Day: September 6, 2019

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

TMC will not allow implementation of NRC in WB : Mamata

7:45 pm September 6, 2019

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the TMC government will not allow implementation of the NRC in the state. The implementation of the NRC as nothing but a political vendetta of the BJP-led central government. she told the Assembly. “We will never let BJP implement the National Register of Citizens in […]

Vice-President Naidu urges Indian people to revisit food habits, not consume junk food

If attacked, India will give a befitting reply: Naidu

7:42 pm September 6, 2019

New Delhi: India has been acting with restraint despite “grave provocations” but if attacked will give a reply the aggressor will be unable to forget, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Friday, in a veiled warning to Pakistan. He made the remarks after launching a compilation of 95 speeches delivered by President Ram Nath […]

TRS govt under fire for KCR’s images on temple complex

7:39 pm September 6, 2019

Hyderabad: Images of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and some of the flagship programmes of his government and a car are being carved on pillars to be allegedly used for the Yadadri temple complex. The temple at Yadagirigutta – the abode of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha – and its surrounding areas are being renovated and […]

Sexual abuse case: Law student disowns statement against ex-Union minister Chinmayanand

SIT arrives in Shahjahanpur to probe Chinmayanand case

7:37 pm September 6, 2019

Shahjahanpur (UP): A special investigation team (SIT), which was constituted by the Uttar Pradesh government on the orders of the Supreme Court, has arrived in Shahjahanpur to probe the harassment charges levelled by a woman law student against BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand. The SIT, headed by Inspector General Naveen Arora, arrived on Thursday night and […]

India hails Mugabe as true friend, icon of liberation

7:35 pm September 6, 2019

New Delhi: India on Friday condoled the demise of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, hailing him as a “true friend” and “an icon of liberation”. Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2017, died aged 95, the country’s president announced Friday. The Ministry of External Affairs, in a statement, described Mugabe as a “true friend” […]