Monsoon session of Parliament to commence from July 20
New Delhi: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said the Monsoon session of the Parliament will begin on July 20 and continue till August 11.
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Bengal teacher recruitment scam: ED summons TMC youth president Saayoni Ghosh again
Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Trinamool Congress youth president and Bengali actress Saayoni Ghosh to quiz for the second time in connection with the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam, media reports said.
Amarnath Yatra begins amid tight security
Srinagar/UNI: Amid tight security, the first batch of Amarnath pilgrims were flagged off Saturday morning to the Holy Cave simultaneously from both routes — the Pahalgam track in the Anantnag district and Baltal in the Ganderbal district, officials said.
Bihar: One killed, 14 injured in a road accident
Munger/UNI: A funeral processionist was killed and fourteen were injured, six of them seriously, when the tractor carrying them collided with a sand-laden truck near Singhia Chowk on Munger-Lakhisarai main road in Munger district in the wee hours on Saturday.
Amarnath Yatra begins amid tight security
Srinagar/UNI: Amid tight security, the first batch of Amarnath pilgrims were flagged off Saturday morning to the Holy Cave simultaneously from both routes — the Pahalgam track in the Anantnag district and Baltal in the Ganderbal district, officials said.
Bihar: One killed, 14 injured in a road accident
Munger/UNI: A funeral processionist was killed and fourteen were injured, six of them seriously, when the tractor carrying them collided with a sand-laden truck near Singhia Chowk on Munger-Lakhisarai main road in Munger district in the wee hours on Saturday.
Amarnath Yatra begins amid tight security
Srinagar/UNI: Amid tight security, the first batch of Amarnath pilgrims were flagged off Saturday morning to the Holy Cave simultaneously from both routes — the Pahalgam track in the Anantnag district and Baltal in the Ganderbal district, officials said.
Maharashtra bus accident: Issue of safety of vehicles and passengers has again come to the fore, says Ajit Pawar
Mumbai/UNI: Leader of opposition in Maharashtra legislative assembly Ajit Pawar on Saturday expressed shock at the bus accident at Buldhana-Sindkhed Raja on the Samruddhi highway in which 25 bus passengers were killed.
Bengal teacher recruitment scam: 'Ready for even 24-hour quizzing...,' says TMC's Saayoni Ghosh
Kolkata/IBNS: After being quizzed for 11 hours by the Enforcement Directorate, Trinamool Congress youth president Saayoni Ghosh on Friday said she was ready for even a 12-hour questioning for the sake of a probe into the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam.
Maharashtra: Bus catches fire in Buldhana, 25 passengers charred to death
Buldhana: As many as twenty-five bus passengers were charred to death after the vehicle caught fire on the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district on Saturday, a senior police official told UNI.
Reduce age of consent for physical relationship from 18 to 16: Madhya Pradesh HC tells Centre
Gwalior/IBNS: The Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has requested the Centre to reduce the age of consensual physical relations between a man and a woman from 18 years to 16 years.
'Your letters require only outright disregard': MK Stalin's reply to TN Guv over minister dismissal
New Delhi: In a scathing reply to Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi's letter on Minister V Senthil Balaji's dismissal, Chief Minister MK Stalin Friday said that the communique requires "outright disregard" and shows that the governor acted in haste with "scant regard to the Constitution".
ED grills actress-turned-TMCP leader Saayoni Ghosh for over 9 hours in Bengal teachers recruitment scam
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate's grilling of actress-turned-Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) state president Saayoni Ghosh at the CGO Complex in Salt Lake, in relation to the alleged teachers' recruitment scam in the West Bengal Government- aided schools and purchase of a flat still continued for nine hours on Friday.
AAP supports Rahul Gandhi over being stopped by police in Manipur
New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Friday slammed the Centre over stopping Rahul Gandhi's convoy by police in Manipur, calling the act "wrong" and an indication of "total failure" of law and order in the northeastern state.
PM Modi, President Vladimir Putin discuss Ukraine, failed armed mutiny in Russia over call
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which the two leaders discussed the "recent developments in Russia" in the wake of a failed armed mutiny by the Wagner group, as well as the situation in Ukraine.
PRAGATI: PM Modi reviews 12 key projects spread across 10 states, 2 UTs having cumulative worth over Rs. 1,21,300 crores
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier today chaired the meeting of the 42nd edition of PRAGATI, the ICT-based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving Centre and State governments.
Andhra Pradesh: Youth's body found on railway track
Kakinada: The body of a youth was found on the railway track near Chitrada village, 15 kms from here on Friday.
India-Philippines: S Jaishankar, Enrique Manalo discuss issues related to broader cooperation during JCBC meeting
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and visiting Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo co-chaired the 5th India-Philippines Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) where the two leaders discussed issues related to broad cooperation.
Maharashtra: Three killed, 7 injured as cruise car rams into stationary Eicher Vehicle
Nashik: Three persons of a family, including a 18-month-old baby, were killed and 7 others injured when a cruise car they were travelling in rammed into a stationary Eicher vehicle on the Samruddhi Express Highway at Kokamthan Shiwar in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra past midnight last night.
Mozambique: INS Sunayna enters Port Beira
New Delhi: INS Sunayna, based at Southern Naval Command Kochi, entered Port Beira, Mozambique on June 28.
India, and Tanzania officials discuss wide range of issues during Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting
New Delhi: The second edition of Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting between India and Tanzania was held in Arusha on June 28 & 29, 2023.
Odisha: Absconding drug peddle held by STF
Bhubaneswar: An absconding drug peddler was arrested by the STF of Odisha police on Friday.
Congress takes swipe at PM Modi on Manipur situation
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Friday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the current situation in Manipur by accusing him of not being sensitive over the matter.
Odisha: Three killed, one injured in road accident
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Three people were killed and one woman was admitted to a hospital with critical injuries after the vehicle in which they were travelling dashed against a tree near Basini square on Umerkote-Jharigaon road in Nabarangpur district on Thursday midnight.
Karnataka HC dismisses Twitter plea against Centre
Manipur: 1 killed, many injured in firing; BJP office attacked by large mob
Imphal/UNI: A person succumbed to bullet wounds and many persons including women were injured in firing on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday after a large mob attacked the office of BJP in Manipur's Imphal.
Karnataka HC dismisses Twitter plea against Centre
Bengaluru/UNI: The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed the petition filed by Twitter challenging ten blocking orders issued by the central government between February 2021 and 2022 directing the social media giant to take down 39 URLs.
Manipur: 1 killed, many injured in firing; BJP office attacked by large mob
Imphal/UNI: A person succumbed to bullet wounds and many persons including women were injured in firing on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday after a large mob attacked the office of BJP in Manipur's Imphal.
Rahul Gandhi meets displaced people in violence-hit Manipur's Moirang
Imphal/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited Moirang in Bishnupur district and interacted with displaced people on Friday.
'I intend to cooperate...': TMC's Saayoni Ghosh appearing before ED in Bengal teacher recruitment scam
Kolkata/IBNS: "I intend to cooperate to the best of my abilities," said Trinamool Congress youth state president and Bengali actress Saayoni Ghosh arriving at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office for questioning in connection with the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam on Friday.