Unopposed victory: S Jaishankar expresses gratitude on securing RS seats from Gujarat

Ahmedabad (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday thanked the people of Gujarat for providing him another chance to serve them in the capacity of a Rajya Sabha member.

On being elected unopposed to the upper house of Parliament,…

Delhi court grants interim bail to former WFI chief in sexual harassment case

New Delhi (IANS) Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Brij Bhushan Singh, a Member of Parliament from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the former Wrestling Chief of India, in connection with allegations of sexual harassment…

Govt calls all-party meeting on July 19 prior to Monsoon session

New Delhi (IANS) With the monsoon session of Parliament set to commence on July 20, the government has convened an all-party meeting on Wednesday.

The meeting, which is a customary practice prior to the commencement of a Parliament session,…

Chhattisgarh: Men stage nude protest against fake certificates, detained by police

Raipur (IANS) A group of men on Tuesday staged a nude protest in Chhattisgarh’s capital city Raipur against the issuance of alleged fake certificates in the state government jobs.

The protesting men also marched nude towards the state assembly…

Bribe for exchanging OMR sheet: ACB includes Kumar Vishwas' wife's name in FIR

Jaipur (IANS) The ACB team in Rajasthan has included the name of Kumar Vishwas' wife Manju Sharma in an FIR filed in a Rs 18.50 lakh bribery case in which four accused, including a Congress leader, have been arrested for the exchange of marksheet…

Seema-Sachin go 'missing' from their Greater Noida home

Lucknow (IANS)  The Seema Haider-Sachin Meena cross border love story has taken a curious turn with the couple reported missing since the past 24 hours from Rabupura village in Greater Noida located some 50 Kms from New Delhi.

Seema has been…

'Miya Muslim' remark: RS MP Ajit Bhuyan files FIR against Assam CM

Guwahati (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP Ajit Bhuyan has lodged an FIR against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his remarks against Bangladeshi-origin Muslim settlers ('Miya') in the state.

Bhuyan filed a police complaint against…

Buzz in Rajasthan: Where will Pilot land, Delhi or Jaipur?

Jaipur (IANS) Where shall our Pilot land? This question seems to be doing the rounds in the party ever since a report of former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot joining the team of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has come in.

If sources…

Tomatoes to be sold at Rs 80 per kg from today across country, says govt

New Delhi (IANS) As tomatoes are still sold at a premium rate of Rs 160 per kg in many parts of the country, the government on Sunday said that it has decided to sell the vegetable at Rs 80 per kg from Sunday (July 16) onwards.

Ministry of…

N-W states hit hardest as record-breaking monsoon strikes India: IMD

New Delhi (IANS) The 2023 monsoon season has brought unprecedented rainfall to several parts of India, with July 1 to July 12 witnessing record-breaking downpours.

While some regions experienced excess rainfall, others faced dry conditions.