New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Notwithstanding the TDP quitting the NDA, the BJP-led government still has a comfortable majority in the Lok Sabha having the support of around 315 members and on its own has…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal apologised to former Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia for alleging that he was involved in the drug trade, the BJP Delhi unit…
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) A huge sell-off across all sectors — led by oil and gas, metals, auto and banking stocks — dragged the Indian equity markets further into the negative territory during Friday’s afternoon…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The CPI-M on Friday said it supported the no-confidence motion against the Modi government brought in by the TDP after quitting the ruling NDA. “(The) CPI-M supports the no-confidence motion…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) A day after a study claimed that 90 per cent of bottled water from leading brands is contaminated by microplastics, Indian bottling companies on Friday contested the findings, saying they…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Lt. Governor Anil Baijal addressed the Delhi Assembly on the first day of the Budget Session on Friday, stressing on the city government’s accomplishments. Almost half of Baijal’s 20-minute-long address…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Amid protests and disruptions, the TDP and the YSR Congress on Friday tried to move a no-confidence motion against the government in the Lok Sabha but it could not be…
Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) The Lahore High Court on Friday ordered the Pakistan government to explain why the Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) and its charity wing Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) of 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) BJP ally Akali Dal on Friday backed the Modi government, saying it has full confidence in it after the TDP exited the ruling alliance and tabled a no-trust motion in…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The government on Friday expressed its readiness to face a no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha saying it has the numbers and confidence inside and outside Parliament. “We are ready…
Imphal, March 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged scientists “to spend 100 hours a year” with school students to teach them various aspects of science. Modi made the remarks after inaugurating the…
Srinagar, March 16 (IANS) Two militants killed in a gunfight on the outskirts of Srinagar belonged to an Islamic State (IS) affiliated group, police said on Friday. The gunfight took place on Thursday night in…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) There has been a surge in cyber attacks on the US engineering and maritime industries — especially those connected to the South China Sea — and a Chinese cyber espionage…
Amaravati, March 16 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, whose TDP on Friday pulled out of the BJP-led NDA, mounted a scathing attack on the Prime Minister’s Office for allegedly entertaining criminals. During…
Imphal, March 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the five-day Indian Science Congress at the Manipur University here. “I appeal to the scientists to spend at least 100 hours a year with…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) All four BJP MLAs were marshalled out of the Delhi Assembly on Friday for protesting ahead of Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal’s address on the first day of the budget session….
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The proceedings of the Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 2.30 p.m. on Friday after the TDP, the Congress and some other opposition parties created a ruckus over the demand for…
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s tally may drop by 100-110 seats in the next Lok Sabha polls in 2019, if the current trends and the results of the recent bypolls are…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was disrupted once again on Friday as members from different parties trooped near the Speaker’s podium, raising slogans and showing placards. As the House met, the newly…
Stockholm, March 16 (IANS) North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho has arrived in Sweden on a surprise visit, the first significant diplomatic move by Pyongyang since US President Donald Trump said that he was willing…