NEW DELHI: Moving closer to announcing the schedule for the election to the office of vice-president of India, the Election Commission on Friday said it has finalised the electoral college list.The list, which, as per the law, must include all elected members of the Lok Sabha and elected and nominated members of the Rajya Sabha,…
Mallikarjun Kharge; JP Nadda NEW DELHI: Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha J P Nadda on Thursday accused the Opposition parties of displaying double standards by staging a walkout as home minister Amit Shah started replying to the Operation Sindoor debate in Rajya Sabha, and insisting that the reply come from the Prime Minister….
VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to deliver a significant gift to farmers across the nation ahead of Raksha Bandhan, a release said. During his visit to Varanasi on August 2, PM Modi will release the 20th instalment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, transferring over Rs 20,500 crore directly into the accounts…
New Delhi, Jul 24 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh conducts the proceedings of the house during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday. (Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab) NEW DELHI: As Opposition parties continued to disrupt proceedings in the Rajya Sabha to press for a discussion on the special intensive…
NEW DELHI: Second half of the monsoon season (Aug-Sept) is most likely to receive ‘above normal’ rainfall over the country as a whole, barring a few regional exceptions, the IMD said on Thursday.Individually, Aug is expected to receive ‘normal’ rainfall whereas Sept may get ‘above normal’ rainfall, bringing the total quantitative rainfall to more than…
NEW DELHI: In a significant breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a key conspirator involved in the brutal killings of three women and as many children in Manipur’s Jiribam district in November last year.The accused, identified as Thanglienlal Hmar alias Boya, a resident of Moinathol Dilkshosh Ghaat in Assam’s Cachar district, was…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan on Thursday raised a unique but pressing issue in the Lok Sabha, calling for government regulation of food prices, quantity, and quality at eateries across the country.Invoking the relatable example of varying prices and sizes of samosas across regions, he said, “Somewhere you get a samosa at…
Arvind Kejriwal (PTI image) Accusing the previous governments of “ruining” Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said an “honest” regime led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is on the contrary working for the welfare of people. He lauded his party’s government for acting tough against drug smugglers and bringing an…
NEW DELHI: The Punjab government will observe the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur with a large-scale event in Sri Anandpur Sahib, expected to draw millions of devotees from across the country and abroad.Officials said the three-day commemoration beginning November 23 may see a turnout of over 10 million people, including thousands of non-resident…
Patna tragedy: EC worker’s children burnt to death in Janipur; charred bodies found on bed NEW DELHI: In a disturbing incident, burnt bodies of two children were recovered in a house, sending shockwaves in Patna’s Janipur locality. According to news agency PTI, a police officer said that the cause of the incident is not known…