Day: August 7, 2019

BJP supports Thackeray govt's decision to impose weekend lockdown in Maharashtra

Fadnavis reviews flood situation in Maharashtra

3:20 pm August 7, 2019

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday took a break from his ongoing mass outreach programme and chaired a meeting here to review the flood situation in various parts of the state. He directed the authorities concerned to make adequate arrangements of food, drinking water and other essential items for the flood-affected people in […]

Ambala City bus stand to be renamed after Sushma Swaraj

Rajasthan leaders condole Swaraj’s demise

3:17 pm August 7, 2019

Jaipur: Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje condoled the death of senior BJP leader and former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj. In his condolence message, Singh said Swaraj was a brave and a visionary leader who always remained available to help the […]

Parliament passes bill to increase number of SC judges

3:10 pm August 7, 2019

New Delhi: Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill which seeks to increase the number of Supreme Court judges from the present 30 to 33 with a view to reducing pendency of cases. Moving “The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019” for consideration and return, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “I would urge […]

Swaraj was extraordinary woman, leader: UNGA President

3:07 pm August 7, 2019

United Nations: UN General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa has expressed condolences at the demise of India’s former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, describing her as an “extraordinary” woman and leader who devoted her life to public service. Swaraj passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Tuesday […]

China further weakens yuan rate as currency row simmers

3:04 pm August 7, 2019

Shanghai: China’s currency weakened further against the dollar as the central bank lowered the yuan’s daily reference rate again amid a deepening currency row between Beijing and Washington. The People’s Bank of China on Wednesday fixed the yuan’s central parity rate at 6.9996 per US dollar, weaker than the level set on Tuesday, when it […]