Dharamshala (HP) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday accused the Congress of misleading farmers in the name of loan waivers. Addressing a rally here to celebrate one year of the Jai Ram Thakur-led BJP government in Himachal Pradesh, Modi also stressed on the one, one pension scheme implemented by […]
New Delhi : Delhi’s air quality was on the brink of turning severe again with unfavourable meteorological conditions like low wind speed preventing dispersion of pollutants on Thursday, authorities said. The Central Pollution Control Board data showed the overall air quality index (AQI) at the ‘very poor’ level of […]
New Delhi : Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday defended penal provision in the triple talaq bill saying it is important to instil fear in the minds of those still practising it and rejected suggestions that it was against any religion. Intervening in the debate on the bill […]
New Delhi : Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering arrived here Thursday on a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with his counterpart Narendra Modi on a host of issues, including the Himalayan nation’s five-year development plan. On his first visit to the country since taking charge last […]
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday lauded the NIA for busting an alleged Islamic State terror plot, and defended a recent government order authorising investigative agencies to monitor any computer. “Well done NIA for cracking the dangerous terrorist module,” he tweeted. “Would this crackdown of the terrorist […]
Muzaffarnagar : A 26-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison in Chokda village here, police said Friday. Ravi Kumar was taken to a hospital on Thursday, but was declared brought dead by doctors, they said. The reason behind him committing suicide is yet to be ascertained. PTI 28/12/2018
Mumbai : The rupee rose by 30 paise to 70.05 against the US currency in opening trade Friday aided by foreign fund inflows amid a weak dollar globally and sharp fall in crude oil prices. Domestic stock markets opened with gains of up to 1 per cent which also […]
Mumbai : BSE benchmark Sensex Friday rallied over 300 points and NSE Nifty reclaimed the 10,800 mark on firm global cues, heavy foreign fund inflow and strengthening rupee. Extending gains for the third session, the 30-share index was trading 306.16 points, or 0.86 per cent, higher at 36,113.44. The […]
Srinagar : An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Awantipora area of Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Banderpora area of Awantipora in the south Kashmir district Friday morning following specific information about […]
Muzaffarnagar : Five people were arrested for allegedly poaching wildlife animals for meat in the Shukertal forest range in the Hastinapur sanctuary here, police said Friday. They were members of a gang that supplied meat of wildlife animals, Shukertal Range Officer Raj Singh Pundhir said. Ratenpal, Madan, Retan Singh, […]
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