Category: India News

Azam Khan should not only apologise in Parliament but to all women: Mayawati

Lucknow, Jul 26: BSP supremo Mayawati on Friday attacked Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for his sexist remark against MP Rama Devi in the Lok Sabha, saying he should not only apologise in Parliament but to all women. “The indecent language used by Azam Khan, an SP MP from […]

BJP will provide stable govt in Karnataka: Nadda

New Delhi, Jul 26: Dismissing the Opposition’s claim that his party engineered defections to bring down the Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka, BJP working president J P Nadda said on Friday that it fell due to internal reasons and asserted that his party would provide a stable government in the […]

God-given opportunity to fight in Kargil, says Colonel

Chennai, Jul 26: Reminiscing India’s victory in the 1999 Kargil war fought against Pakistan, a colonel said fighting in the war was a god-given opportunity as many soldiers retire without seeing action. Colonel K V Madhusoodan, who was with 108 medium regiment, one of the three artillery regiments that […]

Attoor Ravi Varma dies at 89

Thrissur, Jul 26: Well-known poet and translator Attoor Ravi Varma died here Friday, his family sources said. Varma, 89, was under treatment for age-related ailments. One of the pioneers of modern Malayalam poetry, Varma is a recipient of the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry […]

Dubai bound suffers 2 hr delay after passenger falls ill

Chennai, Jul 26: A Dubai-bound flight with over 400 passengers on board suffered a two hour delay after a passenger complained of breathing problems and the aircraft was towed back to the bay, an airport official said here Friday. The flight, with 428 passengers and crew, made a […]

Yediyurappa sworn in as Karnataka CM

Bengaluru, Jul 26:  Karnataka BJP president B S Yediyurappa was sworn in as Chief Minister of the state for the fourth time on Friday. Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 76-year old Yediyurappa at a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan. Yediyurappa alone […]

Lok Sabha MPs demand exemplary action against Azam Khan

New Delhi, Jul 26: Cutting across party lines, members in Lok Sabha on Friday condemned Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan’s sexist remarks to BJP member Rama Devi and demanded exemplary action against him. Azam’s remarks to Devi when she was in the Chair during a discussion on the triple […]

No one can give stable govt in present circumstances, says Kumaraswamy

Bengaluru, Jul 25: Karnataka caretaker Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Thursday that no one can give a stable government in the state in the present political scene after the fall of his ministry two days ago. Kumaraswamy said the resignations by the rebel MLAs of the Congress-JDS […]

Shots fired near BJP MP’s residence in Bengal

Bhatpara (WB), Jul 25: Unidentified miscreants fired shots in the air near the residence of BJP MP Arjun Singh at Bhatpara in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Thursday, police said. Singh was not present at his residence when the incident occurred as he is currently […]

New WB guv to be sworn-in on July 30

Kolkata, Jul 25: Jagdeep Dhankar will be sworn-in as the new West Bengal governor on July 30 at the Raj Bhavan here. Dhankar will replace Keshari Nath Tripathi, who has completed his tenure as the 19th governor of West Bengal on July 23. The chief justice of Calcutta High […]

Headlines