Rajasthan grants 5% quota to Gujjars, wants Centre to amend Constitution

Jaipur (IANS) The Rajasthan government on Wednesday passed the Reservation Amendment Bill 2019 in the Assembly, which promises 5 percent reservation to five communities, including Gujjars, in educational institutions and government jobs.

Besides…

9 dead in Delhi hotel blaze

New Delhi (IANS) Nine people died and three injured in a major fire that broke out in a central Delhi hotel early on Tuesday, a fire official said.

At least 35 others were rescued from the five-storey building. Most people jumped out of the…

Tribals protest in Ahmedabad demanding implementation of FRA, MNREGA

Ahmedabad (IANS) Hundreds of tribals from six districts of Gujarat gathered here at the Sabarmati riverfront and took out a rally demanding implementation of Forest Rights Act (FRA), Food Security Act (FSA) and MNREGA.

They…

CBI's Nageswara Rao held guilty of contempt

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday held former acting- chief of CBI M. Nageswara Rao guilty of contempt of court, sentencing him till the rising of the apex court for the day and fined him Rs 1 lakh for transferring…

Vajpayee's portrait unveiled in Central Hall of Parliament

New Delhi (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday unveiled a life-size portrait of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Central Hall of Parliament.

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…

Indefinite curfew imposed in Imphal

Imphal (IANS) Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in Manipur's Imphal West and East districts on Tuesday amid an ongoing strike against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

The orders for the curfew were issued on…

CBI, ED oppose Christian Michel's bail plea

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday opposed bail plea of British national Christian Michel, the middleman accused in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal…

Deadline for selecting TV channels extended till March 31

New Delhi (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday extended the deadline for selection of TV channels by both cable and Direct-to-Home (DTH) subscribers till March 31.

The decision comes after the regulator…

IAF MiG-27 crashes near Pokhran

Jaipur (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-27 aircraft on Tuesday evening crashed near Pokhran in Rajasthan, officials said. The pilot ejected safely.

The plane was airborne on a training mission from Jaisalmer and crashed around 6.10 p.m.…

Andhra CM begins fast in Delhi for special status

New Delhi (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu began a 12-hour long fast here on Monday, demanding the Centre to accord special category status and fulfil other commitments made in Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.