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Swarup moved to Delhi as Indo-Canadian ties remain frosty

Swarup moved to Delhi as Indo-Canadian ties remain frosty

12-07-2019 comments

New Delhi (IANS) Author-diplomat Vikas Swarup, India's current High Commissioner to Canada, has been appointed as Secretary in the Consular, Passport, Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs division, with effect from August 1.

According to a…

Nearing completion Swachh Bharat sees cut in allocation: Official

Nearing completion Swachh Bharat sees cut in allocation: Official

12-07-2019 comments

New Delhi (IANS) Governments much publicised Swachh Bharat Mission aiming to enhance the level of sanitation in India and make the country open defecation free (ODF) seems to be on its way out making way as other important schemes on solid waste…

Arms found in UP madrasa during raid, 6 arrested

Arms found in UP madrasa during raid, 6 arrested

11-07-2019 comments

Bijnor (IANS) Six persons have been arrested after the police raided a madrasa in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district and recovered weapons.

According to sources, the police had received a tip-off after which the raid was carried…

Inducted into BJP, 10 Goa Congress' breakaway MLAs to meet Shah

Inducted into BJP, 10 Goa Congress' breakaway MLAs to meet Shah

11-07-2019 comments

Panaji (IANS) Hours after 10 Goa Congress MLAs split from the party and joined the BJP, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant late on Wednesday headed for the national capital, to introduce the newly inducted lawmakers to Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit…

Karnataka BJP hopes Governor will ask CM to take floor test

Karnataka BJP hopes Governor will ask CM to take floor test

11-07-2019 comments

Bengaluru (IANS) A restive BJP is hoping Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala would direct Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to take the floor test in the Assembly on Friday to prove if he has majority after 16 legislators of the ruling allies resigned,…

US House passes bill to cut green cards for Indian techies

US House passes bill to cut green cards for Indian techies

11-07-2019 comments

New York (IANS) The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to help Indian technology professionals get their permanent residentship sooner by cutting short the decade-long wait they now endure, but it is facing an unexpected roadblock in the…

If mediation fails, day-to-day hearing in Ayodhya row: SC

If mediation fails, day-to-day hearing in Ayodhya row: SC

11-07-2019 comments

New Delhi (IANS) If mediation fails, then the Supreme Court may begin day-to-day hearing in the Ayodhya dispute, said the apex court on Thursday while hearing an application filed by one of the parties representing the Hindu community.

The…

SC asks Karnataka Speaker to decide on rebel MLAs today

SC asks Karnataka Speaker to decide on rebel MLAs today

11-07-2019 comments

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court asked the rebel Congress MLAs of Karnataka to meet Assembly Speaker at 6 p.m. on Thursday regarding their resignations and said Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar should take the decision on the resignations on the day itself.

Congress walks out of Lok Sabha over Karnataka, Goa

Congress walks out of Lok Sabha over Karnataka, Goa

11-07-2019 comments

New Delhi (IANS) Congress members on Thursday walked out of the Lok Sabha over the political situation in Karnataka and Goa where many of its MLAs have either quit the House or joined the BJP.

The House was plunged into uproar when a Congress…

Indian forces can handle Al Qaeda threat: MEA

Indian forces can handle Al Qaeda threat: MEA

11-07-2019 comments

New Delhi (IANS) India on Thursday dismissed Al Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri's appeal to the 'mujahideen' in Kashmir to rain "unrelenting" blows on the Indian Army, saying the UN proscribed terrorist had been issuing such threats…

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