Behind the scenes: How BJP got upper hand in Parliament
By Anand Singh New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The BJP government proposed the resolution to revoke Article 370 in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, but it was over three months ago that the party started…
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Trump urges ‘intelligent background checks’ on gun buyers
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has called for “intelligent background checks” on gun buyers in response to the two mass shootings last week in Texas and Ohio that claimed the lives of…
As LoC tension mounts, over a dozen terror camps reactivated in PoK
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) As tension between India and Pakistan escalates over scrapping of special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Islamabad has hastily reactivated nearly a dozen terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)…
Continuing contact with India, Pak missions on Kashmir: UN
By Arul Louis United Nations, Aug 9 (IANS) The UN is continuing contacts with India and Pakistan through their permanent missions regarding the Kashmir situation, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Friday. Asked…
Rahul outsmarts coterie to propel youth leadership
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) In a brilliant manoeuvre, Rahul Gandhi enlarged the scope of how his successor would be chosen by bringing in a multitude of leaders into the meeting that will pick the…
Telangana to set up a Furniture Park in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Aug 9 (IANS) The Telangana government will be a setting up dedicated industrial park for furniture manufacturing here, a top official said on Friday. The Furniture Park will come up over 100 acres of…
Suspense over Rahul successor to end on Saturday
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The suspense over the new Congress chief will end on Saturday as the Congress Working Committee (CWC) will sit to decide on the successor of Rahul Gandhi who has resigned…
Slowdown woes: Industrial growth falls to 2% in June
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) India’s industrial growth fell to a three-month low of two per cent in June from seven per cent in the comparable period last year, in yet another sign of the…
Prohibitory orders withdrawn in Jammu, eased in Valley
Jammu/Srinagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Prohibitory orders in Jammu were on Friday withdrawn, and all schools and colleges asked to open from Saturday, even as the orders remained in force in Kashmir Valley, though they were…
Tax stability must to invest in Indian market: FPIs to FM
By Anjana Das New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The government gave a patient hearing to the suggestions coming from foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) on the new tax proposed in the Budget but is yet to…
Kerala rains: 28 dead, 64,000 in 738 relief camps
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) With incessant rain in Kerala, the death toll has reached 28 and over 64,000 people have shifted into 738 relief camps across the rain-battered state, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on…
J&K Reorganisation Act gets President’s approval
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday gave his approval to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which was passed by the Parliament in the recently concluded first session of…
Huge opportunities for foreign investors in Andhra: Jagan
Vijayawada, Aug 9 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday invited foreign investors to invest in the state, saying it offers huge opportunities for them and assuring them all assistance. He…
Tax roll-back buzz: Sensex up nearly 900 pts
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Sensex and Nifty gained for the second straight day on Friday amid reports that the government could roll-back or tweak the controversial tax on the Foreign Porfolio Investors (FPIs). Markets had…
CEC rules out return to ballot paper system
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) Rejecting the demand of bringing back the ballot paper system of voting, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora on Friday said that there is no question of going back to the…
After Samjhauta, Pakistan to suspend Thar Express
Islamabad/Jaipur, Aug 9 (IANS) A day after announcing the permanent suspension of Samjhauta Express, Pakistan on Friday said that it will also shut down the Thar Express, its last remaining train link with India, amid…
Prohibitory orders withdrawn in Jammu
Jammu, Aug 9 (IANS) Restrictions announced across Jammu and Kashmir late on last Sunday, ahead of the announcement of the abrogation of Article 370, were withdrawn in Jammu on Friday, an official statement said. Schools…
Bollywood films sweep 66th National Film Awards
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Bollywood films like “Uri: The Surgical Strike”, “Andhadhun”, “Badhaai Ho” and “Padman” won big at the 66th National Film Awards, which were announced on Friday. The announcement was made in…
Anybody trying to disrupt Kashmir peace will be eliminated: Army
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) With Pakistan upping the ante over Kashmir and its army and leadership making war-mongering statements, the Indian Army has warned that anybody trying to disrupt peace in Kashmir would be…
US says no change in its policy on Kashmir
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) The US has said that there has been no change in its policy on Kashmir and reiterated its call for India and Pakistan to maintain “calm and restraint”, amid heightening tensions…