Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday said that a bill to regularise 15,000 guest teachers in Delhi government schools is “beyond the legislative competence” of the assembly and asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to reconsider introduction of the proposed legislation in the house. The bill approved by the Delhi Cabinet is slated to be introduced […]
Positive global cues coupled with value buying pushed the key Indian equity indices higher during the early morning trade session on Tuesday. According to market observers, positive Asian indices and expectations of an economic stimulus package aided in the equity markets’ rise. At 9.30 a.m., the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), traded 178 points or 0.57 […]
An atmosphere of fear hung over a colony of Dalits in this Gujarat village after the killing of a young man from the community for attending a Navratri garba event. Though police immediately arrested eight persons allegedly involved in the incident, uneasiness prevailed. Residents of Vankarvas in Bhadraniya told a visiting team of Dalit activists, […]
Two militants were killed and four troopers injured after a terror attack on a Border Security Force (BSF) camp near the Srinagar airport on Tuesday, police said. Militants managed to enter the 182 battalion camp in the city’s Humhama area, and launched the suicide attack at 4.30 a.m., according to police sources. A security operation […]
A day after backing former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha’s views on the economy, actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Friday advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “come forward and face the people”. “It’s high time and right time that the Prime Minister and head of this democracy comes forward and faces the public and the press for […]
The restarting of the second 1,000 MW nuclear power unit at Kudankulam has once again got delayed by one more month to November 3, the Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) said on Friday. The mega nuclear power plant was shut down on August 4 due to hydrogen concentration in the stator was originally expected […]
A youth was critically injured as protesters clashed with security forces in old city area after the congregational Friday prayers, police said. Protesting youth pelted stones at security personnel in Nowhatta area after prayers at the Jamia Masjid and security forces used tear smoke shells and pellets to disperse them. An unidentified youth was seriously […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Bhagat Singh on his 110th birth anniversary. “I bow to the brave Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his jayanti. His greatness and exemplary courage inspires generations of Indians,” Modi tweeted. The revolutionary freedom fighter was born in Banga village of Faisalabad district (previously called Lyallpur) now in […]
Dismissing US President Donald Trump’s claim that Facebook was hostile against him like The New York Times and The Washington Post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Trump’s allegations were baseless. Trump tweeted late Wednesday: “Facebook was always anti-Trump. The Networks were always anti-Trump hence, Fake News, @nytimes (apologised) and @WaPo were anti-Trump. Collusion?” Zuckerberg responded: […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the nation on the occassion of Durga Ashtami. “Durga Ashtami greetings to everyone. May the blessings of Maa Durga bring joy, peace in our society and remove all forms of injustice,” Modi tweeted. He also said that on the eighth day of Navratri, we pray to Maa Maha […]