New Delhi, Jul 8: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and its parliamentary party leader Sonia Gandhi Monday met new MPs of the party here as part of a training programme. Sonia Gandhi addressed the MPs and assured them of all the support from the Congress, a leader present at the […]
NEW DELHI – A bus on Monday skidded off an expressway to Agra, home of the Taj Mahal, and fell into a drain, killing 28 people, after its driver apparently dozed off at the wheel, police said. Indian roads are among the world’s deadliest, with 464,910 accidents in […]
SRINAGAR, India – Tensions in disputed Kashmir after a deadly suicide bombing earlier this year are having a severe impact on human rights in the region, a United Nations report released on Monday said. Muslim-majority Kashmir is claimed in full by India and Pakistan, who both rule it […]
New Delhi, Jul 7: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday said he has not gone soft on the Centre on the issue of rising crime rate in the national capital, but “attacking or abusing” each other over it is not a solution. The chief minister made the remarks on […]
Thane (Maha), Jul 8: A court in Maharashtra’s Thane district has upheld a lower court’s verdict sentencing a man to three years in jail for sodomising a minor in 1999. Pravin Kumar Ganesh Lohar (45) was convicted under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code by a first class […]
New Delhi, Jul 8: A Bill to change the process of appointment of chairperson and members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday. Introducing the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said […]
New Delhi, Jul 8: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Amethi on July 10, his first visit after losing the parliamentary constituency to Union minister Smriti Irani in the recently-held general election. He will be attending a party workers meeting there, sources said Monday. In a historic poll battle, […]
New Delhi, Jul 8: Parliament on Monday passed an amendment bill which allows voluntary use of Aadhaar as proof of identity for users to open bank accounts and get mobile phone connection. The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was passed by Rajya Sabha by a voice vote. […]
New Delhi, Jul 8: The view that a young leader should succeed Rahul Gandhi as Congress president is fast gaining traction with the party’s youth cadre batting for a Gen Next chief over the old guard. The young brigade’s preference for youth over experience got a boost when Punjab […]
Bengaluru, Jul 8: Karnataka minister and Independent MLA H Nagesh on Monday resigned and withdrew support to the H D Kumaraswamy-led government, delivering another blow to the shaky JD(S)-Congress coalition ruling the state. Nagesh, who was recently inducted into the government as small scale industries minister, met Governor Vajubhai […]
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