New Delhi, Aug 17 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his long ‘silence’ on sensitive issues like Manipur, and likened him to a relative who comes visiting during happy times and turns away when things get difficult. “For the last 9 years, the PM…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the policy of the Gujarat and Union governments about selective application for remission (pre-mature release) of Bilkis Bano’s 11 convicts serving jail sentence for gang-rape and murder. The Apex Court was hearing a batch of pleas, including certain pleas filed by third parties, challenging…
Chennai, Aug 17 (UNI) Marking yet another milestone, the Lander Module (LM) was on Thursday successfully separated from the Propulsion Module (M) in the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft and it will be deboosted for descend to a slightly lower Orbit tomorrow ahead of soft landing on the South Polar region of the moon on August 23. ISRO…
Bhopal, Aug 17 (UNI) Though the Assembly election schedule is yet to be formally announced vis-à-vis Madhya Pradesh’s 230 constituencies, the state’s ruling BJP jumped the gun – in a manner of speaking – by releasing the maiden list of 39 candidates on Thursday. The move comes a day after the party’s Central Election…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (UNI) Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday slammed Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu for blaming “Bihari architects” for the house collapse incidents in his state and said It was not the right time to play politics amidst a natural calamity. Thakur’s remarks came after Sukhu, in…
Patna, Aug 17 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar alleged that the present National Democratic Alliance (NDA) lacks vision and does not know anything about the alliance. Talking to the media persons after arriving at Jaiprakash Narayan International Airport here on Thursdaym Kumar, without taking the name of any leader said that they never ran…
Bengaluru, Aug 17 (UNI) A war of words have erupted between the Congress government in Karnataka and Opposition parties after the former agreed to release 9,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The verbal war began after Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar accused Karnataka BJP and former CM Basavaraj Bommai for politicising a…
Nagpur, Aug 17 (UNI) An IndiGo pilot on Thursday collapsed and died moment before taking off to Pune from Nagpur’s Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar airport, officials said. Captain Manoj Subramanyam (40) fell unconscious at around 12 AM in the security area near a boarding gate of the airport, the officials said. He was immediately rushed to…
Mumbai, Aug 17 (UNI) Snapping a winning streak of last two sessions, the BSE sensex on Thursday dropped 388.40 pts to settle at 65,151.02 as selling was seen in Utilities, Power and Energy stocks tracking weakness in Asian peers on worries over China’s economy. Asian markets declined, dragged by concerns over China’s economy in the…
Varanasi, Aug 17 (UNI) A proposal forwarded by the Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh (VVSS) for a peaceful and out of the court settlement of Gyanvapi complex dispute has evoked a mixed response from both the sides. While the Anjuman Intezamia Masaid Committee, which looks into day-to-day affairs of the Gyanvapi mosque has welcomed the move,…
