Day: July 29, 2019

SP leader Azam Khan's condition stable: Hospital

Azam Khan apologises for his sexist remarks in LS

2:36 pm July 29, 2019

New Delhi: Under fire from various quarters, Samajwadi Party member Azam Khan on Monday apologised in Lok Sabha for his sexist remarks against BJP member Rama Devi. Though Khan had to repeat his apology twice in the House, a visibly peeved Devi said the member has the habit of uttering derogatory words against women. As […]

Anandiben Patel sworn-in as UP governor

2:30 pm July 29, 2019

Lucknow: Anandiben Patel took oath as Uttar Pradesh governor on Monday. High Court Chief Justice Govind Mathur administered her the oath at the Raj Bhawan here. Patel was serving as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh when she was given the new role. Outgoing Governor Ram Naik also attended the swearing-in ceremony.

7 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, CM briefs opposition

Yediyurappa wins trust vote; Speaker resigns

2:26 pm July 29, 2019

Bengaluru: The three-day old BJP government in Karnataka headed by B S Yediyurappa on Monday proved its majority in the truncated state Assembly winning the confidence motion by a voice vote in a smooth affair. Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar announced his resignation soon after Yediyurappa won the trust vote in a process lasting […]

Biden to meet Putin in Geneva on June 16: White House

Putin opponent Navalny exposed to ‘toxic agent’?

1:54 pm July 29, 2019

Moscow: Russia’s jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny might have been exposed to an unidentified “toxic agent,” his personal doctor said on Monday, while health officials insisted his condition was satisfactory. “Some toxic agent may be the reason for Alexei Navalny’s ‘illness’,” his physician Anastasia Vasilyeva said in a post on Facebook, adding that officials at […]

MP to reopen national parks, tiger reserves from June 1

‘Maharashtra tiger count at 312, up from 190 in 2014’

1:48 pm July 29, 2019

Nagpur: The All India Tiger Estimation Report 2018 has put the number of tigers in Maharashtra at 312, up from 190 in 2014. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the All India Tiger Estimation Report 2018 and said the country has emerged as of one of the biggest and safest habitats for tigers in […]