Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:40:44
Proceedings of the Lok Sabha were disrupted today as some Opposition parties created uproar over the political developments in Bihar and some other issues. The House had to be adjourned for 25 minutes, just five minutes after it met for the day at 11 am.
As soon as the House took up the Question Hour, Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav (RJD) raised the issue of JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar leaving the 'gra
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Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:38:45
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said the day she gets proof of whereabouts of 39 missing Indians, abducted from Mosul in Iraq, she will inform about them via Twitter or in the Parliament if the session is on.
Addressing the Upper House, the Foreign Minister reiterated her stand that she will not declare anyone dead without proof.
"The day I get proof of whereabouts of 39
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Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:34:01
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday charged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with throwing rules to the wind to opt to join communal forces to pursue his brand of "personal" politics.
Gandhi said a mandate was given to Kumar to counter anti-communal forces in Bihar, but he has joined hands with the latter for his personal politics.
"A mandate was given to Nitish ji for the ant
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Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:31:42
Janata Dal (United) supremo Nitish Kumar on Thursday took oath as Bihar Chief Minister. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushil Modi also took oath as Bihar Deputy Chief Minister.
Bihar Governor Kesrinath Tripathi administered oath to Kumar and Modi at Raj Bhavan.
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Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:29:43
Annoyed with the ongoing political storm post Nitish Kumar's resignation as the Bihar Chief Minister, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Thursday said that the former had to go back to the saffron party, for which, Tejashwi Yadav was only a medium.
"Tejashwi ek bahana tha, unhe (Nitish) BJP ki godd mein jana tha," RJD spokesperson Manoj Jha told ANI.
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Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:25:57
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's memorial at Pei Karumbu in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram on the second death anniversary of the former President.
Prime Minister Modi unveiled a statue of Dr Kalam and offered a floral tribute. He also met with the family members of Dr Kalam.
The Prime Minister hoisted the national flag at the memorial designed and built by
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Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:23:12
A notice has been issued by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to the Railways and the Haryana Government in connection with the Junaid Khan mob lynching incident, on Wednesday.
Addressing the media, petitioner Shehzad Poonawalla, who had filed a PIL with the NHRC, said that he had written a letter to the NHRC on Junaid's mob lynching case as "the State police and Government Railway Po
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Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:17:01
pener Shikhar Dhawan made the most of his lucky Test comeback to slam a career-best 190-run knock, while Cheteshwar Pujara continued his golden run as India posted a formidable 399/3 on day one of the first Test against Sri Lanka here.
Brought into the squad only after first-choice opener Murali Vijay was ruled out due to injury, Dhawan made full use of the opportunity and played an entertainin
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Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:13:25
Several non-Hindi speaking students pursuing Phd and MPhil courses at JNU have alleged that the university administration was "blatantly" imposing the language on them.
They alleged that the administration told them their projects will not be accepted if they failed to transliterate their name, the name of the centre and topic of dissertation or thesis into Hindi.
However, JNU's Assistant Re
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