Mumbai, Aug 31 (UNI) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi “categorically explain what is going on” in the light of fresh allegations against the Adani Group and sought a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the accusations. Addressing a press conference here ahead of the I.N.D.I.A alliance meeting, Gandhi presented…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) A special session of Parliament has been convened from September 18 to 22, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Thursday. In a post on micro-blogging platform X, Pralhad said, “The Special Session of Parliament (13th Session of 17th Lok Sabha and 261st Session of Rajya Sabha) is being called…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) Justice (retired) Jayant Nath on Thursday took charge as the acting chairman of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal assured full support to Nath on behalf of his government. Kejriwal tweeted, “I wholeheartedly welcome Justice (retired) Jayant Nath as the new Chairman of DERC. Electricity is…
Chandigarh, Aug 31 (UNI) The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) in a joint operation with SAS Nagar Police have arrested six operatives of ISI-backed Pak-based terrorist Harwinder Singh alias Rinda and recovered five pistols along with ammunition from their possession. DGP Gaurav Yadav said here on Thursday that those arrested have been identified as Roshan Kumar,…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) One of the convicts in the gruesome gang rape case of Bilkis Bano on Thursday told the Supreme Court that ‘reformation is the ultimate aim of criminal justice system unless it’s a rarest of the rare case’. The Apex Court’s two-judge bench, headed by Justice B V Nagarathna and also…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it was ready to hold elections any time in Jammu and Kashmir, but could not give an exact timeline for restoring its statehood. Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Menta, appearing for the Centre, told the Supreme Court “We are ready for elections…
Bengaluru, Aug 31 (UNI) JDS supremo and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Thursday showed his disinterest with the anti-BJP I.N.D.I.A alliance and said he didn’t see any need to join any grouping as only “time will decide what the future of the nation is going to be”. “I can talk volumes about other…
Jammu, Aug 31 (UNI) Ahead of two-week long Agniveer Recruitment Rally scheduled at Akhnoor Military Station here in the city outskirts, the Army has issued an advisory instructing the aspirants to beware of touts as the selection is based “purely” on merit basis. “The candidates are advised not to pay bribes to anyone for recruitment…
Jammu, Aug 31 (UNI) Initiating on the lines of ‘Education for All’ theory, the Kathua based Campus of University of Jammu have started two-week ‘donate stationery’ drive to fulfil the dreams of several underprivileged students at adopted village Kathera in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. Rector, Kathua Campus, University of Jammu, Dr Meenakshi Kilam…
Bengaluru, Aug 31 (UNI) An ISRO scientist was allegedly abused by a man riding a scooty while he was travelling to his workplace in the city here. Ashish Lamba, the scientist, brought the allegation into the public domain on Wednesday by posting it on X, formerly known as Twitter. He alleged that a person on…
