Reservations intended to achieve equality of opportunity

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that reservations are intended to achieve equality of opportunity, while hearing a bunch of applications on the 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019 that provides 10 per cent reservation for…

Naidu dismisses bills being passed 'hurriedly', opposition voice smothered

New Delhi (IANS) In a detailed response to claims made by opposition parties that bills are being passed hurriedly and without Parliamentary scrutiny, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said that as the presiding officer he had referred…

Yediyurappa wins floor test in Karnataka Assembly

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday won the floor test in the Assembly by voice vote.

"Yediyurappa has won the confidence motion he moved by voice vote with more yes than no's. As there is a request…

Tiger population improves to 2,967 in 2018: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) The Tiger population in India has increased from 2,226 in 2014 to 2,967 in 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.

"Nine long years ago, it was decided in St. Petersburg that the target of doubling the tiger…

Shah and his team of 16 working on Kashmir, NRC

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Prime Minister's most trusted lieutenant in Modi 2.0, is learnt to be focusing on vital aspects of national security with 16 key bureaucrats to fix the structural crises -- the insurgency in…

14 Karnataka MLAs to challenge their disqualification in SC

Bengaluru (IANS) All the 14 Karnataka rebel legislators, who were disqualified by Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar on Sunday for defying their party whips to attend the House on July 23, said they would challenge the Speaker's decision in the Supreme…

14 more Karnataka Cong-JD-S rebel MLAs disqualified

Bengaluru (IANS) A day before the trust vote in the Karnataka Assembly, Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar on Sunday disqualified 14 rebel legislators of the Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) for defying their parties whip to attend the House on July…

NIA carries out raids in Baramulla town of J&K

Srinagar (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried pre-dawn raids at four places in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla town on Sunday.

Police sources said NIA sleuths assisted by the state police and the CRPF carried out raids at…

Massive downpour floods low-lying areas in Agra

Agra (IANS) Dark clouds that were hovering over the Taj city since morning finally opened up on Saturday, causing traffic snarls, as several busy road crossings were underwater with low-lying areas flooded.

Sudhier Gupta of…

600 rescued from stranded train in Maharashtra

Thane (IANS) Around 600 passengers, including nine pregnant women, were rescued till 2 p.m. from the Mahalaxmi Express which remains stranded in heavy flood waters near Vangani, around 90 km from Mumbai, officials said here on Saturday.

Other…