UK not to take EU lead role: Theresa May
London, July 20 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday said the UK will not take up its six-month presidency of the European Council in 2017. In the first concrete signs of the country’s…
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Hockey legend Mohammed Shahid dead
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Hockey legend Mohammed Shahid died on Wednesday in a Gurgaon hospital after battling kidney and liver problems. He was 56. Shahid, one of the greatest names in Indian hockey, was…
Torrential rains batter China, country on orange alert
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, July 20 (IANS) Torrential rains across China have prompted the met department to issue an orange alert, the second-highest of its four-tier weather warning system. Incessant rains have triggered floods in…
Arunachal Speaker seeks review of SC verdict on Speaker’s power
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh assembly Speaker Nabam Rebia on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking review of its verdict that it is “constitutionally impermissible” for the Speaker to decide on the plea…
Case registered against Somnath Bharti
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Delhi Police on Wednesday registered a case against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti for allegedly instigating some of his supporters to misbehave with a woman. Additional Deputy Commissioner…
Court grants Bansal bail to perform last rites of wife, daughter
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday granted three-day interim bail to arrested senior official of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, B.K. Bansal, for performing the last rites of his wife and…
Rajnath lauds Gujarat government for action on Dalit attack
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Even as the opposition parties trained their guns at the BJP for the anti-Dalit violence in Gujarat, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday complimented the state government for acting…
Congress will raise Gujarat incidents in Parliament: Sonia
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday condemned the “atrocities” against Dalits and minorities in the country and said her party will raise in Parliament the issue of a Dalit committing…
Indian equity markets trade flat during afternoon session
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Indian equity markets were trading flat on Wednesday afternoon, led by negative global cues and profit booking, coupled with apprehensions over quarterly results. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock…
Delhi government orders magisterial probe into AAP worker’s suicide
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Delhi government on Wednesday ordered a magisterial probe into the alleged suicide of a female Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has asked North Delhi’s…
India’s engagement with China on NSG will continue: Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday asserted that India’s inability at Seoul to get membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was not a “failure” and that the country…
Militants must be dealt with firmly, says Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said “militants must be dealt with firmly, even though an introspection was required as to what had driven scores of youths to such levels…
Congress stages protests in Delhi against price hike
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Hundreds of Congress supporters and leaders on Wednesday protested here against the hike in the rates of essential commodities and slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not fulfilling the promises…
Congress supporters protesting price rise detained
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Several hundred Congress supporters who were protesting here on Wednesday against the rise in prices of commodities were detained when they tried to break the barriers to march to the…
Rajya Sabha disrupted over Gujarat Dalit issue
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha faced disruptions on Wednesday as opposition members demanded a debate on atrocities against Dalits in Gujarat’s Una town, where protests have continued with one Dalit committing suicide….
Una incident organised crime against Dalits: Mamata
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condemned the thrashing of Dalit youths in Gujarat’s Una and demanded the centre to ensure protection of Dalits. “Incident…
Hockey legend Mohammed Shahid passes away
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Hockey legend Mohammed Shahid passed away after battling kidney and liver problems at a Gurgaon hospital on Wednesday. He was 56. Shahid was part of the Indian team that clinched…
AAP worker commits suicide, BJP says anti-woman character exposed
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) A female Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker commited suicide after the molestor, a party member was released on bail, police said on Wednesday. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged that…
India hits out at ‘subterranean’ cover for terrorists at UN
United Nations, July 20 (IANS) India has hit out at the “subterranean” cover given to terrorists at the UN by China which has vetoed action against Pakistan-based masterminds of attacks on India, and demanded reforming…
Army Chief to arrive in Kashmir
Srinagar, July 20 (IANS) Indian Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag is due to arrive in Srinagar on Wednesday to review the ongoing violence-ridden situation in the Kashmir Valley that began about two weeks ago….