Day: May 31, 2019

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Next Parliament session from June 17

8:46 pm May 31, 2019

New Delhi: The budget session of Parliament is likely to be held from June 17 till July 26, in which regular budget will be presented, a senior official said on Friday. The dates of the session were discussed at the first cabinet meeting of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government which was sworn in on […]

PM Modi hails judiciary for striking balance between development & environment protection

Surat: traffic cop seen abusing PM in video, suspended

8:44 pm May 31, 2019

Surat: A traffic police constable was suspended here Friday after a video purportedly showing him abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi went viral on social media. Constable Kiritsinh Rathod was heard saying in the video that his job was to “rob the government, especially Modi”. He was also heard using abusive language for the PM. “We […]

PM ensures every project sets new benchmarks: Shah

Amit Shah gets Home, Rajnath to be new Defence Minister, Jaishankar to be EAM

8:22 pm May 31, 2019

New Delhi: Amit Shah will be the new Home minister, Rajnath Singh the new Defence minister and Nirmala Sitharaman the new Finance minister, the Rashtrapati Bhavan announced on Friday. Former foreign secretary turned minister S Jaishankar has got the External Affairs ministry while Smriti Irani will be the new Women and Child Development Minister along […]

Delhi almost covers monsoon rain-deficit

Monsoon to be below normal over north, south India: IMD

8:17 pm May 31, 2019

New Delhi: The overall monsoon across the country is “most likely” to be normal this season but it will be below normal over north and south India, the India Meteorological Department said in its forecast Friday. The El-Nino phenomenon, generally believed to have its impact on monsoon, will continue during the rainy season. However, there […]

Surat blaze: Two fire officers held for ‘negligence’

8:12 pm May 31, 2019

Surat: A week after 22 students were killed in a devastating fire at a coaching centre here, two officers of the Surat fire department, who had been suspended following the incident, were arrested on the charge of criminal negligence, police said Friday. The arrest was made by the Surat crime branch Thursday night. According to […]