Cong and allies protest during Question Hour in Lok Sabha over Karnataka crisis

Cong and allies protest during Question Hour in Lok Sabha over Karnataka crisis

New Delhi, :  Opposition Congress and its allies on Friday created ruckus in Lok Sabha during Question Hour over the ongoing political crisis in Karnataka . As soon as the Question Hour commenced in the House, Opposition members from Congress and DMK entered the well of the House and raised slogans over the Karnataka political […]

Rajnath Singh to inaugurate two bridges in Kathua, Samba on Saturday

Rajnath Singh to inaugurate two bridges in Kathua, Samba on Saturday

Jammu, : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate two bridges on Saturday in bordering Kathua and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir. An official said that Mr Singh will first inaugurate Ujh Bridge in District Kathua and later address the media. Ujh Bridge is located on Parole-Korepannu-Rajpura road over Ujh Nallah. Meanwhile the Union Defence […]

Karnataka assembly likely to witness chaotic scene over Governor’s direction to CM

Karnataka assembly likely to witness chaotic scene over Governor’s direction to CM

Bengaluru, :  While the Confidence motion, moved by the Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy is yet to reach to its logical conclusion, the direction by the Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala to Chief Minister to prove his majority within 1330 hours, is likely to create storm in the house, when it reassembled on Friday. According to […]

Pak agrees to grant consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

Pak agrees to grant consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

Islamabad, :  Two days after the International Court of Justice in its verdict found that Pakistan has acted in breach of the obligations incumbent on it under Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, Islamabad on Friday agreed to grant consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav. “Pakistan will grant consular access to Commander Kulbushan […]

Massive gas explosion hits Christchurch; Six injured

Massive gas explosion hits Christchurch; Six injured

Christchurch, :  At least six people were injured and a house severely damaged in a gas explosion in northern Christchurch on Friday morning. Police and emergency services have blocked off the affected area in Northwood, a suburb of Christchurch and the injured were rushed to the hospital. Neighbours said they were frightened by the big […]

50th anniversary of Moon landing: Google honours Apollo 11 mission

50th anniversary of Moon landing: Google honours Apollo 11 mission

Kolkata, :  To mark the 50th anniversary this week of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission — the first time humans set foot on the lunar surface – Google today launched an animated video Doodle. Fifty years ago, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission changed our world and ideas of what is possible by successfully landing humans on the […]

Hot morning in Delhi, min temp at 25 deg C

Hot morning in Delhi, min temp at 25 deg C

New Delhi,:  Delhiites on Friday woke up to a hot morning, with minimum temperature being recorded at 25 degrees Celsius, two notches below the normal. The rainfall recorded till 0830 hrs was 3.6 mm, the MeT said. However, the relative humidity till 0830 was pegged at 73 per cent. According to the MeT Department, there […]

US shoots down Iranian drone near Strait of Hormuz

US shoots down Iranian drone near Strait of Hormuz

Washington, :  Tensions between Iran and US further escalated as a US warship on Thursday destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz that was threatening the ship and its crew, President Donald Trump told reporters at an event in White house. “The drone came within 900 meters of the USS Boxer and ignored […]

First logistics hub in eastern India to be set up Bengal

First logistics hub in eastern India to be set up Bengal

Kolkata, :  The first logistics hub in eastern India would be set up in Bengal. According to State Finance Minister Dr Amit Mitra at the two-day-long business-to-tourism sessions organised by the Confederation of West Bengal Trade Associations, the total trade transaction conducted between India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan amounts to $US1,000 crore annually. This should […]

Batch of 3627 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Cave Shrine from Jammu

Batch of 3627 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Cave Shrine from Jammu

Jammu,:  A fresh batch of 3627 pilgrims on Friday left for the Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine in South of Himalayas amid “Bam Bam Bhole” chants and rains from Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar base camp here. The fleet of 157 vehicles ferrying pilgrims was escorted by CRPF personnel in jeeps and on motorbikes. However, for Pahalgam […]