Category: India News

Maruti lines up Rs 18,000 cr investment for new manufacturing plant in Haryana

New Delhi, Jul 14: The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) is planning to invest around Rs 18,000 crore on a new manufacturing facility in Haryana, as per a top company official. The new plant would replace the company’s Gurugram-based facility and is expected to have an installed […]

PM Modi speaks with Maldivian Prez; development projects reviewed

New Delhi, Jul 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Wednesday reviewed the progress of India-supported development projects in the archipelagic nation and expressed satisfaction at the rapid pace of implementation despite the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic. Modi spoke over the phone with […]

Why you aren’t repealing British era sedition law used against Gandhi, SC asks Centre

New Delhi, Jul 15:  Concerned over ?enormous misuse? of the colonial era penal law on sedition, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre as to why it was not repealing the provision used by the British to ?silence? people like Mahatma Gandhi to suppress freedom movement Agreeing […]

SC agrees to examine fresh plea challenging sedition law

New Delhi, Jul 14: The Supreme Court Thursday agreed to examine a fresh plea by a former army officer challenging the Constitutional validity of the sedition law on the ground that it causes “chilling effect” on speech and is an unreasonable restriction on free expression, a fundamental right. A […]

Cop kicks labourer in MP’s Khargone; video goes viral

Khargone (MP), Jul 14:  A video of a police station in-charge kicking a labourer in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district went viral on social media, prompting the authorities to remove the policeman from field duty, an official said on Wednesday. The video of the alleged incident, which took place […]

At least 2 dead after heavy rains swamp hilly northern Indian state

NEW DELHI, July 13 – At least two people were dead and 10 missing after heavy rains in a hilly northern Indian state triggered landslides and flash floods that destroyed homes, damaged roads and swept away cars, a senior government official said on Tuesday. About 50 workers from […]

Rain in Delhi brings with it traffic snarls and commuter woes

New Delhi, Jul 13:  The long-awaited monsoon arrived in the national capital on Tuesday bringing with it waterlogged roads, traffic snarls in parts of the city and the familiar sight of snaking lines of vehicles stuck for interminable minutes. Many officer-goers reported late for office and several people […]

Matter of concern to see big crowds without masks in hill stations, markets: PM

New Delhi, Jul 13:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said it is a matter of concern that big crowds are thronging hill stations and market areas without masks and social distancing. During an interaction with chief ministers of eight North-Eastern states through video conferencing, the prime minister […]

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