Communal clash in Gujarat kills one
Ahmedabad, July 22 (IANS) An uneasy calm prevailed on Friday in Gondal city in Gujarat after a communal clash overnight left one person dead and another injured, officials said. Police sources said half a dozen…
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Rajya Sabha disrupted over MP’s parliament video
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party’s Lok Sabha member Bhagwant Mann’s video on social media showing details of his entry into Parliament House was widely condemned on Friday by Rajya Sabha members, who…
Lok Sabha Speaker says ‘mere apology’ by AAP MP won’t resolve issue
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Taking a stern view of AAP MP Bhagwant Mann uploading a video of Parliament’s internal security on social media, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Friday said that it is…
Positive domestic cues lift equity markets
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Positive domestic cues such as value buying, short covering and a firm rupee lifted the Indian equity markets on Friday. Consequently, the key indices provisionally closed the day’s trade in the…
NGT asks minister to reply on flouting green norms during Ujjain Kumbh
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Friday asked Environment Minister Anil Dave to file a reply to a petition alleging violation of environment norms during the ‘Vaicharik Mahakumbh’ held in May…
Positive domestic cues lift equity markets
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Positive domestic cues such as value buying, short covering and a firm rupee lifted the Indian equity markets on Friday. Consequently, the key indices traded in the green during the late-afternoon…
Blood samples of Dhaka cafe attackers handed over to FBI
Dhaka, July 22 (IANS) Bangladesh has handed over blood samples of the Gulshan cafe terror attackers to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for testing, police here said on Friday. The samples were handed…
Modi lays foundation of AIIMS, fertiliser plant in Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur, July 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stones of an All India Medical Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and a fertiliser plant in Gorakhpur and said this would spur…
Kejriwal meets Dalit victims, blames Gujarat government
Una (Gujarat), July 22 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday met Dalits who were thrashed by members of a Hindu “cow protection group” and blamed the Gujarat government for their misery. The Aam…
‘Kabali’ storm hits Mumbai
Mumbai: Fans celebrates the release of actor Rajinikanth’s film Kabali in Mumbai on July 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) South Indian megastar Rajinikanth’s latest release “Kabali” hit Mumbai with thousands of fans…
IAF plane with 29 aboard missing, search launched
Chennai/New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) An AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) with 29 people on board went missing over the Bay of Bengal on Friday, Defence Ministry sources said. The aircraft was…
Pakistani model Qandeel’s father wants son to be ‘shot’
Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) Pakistani social media sensation Qandeel Baloch’s father said his son, who killed the model-cum-actress for honour, should be “shot on sight”. “I say he should be shot on sight. He suffocated…
Trump accepts presidential nomination, paints bleak picture of America
(160722) — CLEVELAND, July 22, 2016 (Xinhua) — Donald Trump speaks on the last day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, the United States, July 21, 2016. New York billionaire Donald Trump officially…
No razing of Adarsh building for now: SC
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay, for now, the demolition of the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society building in Mumbai and told the Military Defence Estate office to take…
Six killed in vehicles’ collision in Madhya Pradesh
Tikamgarh, July 22 (IANS) Six people were killed and eight others were injured on Friday in a collision between a vehicle supplying newspapers and a truck in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh, police said. The…
Woman held over Dhaka terror attack
Dhaka, July 22 (IANS) A woman has been arrested for suspected involvement in the terror attack on a cafe here that killed 22 persons including an Indian, the media said on Friday. Ruma Akhtar, 22,…
IAF plane with 29 on board missing
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) An AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force with 29 people on board went missing on Friday, defence ministry sources said. The aircraft was flying between Chennai and Port Blair….
Have done no wrong, will apologize if Speaker wants: AAP MP
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) AAP MP Bhagwant Mann, facing flak for posting a video of security inside Parliament, said on Friday that he had done no wrong but was ready to apologizse if the…
Have done no wrong, will apologize if Speaker wants: AAP MP
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) AAP MP Bhagwant Mann, facing flak for posting a video of security inside Parliament, said on Friday that he had done no wrong but was ready to apologizse if the…
Uproar in Parliament over AAP MP’s video, Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till Monday by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan after pandemonium in the House as members, rising above party lines, demanded immediate action against AAP member Bhagwant Mann…