Tarn Taran, August 31 Four masked men allegedly vandalised a Pieta statue on the church premises at Thakarpura village in Patti area of this district on Tuesday night and set a car parked there on fire. Following the incident, Christians staged a dharna on the Khemkaran road on Wednesday…
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AAP MLAs to meet CBI director, seek probe into ‘Operation Lotus’
New Delhi, August 31 AAP MLAs in Delhi will meet the CBI director on Wednesday to demand a probe into the alleged ‘Operation Lotus’ of the BJP to topple opposition-ruled state governments, party leader Atishi said. A delegation of 10 AAP MLAs would meet the CBI director at 3pm, Atishi…
View More AAP MLAs to meet CBI director, seek probe into ‘Operation Lotus’Now, Manish Tewari questions Congress chief’s election process
New Delhi, August 31 After G23 leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma, another group member Manish Tewari on Wednesday questioned the procedure for the upcoming election to the post of Congress president asking how could there be a fair and free election without a publicly available electoral roll. “Essence…
View More Now, Manish Tewari questions Congress chief’s election processClimate crisis: India showing intent as problem-solver, says Bhupender Yadav at G20 meet
New Delhi, August 31 Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday said India is showing intent as a problem-solver despite not being a traditional contributor to global emissions. Addressing the opening ceremony of the G20 environmental and climate ministerial meeting in Bali, Indonesia, he said the current pace and scale of…
View More Climate crisis: India showing intent as problem-solver, says Bhupender Yadav at G20 meetAAP MLAs claiming BJP offered them money should take lie-detector test: Delhi BJP
New Delhi, August 31 The claims by AAP MLAs that they have been approached by the BJP and offered up to Rs 20 crore to switch sides is a matter of forensic investigation and they should undergo a lie-detector test, the BJP said on Wednesday. Addressing a joint press conference,…
View More AAP MLAs claiming BJP offered them money should take lie-detector test: Delhi BJPRJD’s Kartik Kumar shifted to sugarcane dept, Shamim Ahmad replaces him as Bihar law minister
Patna, August 31 In a significant development, RJD’s Kartik Kumar, who was given the law portfolio earlier in the month, was shifted to the sugarcane department amid the ongoing row over his alleged involvement in a criminal case. Shamim Ahmad, also an RJD leader, replaced Kumar as the law minister,…
View More RJD’s Kartik Kumar shifted to sugarcane dept, Shamim Ahmad replaces him as Bihar law ministerJharkhand police arrest BJP’s Seema Patra for ‘torturing’ domestic help
Ranchi, August 31 Jharkhand police on Wednesday arrested suspended BJP leader Seema Patra, wife of a retired IAS officer, on allegations of torturing her 29-year-old tribal help Sunita, police sources said. Acting on a tip-off from a government employee, the Ranchi Police had rescued the woman from Patra’s residence last…
View More Jharkhand police arrest BJP’s Seema Patra for ‘torturing’ domestic helpUS has concerns about any country exercising with Russia: White House
Washington, August 31 The United States has concerns about any country conducting an exercise with Russia which has waged an unprovoked and brutal war against Ukraine, the White House said on Tuesday. It said this in response to a question on a multinational military exercise — called Vostok 2022 –…
View More US has concerns about any country exercising with Russia: White HouseMan held for raping one-and-half-year-old infant in UP
Kushinagar, August 31 A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a one-and-half-year-old infant girl in his neighbourhood in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district, police said. According to police, Ravi Rai, a resident of the Vishnupura area, of Kushinagar district used to often play with the girl. Rai came to…
View More Man held for raping one-and-half-year-old infant in UPLast Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended Cold War and won Nobel prize, dies at 91
August 31 Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said. Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, forged arms reduction deals with the United States and partnerships with…
View More Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended Cold War and won Nobel prize, dies at 91$20 trillion economy in 25 years, Economic Advisory Council lays road map for country
New Delhi, August 30The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) on Tuesday released “The Competitiveness Road Map for India@100” which charts out a road map for India to become an upper-middle-income country by 2047, the centenary year of its Independence.India can achieve this if it manages to achieve…
View More $20 trillion economy in 25 years, Economic Advisory Council lays road map for countrySupreme Court gives Centre six weeks to take call on minorities in states
Satya Prakash New Delhi, August 30 The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave six weeks to the Centre to spell out its stand after holding discussions with various states and union territories on identification of religious minorities, including Hindus, at the state level. A Bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul…
View More Supreme Court gives Centre six weeks to take call on minorities in statesNarrow Asian chauvinism not in continent’s interests: External Affairs Minister
New Delhi, August 30Warning against “narrow Asian chauvinism”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said there are resident powers in Asia like the US or proximate ones like Australia who have legitimate interests.”Their contribution is also invaluable for securing the global commons. India’s universalist outlook, expressed in the belief of…
View More Narrow Asian chauvinism not in continent’s interests: External Affairs MinisterNarrow Asian chauvinism not in continent’s interests: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar
New Delhi, August 30 Warning against “narrow Asian chauvinism”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said there are resident powers in Asia like the US or proximate ones like Australia who have legitimate interests. “Their contribution is also invaluable for securing the global commons. India’s universalist outlook, expressed in…
View More Narrow Asian chauvinism not in continent’s interests: External Affairs Minister JaishankarIndian economy can touch USD 20 trillion by 2047: Economic Advisory Council
New Delhi, August 28India can become an upper-middle-income country by 2047 if it manages to achieve a sustained growth rate of 7-7.5 per cent for the next 25 years, EAC-PM Chairman Bibek Debroy said on Tuesday.The country can become a USD 20 trillion economy by 2047 at this growth rate,…
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