Pak ready to participate in PM Modi’s proposed video conference of SAARC on strategy to fight Coronavirus
Pakistan has said it will participate in a video conference of SAARC member countries proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to combat the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic that has killed over 5,000 people globally. Prime Minister Modi reached out to the eight-member regional grouping on Friday and pitched for a video conference among the leaders of […]
Parliament cancels visitors passes
Amid fear of spread of coronavirus, Parliament on Thursday cancelled the visitors passes in general so as to avoid any contact with outsiders. When asked about any proposal of adjourning the House, the Speaker said: “NO”. Speaker Om Birla was asked after he arrived in Parliament. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi did not comment on […]
Amit Shah Says Opposition’s Hate Speech Incited Delhi Riots, Praises Police
After the opposition in Lok Sabha on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah for failing to contain the violence in Delhi for nearly three days and questioned his silence, the senior BJP leader said that he wanted the discussion on the issue after Holi to “avoid a communal flare-up during the festival […]
Suspension of 7 Congress Lok Sabha MPs withdrawn
The suspension of seven Congress MPs from the Lok Sabha was withdrawn on Wednesday. It comes a week after a motion on the same was passed by a voice vote amid protests by opposition members in the House. Earlier on Wednesday, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had adjourned the House for an hour till 1.30 […]
Jyotiraditya Scindia likely to join BJP as 20 MLAs resign
After resigning from the Congress party, Madhya Pradesh leader Jyotiraditya Scindia is expected to join the BJP today evening. Sources told The Indian Express that Scindia is expected to get a Rajya Sabha ticket from Madhya Pradesh by the saffron party after he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah earlier in the day. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath Tuesday […]
COVID-19: 58 Indians brought back from Iran
First batch of 58 stranded Indians, including women and children, were brought back from coronavirus-hit Iran in a C-17 Globemaster military aircraft on Tuesday, officials said. The Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft landed with the Indians at Hindon air base in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on early Tuesday. The evacuated Indians were being assisted by an […]
Scindia tenders resignation from Cong, Sonia expels him for anti-party activities
Moments after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Tuesday, disgruntled Congress leader and former Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scindia tendered his resignation to party president Sonia Gandhi saying it was now time for him to move on. Gandhi immediately expelled him from the Congress for anti-party activities, as the crisis looming over […]
Allahabad HC Orders Removal Of Hoardings Displaying Anti-CAA Protesters
The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed Lucknow district magistrate to remove posters of those accused of vandalism during anti-CAA protests. It asked Lucknow district authorities to submit a report by March 16 about the removal of anti-CAA protesters’ posters. The Court had on Sunday reserved its order on a matter related to the state […]
Haryana: Third day of rain, hailstorm; heavy losses to crops
Untimely rain coupled with hailstorm and strong winds, which are on for the past three days, have damaged wheat, mustard, barley crops, and vegetables in Haryana. The rains have flattened crops in Fatehabad, Hisar, Bhiwani, Rohtak, Sonipat, Dadri, Mahendergarh and other parts of the state. Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister JP Dalal said that the […]
Indian student who came back from coronavirus epicentre Wuhan describes the ‘ghost town’
A student from Maharashtra, studying at a university near Wuhan in China, said on Thursday that initially there was no restriction on movement on people in the city, which was later placed under lockdown as the Covid-19 cases started mounting. Today, the streets are deserted, no private vehicles ply on the roads and public transport […]