Category: India News

PM releases tiger census report, their population doubles since 2006

New Delhi, Jul 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the All India Tiger Estimation Report 2018 and said the country has emerged as of one of the biggest and safest habitats for tigers in the world. The tiger population in the country has grown from 1,411 in […]

Azam Khan apologises for his sexist remarks in LS

New Delhi, Jul 29: Under fire from various quarters, Samajwadi Party member Azam Khan on Monday apologised in Lok Sabha for his sexist remarks against BJP member Rama Devi. Though Khan had to repeat his apology twice in the House, a visibly peeved Devi said the member has the […]

Yediyurappa wins trust vote; Speaker resigns

Bengaluru, Jul 29: The three-day old BJP government in Karnataka headed by B S Yediyurappa on Monday proved its majority in the truncated state Assembly winning the confidence motion by a voice vote in a smooth affair. Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar announced his resignation soon after Yediyurappa […]

Former Guj MP Vitthal Radadiya dies in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, Jul 29: Vitthal Radadiya, one of Saurashtra’s most prominent politicians and former Member of Parliament from Porbandar in Gujarat, died at his residence in Ahmedabad on Monday morning. He was 61 and had been unwell since the last one year. His mortal remains will be kept at a […]

Yediyurappa wins trust vote in smooth affair

Bengaluru, Jul 29: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday proved his majority in the Assembly winning the confidence motion by a voice vote. With the numbers game favouring the BJP government, the Congress and JDS did not press for division on the one-line motion moved by Yediyurappa […]

Flipkart CEO sees UP becoming India’s first trillion-dollar state economy

Lucknow, Jul 28: Projects that formed part of the second Ground Breaking Ceremony will help in Uttar Pradesh’s quest to be first trillion-dollar state economy in India, Flipkart Group Chief Executive Officer Kalyan Krishnamurthy said here Sunday. “The groundbreaking ceremony will play a key role in propelling Uttar Pradesh […]

Aligarh administration bans religious functions on roads

Aligarh (UP), Jul 28:  The Aligarh administration has put a blanket ban on holding religious functions on roads.  The decision came after some Hindutva groups planned the recital of Hanuman Chalisa to protest the offering of namaz on roads. The district administration has taken this step as a […]

Need to increase disposal of cases: Supreme Court Judge

Hyderabad, July 28: Supreme Court Judge Justice R Subhash Reddy on Sunday stressed the need to arrest delays in disposing cases and appealed to judges and advocates to improve their reading habits to ensure it. Litigants, he said, want speedy disposal of casesand judicial officers and advocates should […]

Himalayan states demand green bonus, separate ministry

Mussoorie (U’khand), Jul 28: The Himalayan states on Sunday came together at a conclave here to demand a separate Union ministry to deal with problems endemic to them and a green bonus in recognition of their contribution to environment conservation. The twin demands formed part of a common agenda […]

Panipat youth drowns in overflowing Yamuna: Police

Muzaffarnagar, Jul 28:  A 25-year-old man from neighbouring Panipat drowned in the Yamuna river at Kairana near here Sunday while taking bath along with his three other friends in the overflowing river, said police. The victim’s three friends, however, were rescued by local youths, they said. Victim Deepu […]

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