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…
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…
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,…
Kolkata, Aug 17 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said drug abuse is a matter of concern for the society and the country, which is very worrying and stressed the need for working on all fronts in this matter. She said this while launching the ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’, organized by Brahma Kumaris at Raj…
Lucknow, Aug 17 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday heard the grievances of 220 people at the Janata Darshan and directed officers to address their grievances with utmost sensitivity, ensuring prompt resolution of their complaints. The CM listened to the problems of people from different districts of the state and referred their…
Una (HP), Aug 17 (UNI) HP Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said Jal Shakti Department in Himachal Pradesh has suffered a loss of 2,000 crore rupees due to rains in the last month, during a state level review meeting of the department here last night. The meeting, held through video conference, was presided over by…
