Month: November 2019

Sad day in Parliament’s history: Rahul on Pragya hailing Godse

New Delhi, Nov 28: Calling BJP MP Pragya Thakur a “terrorist”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said her remarks hailing Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse in the Lok Sabha marked a sad day in the history of Parliament. Thakur created a controversy on Wednesday with her remark in […]

Uddhav, six ministers to take oath today: Ajit Pawar

Mumbai, Nov 27: NCP leader Ajit Pawar has said that six leaders, two each from his party, the Shiv Sena and the Congress, will take oath as ministers on Thursday along with Chief Minister-designate Uddhav Thackeray. Pawar also clarified that he will not take oath as a minister on […]

3 hurt at Texas chemical plant hit by 2 massive explosions

PORT NECHES, Texas — Two massive explosions 13 hours apart tore through a Texas chemical plant Wednesday, and one left three workers injured. The blasts blew out windows and doors of nearby homes and prompted a mandatory evacuation of a 4-mile (seven-kilometer) radius from the plant in Port […]

Trump signs bills in support of Hong Kong; China furious

BEIJING — China reacted furiously to President Donald Trump’s signing of two bills on Hong Kong human rights and said the U.S. will bear the unspecified consequences. A foreign ministry statement Thursday repeated heated condemnations of the laws and said China will counteract. It said all the people […]

Article 370: SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging curbs in J-K

New Delhi, Nov 27:The Supreme Court reserved on Wednesday its verdict on a batch of pleas including that of Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad challenging the restriction imposed in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir following abrogation of provisions of Article 370. A bench of Justice N […]

Trump signs bill supporting pro-democracy Hong Kong protesters

Washington, Nov 28: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill that supports pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, a move that is bound to anger China. The legislation proposes to impose sanctions on officials committing human rights violations against pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong. It was passed by […]

Condemn philosophy which describes Godse as patriot:Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, Nov 28: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Lok Sabha on Thursday that the BJP condemns any philosophy which describes Nathuram Godse as a patriot. He also said that Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy was and remains relevant today and described him as a guide (marg darshak). His comments […]

BJP condemns remarks made by Pragya Thakur: JP Nadda

New Delhi, Nov 28: The BJP on Thursday condemned the remarks made by its Lok Sabha MP Pragya Thakur in Parliament on Wednesday referring to Nathuram Godse and said it does not supports such statements. BJP working president JP Nadda also recommended Thakur’s removal from the consultative committee on […]

Rains improve city’s air quality

New Delhi, Nov 28: Light rains in parts of the national capital on Thursday morning further improved the city’s air quality for the second consecutive day, officials said. The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi stood at 136 at 8.47 am which falls under the ‘moderate’ category. An AQI […]

Still with NCP; Uddhav will decide on induction: Ajit Pawar

Mumbai, Nov 27: NCP leader Ajit Pawar Wednesday said he continues to be in the Sharad Pawar-led party, adding it was up to CM-designate Uddhav Thackeray to take a call on inducting him into the cabinet. Ajit Pawar, who last week supported the BJP to form a short-lived government […]

Headlines