Day: November 19, 2019

Congress to raise electoral bonds issue in parliament

9:59 pm November 19, 2019

New Delhi: The Congress will raise the electoral bonds issue in the ongoing parliament session and move a breach of privilege motion against the then minister of state for finance for “lying” in the Rajya Sabha, party spokesperson Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday. Briefing media persons here, Gogoi said the Election Commission in its letter to […]

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Domestic flight operations resume from Kerala

Alliance Air launches Ahmedabad-Kandla flight under UDAN

9:40 pm November 19, 2019

Ahmedabad: Alliance Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India, on Monday launched its first direct flight between Ahmedabad and the port town of Kandla in Gujarat. The five days a week Ahmedabad-Kandla service is the 228th route covered under the UDAN-RCS scheme, a central government initiative that seeks to enhance regional connectivity and make air […]

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Sonia slams Centre for ‘anti-people’ activities, ‘exploiting’ farmers

Sonia expresses concern over Delhi air pollution

9:37 pm November 19, 2019

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday expressed concern over the deteriorating air quality in the national capital and cited the introduction of CNG-powered public transport by the Congress government to tackle the issue. Speaking at the presentation of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, which was given to the Centre […]

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15-yr-old girl abducted, raped by three youths in UP

Fourth of five gang-rape accused held: Noida police

9:35 pm November 19, 2019

Noida (UP): A fourth accused in the gang rape and assault of a 21-year-old woman in the city last week was arrested on Tuesday, the Noida police said. Guddu, in his early 20s, was held near Parthala Chowk after days of intensive search since the incident took place near a park in Sector 63 on […]

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Congress MLA blows flying kiss to speaker in Odisha Assembly

Congress MLA blows flying kiss to speaker in Odisha Assembly

9:32 pm November 19, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati evoked peals of laughter in the Assembly on Tuesday when he blew a flying kiss to Speaker S N Patro after being allowed to raise issues faced by his constituency. The Jeypore MLA, who was the first to ask questions in the House, clarified that he did not mean to […]

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