'India constitutionally secular; CAA doesn't violate fundamental rights'

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre in a preliminary affidavit point-by-point responded to the criticism against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said India is constitutionally secular, and also told the Supreme Court that the CAA does not violate…

COVID-19 fallout: Platform tickets turn pricey @ Rs 50

New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) As a preventive measure against novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the railways on Tuesday increased prices of platform tickets from Rs 10 to Rs 50 for 250 stations in the country to minimise the footfalls at the stations.
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MP crisis: BJP MLAs arrive in Bhopal ahead of Assembly session

Bhopal (IANS) After staying at a hotel in Gurugram's Manesar for five days, the BJP MLAs from Madhya Pradesh reached here on a special flight in the wee hours of Monday. The MLAs were taken to a hotel from the airport.

Ahead of the budget…

Railways starts thermal screening of passengers in running train

Thiruvanathpuram (IANS) Amid the novel coronavirus scare (Covid-19), the railways has started screening passengers on running trains with the help of the Kerala government.

According to Railway Ministry officials, the national transporter officials…

2nd batch of 53 evacuees from Iran reach Jaisalmer army quarantine

Jaisalmer (IANS) A fresh batch of 53 evacuees from Iran have arrived at an Army Wellness Centre in Jaisalmer on Monday, following the COVID-19 outbreak in the Middle East country, where there has been over 700 deaths so far.

This is after the…

MP Assembly adjourned till March 26 after Guv's address

Bhopal (IANS) Amidst uproar in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, the house was adjourned till March 26. Speaker N.P. Prajapati adjourned the house just after the governor finished his customary address.

Governor Lalji in his address asked the MLAs…

Yes Bank borrowers to be summoned by ED

Mumbai (IANS) As the Yes Bank probe gathers momentum, the Enforcement Directorate has now decided to summon all the large borrowers who were given loans by the Rana Kapoor-led management.

An ED official said that the agency was looking into…

MP Guv asks Assembly Speaker to conduct floor test on Monday

Bhopal (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon late on Saturday asked the Assembly Speaker Narmada Prasad Prajapati to conduct the floor test on Monday, days after 22 Congress MLAs resigned from pushing the Kamal Nath's 15-month-old government…

4 terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Four unidentified terrorists were killed in a shootout with security forces on Sunday morning in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, a CRPF official said.

The encounter took place in the Dayalgam residential area around…

Amit Shah chairs meet with J&K's Apni Party delegation

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday chaired a meeting with a delegation from Jammu and Kashmir's Apni Party and discussed issues like concerns on demographic changes in the erstwhile state, delimitation exercise and grant…