No change in petrol prices; diesel slashes
New Delhi, Mar 25 : No increase in fuel prices registered on Monday as petrol rates remain unchanged while diesel is slashed by 11 paise per litre. In national capital, petrol is retailing at Rs 72.86 a litre and diesel at Rs 66.49 litre. In Mumbai, petrol is being sold for Rs 78.48 p/litre while […]
Will continue fighting for our martyrs’ thoughts and principles: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Mar 23: Remembering Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on their death anniversary, observed as Martyrs’ Day or Shaheed Diwas, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that his party will continue fighting for their thoughts and principles. In a tweet, the Congress president said, “Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru are not only the […]
Kashmiri human rights activist detained outside Pak High Commission
New Delhi: Delhi Police Friday detained Kashmiri human rights activist Mohammed Ahsan Untoo when he was about to enter Pakistan High Commission, officials said. Untoo, who runs an organisation International Forum of Justice and Human Rights, had been invited among others, including separatists, from the militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir by the High Commission to attend […]
Sushma Swaraj determined not to contest Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi, Mar 23 :The election to Vidisha parliamentary seat along with a few others in Madhya Pradesh could turn more exciting in the coming days. Finally, it seems the BJP leadership is reconciled to the idea that ace parliamentarian and former Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj – also the incumbent […]
President administers oath of office to Justice PC Ghose as first Lokpal
New Delhi, March,23 :President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday administered the oath of office to Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose as Chairperson of Lokpal at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Ghose will be India’s first Lokpal, an anti-corruption ombudsman. The Lokpal Act was passed by Parliament in 2013 […]
Digvijay Singh terms Pulwama terror attack an ‘accident’
New Delhi, Mar 05: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday termed the dastardly Pulwama terror attack an “accident” and said that “doubt” expressed in some foreign media reports over the February 26 IAF air strike is putting a question mark on the credibility of the Indian government. Singh, a former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, […]
Greater Access to Quality Education Upgradation of 228 Middle/High Schools to High/Higher Secondary Schools approved
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 28: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved upgradation of 228 schools spread across various districts. Out of 210 schools, 87 High Schools have been upgraded to the level of Higher Secondary Schools including 42 in Jammu Division and 45 in Kashmir […]
India claims pre-dawn strike across LoC; Pak maintains ‘payload dropped in haste’
Srinagar, Feb 26,: India on Tuesday launched what it called a “preemptive” air strike against Pakistan-based militants following a an attack by Jaish-e-Muhammad outfit in Lethpora Pulwama that killed at least 49 Para-military troopers. Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said the Indian Air Force targeted Balakot, about 80 kilometers from the Line of Control. Pakistan’s […]
Armed forces suffered due to criminal negligence by previous dispensation: PM
New Dehli: Feb 25:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the armed forces and national security suffered due to criminal negligence before his government came to power in 2014, in an attack directed at the Congress. In an address to a group of ex-servicemen ahead of the inauguration of the National War Memorial, Modi said […]
SC issues notice to Centre, 11 states seeking response on protection to Kashmiri students
NEW DELHI, Feb 22: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Central government and 11 states, seeking a response on plea over intervention to prevent alleged attacks on Kashmiri students in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack. The top court further directed the chief secretary, DGP of 11 states, Delhi Police chief […]