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Shah has asked me to ensure good governance: Karnataka CM

New Delhi, Jul 30: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah has asked him to ensure “good governance” in the state. “He (Shah) asked me to give good governance in the state. I assured him that whatever faith you have reposed in me, […]

Man shoots himself dead after killing woman

(EDS: Recast) Kochi, July 30: A man allegedly shot dead a 24- year-old woman before killing himself in Nellikuzhi village near Kothamangalam in Ernakulam district of Kerala on Friday, police said. The woman was a final year student of a dental college, said the police. The two, said […]

Three trekkers missing in HP’s Lahaul-Spiti

Shimla, Jul 30 (PTI) Three trekkers have gone missing in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul-Spiti district, a senior official said here on Thursday. State Disaster Management Director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta said a Rajasthan trekker, Nikunj Jaiswal, and his two companions went missing at Ghepan Peak. Details of the two others are […]

Air India sold its 115 properties for Rs 738 crore since 2015: Govt

New Delhi, Jul 29: Air India has sold its 115 properties for Rs 738 crore since 2015 to offset its debt, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh said on Thursday. According to the decision of Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism (AISAM) in 2018, disinvestment-bound Air India […]

Mayawati urges Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance of Pegasus row

Lucknow, Jul 29: BSP chief Mayawati Thursday urged the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance of the Pegasus snooping row and said that “mistrust and confrontation” between the government and the Opposition over important issues have stalled the functioning of Parliament. She said the country is “worried” over […]

We support all peace initiatives aimed at lasting political settlement:India on Afghanistan

New Delhi, Jul 29:  India on Thursday said it has a steadfast policy to support a sovereign, democratic and peaceful Afghanistan and it is in touch with various stakeholders within and outside Afghanistan including regional and international partners. The comments by the Minister of State for External Affairs […]

Majority in India’s big states with COVID-19 antibodies- survey

MUMBAI, July 28 – More than 70% of people in eight of India’s large states are estimated to have COVID-19 antibodies, a government survey showed on Wednesday, suggesting that a second surge in infections affected many more people than the reported figures. The survey, which tested a sample […]

Number of terrorist incidents down in J&K: Govt

New Delhi, Jul 28:  The number of incidents of terrorist violence has come down in Jammu and Kashmir in the last two years, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai […]

Amarinder urges PM Modi to reopen Kartarpur corridor

Chandigarh, Jul 28:  Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reopen the Kartarpur corridor so that devotees could visit the shrine dedicated to Sikh Guru Nanak Dev in Pakistan. Pilgrimage to the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara was suspended in March 2020 because of […]

Will depend on situation, no problem if someone else leads: Mamata Banerjee on being face of Oppn

New Delhi, Jul 28:  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday remained ambivalent on being the face of the Opposition to take on the BJP, saying it will depend on the situation. “I want to help all the opposition parties to bell the cat. I don’t want […]

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