New Delhi : Eighty-six institutes were granted minority status certificate this year as opposed to 595 last year, the Minister of State for Human Resource Development has informed the Rajya Sabha. This year, 1,017 cases were registered for grant of minority status certificate, and 931 cases are pending as […]
New Delhi : The contentious ‘triple talaq’ bill is likely to face stiff resistance from opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha which are united in their demand for sending the legislation to the Select Committee for further scrutiny. Sources said the numbers are stacked slightly in favour of the […]
New Delhi : Lok Sabha on Friday adopted a resolution on imposition of President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir, with the Centre asserting that it was committed to democratic process in the state after the Opposition termed the decision to dissolve the Assembly as “unconstitutional”. The Statutory Resolution on […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Democrats are trading blame for the partial government shutdown but doing little substantive talking with each other as the disruption in federal services and public employees’ pay slogs into another weekend. Trump upped the brinkmanship by threatening anew to close the border […]
Jamshedpur : Buoyed by increase in tourist footfall over the recent years, the Jharkhand government is building a “Santhal village” in East Singhbhum district to promote the lifestyle and traditions of the community. The tribal hamlet is being set up at a cost of Rs 2.35 crore,under National Rurban […]
Jaipur : After being reduced to just 21 seats in the last assembly elections, the Congress bounced back in Rajasthan in 2018. This was also the year when the Zika virus struck, the law caught up with actor Salman Khan and godman Asaram Bapu, and a man was beaten […]
Jammu : A low-intensity explosion rocked the main bus stand here, with the police suspecting that a grenade was lobbed to target the police station building in the vicinity, police officials said Saturday. No casualties were reported in the explosion that occurred around midnight, the officials said. Quoting preliminary […]
Srinagar : There was slight respite from the intense cold conditions at most places in Kashmir Valley even as Leh and Kargil in Ladakh region of the state experienced the coldest night of the season, the MET office said on Saturday. The night temperature rose slightly across the valley, […]
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) : Charred bodies of a 30- year-old woman and a seven-year-old girl were recovered from Mailani forests near Tedhwa bridge here, police said Saturday. The bodies, which were recovered on Friday, were burnt beyond recognition. A mobile handset, a tiffin, a saucer, glasses and burnt tyres […]
Baghpat (UP) : A 40 year-old murder accused was shot dead in the Kotwali police station area here, officials said on Saturday. Pramod, charged with the murder of his nephew and out on bail, was shot dead when he had gone to the market Friday evening, police station in-charge […]
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