Day: August 5, 2019

Oppn members in Rajya Sabha stage walkout

Opposition protests in LS over Kashmir situation

2:08 pm August 5, 2019

New Delhi: Opposition parties on Monday created ruckus in Lok Sabha as they raised concerns about the Kashmir situation even as the House continued to transact business. Members from the Congress, DMK, National Conference and RSP were in the Well shouting slogans and demanding a reply from the government on the Kashmir situation. Amid the […]

Delhi Metro bags Japan Society of Civil Engineers' award

Delhi metro put on high alert

2:08 pm August 5, 2019

New Delhi: A ‘high alert’ has been sounded in the Delhi metro network in the wake of the developments related to Kashmir and the forthcoming Independence Day celebrations, officials said on Monday. A fresh advisory has been issued, over an existing one, to ensure that no untoward incident takes place in the mass-rapid rail network […]

Oppn slams Shah; BJP says riots were pre-planned, blames anti-CAA protests

Govt revokes Art 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, bifurcates state into two UTs

2:06 pm August 5, 2019

New Delhi: The government on Monday revoked Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and proposed that the state be bifurcated into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, provoking outrage from the NC and PDP and triumph from leaders of India’s ruling BJP. Meeting a long-held promise of the BJP, […]

Govt’s decision on Article 370 as a “betrayal of trust”: Omar Abdullah

2:03 pm August 5, 2019

New Delhi: Terming the government’s move on Article 370 “unilateral and shocking”, former chief minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said it was a total “betrayal of trust” of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday moved a resolution in both the Houses of Parliament that Article 370 will […]

Rajasthan: Around Rs 4.5 crore cash seized from car

Rupee plummets amid Kashmir tension, Yuan fall

1:59 pm August 5, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee was trading down by 77 paise at 70.37 against the American currency on Monday, amid uncertainty over Kashmir Issue and US-China trade related concerns. In a highly volatile trade, the rupee opened at 70.20 at the interbank forex market and touched a low of 70.59 and a high of 70.18 against the […]