CPCB’s annual average safe limit of nitrogen dioxide – 40 micrograms per cubic metre – since 2013, according to a new analysis by air pollution policy tracking platform NCAP Tracker. From 2013 to 2020, Delhi’s average annual NO2 levels ranged from 61 micrograms per cubic […]
NEW DELHI: India must immediately move towards developing hypersonic cruise missiles to maintain minimum credible deterrence against its enemies, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday. The countries that have done defence innovation are the ones who have bested their enemies and made their mark on history, he said. “We should, therefore, strengthen ourselves and […]
The probe team urges CJM to replace lesser charges with attempt to murder NEW DELHI: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, which claimed eight lives, has urged the chief judicial magistrate to replace lesser charges in the case like causing death by negligence with attempt to murder, saying that it was […]
NEW DELHI: Speaker Om Birla expressed his displeasure on Tuesday at ministers interacting with members over various issues inside the Lok Sabha and asked them not to run their offices from the House. Union minister Giriraj Singh was seen interacting with a member, who had come to his seat to discuss some issue after the […]
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the CBSE over a comprehension passage in the class 10 English paper, terming it as “disgusting” and a “ploy” of the RSS-BJP to crush the morale and future of the youth. The comprehension passage in the CBSE class 10 English question paper has sparked […]
VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that today’s India is focusing both on retrieving the glory of the nation and modernizing the country. Speaking after inaugurating the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project at his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, the Prime Minister said, “Today’s new India is not only constructing the temple at Ayodhya but […]
NEW DELHI: Vice-President and Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, and Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla led the parliamentarians in paying tributes to those killed in the 2001 Parliament attack at a sombre ceremony here on Monday. At the ceremony held in the Parliament House complex, Naidu and Birla paid floral tributes to the martyrs. […]
NEW DELHI: India’s coronavirus tally rose to 3,46,97,860 with 7,350 people testing positive for the infection in a day, while the number of active cases declined to 91,456, the lowest in 561 days, the Union Health Ministry data showed on Monday. The death toll from the pandemic has climbed to 4,75,636 with 202 new fatalities, […]