Day: December 9, 2019

Pak shells forwards areas along LoC in J-K’s Poonch

7:39 pm December 9, 2019

Jammu: Pakistan army violated ceasefire by targeting forward areas with mortar shelling and small arms firing along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday, officials said. Pakistan resorted to small arms firing and mortar shelling on forward areas along the LoC in Balakote sector of Poonch, they said. Pakistani troops […]

Congress subverted mandate in Karnataka; people taught it a lesson: PM Modi in Jharkhand

7:34 pm December 9, 2019

Barhi/Bokaro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Congress and its allies of “stealing and subverting” people’s mandate in Karnataka, and asked voters to elect a stable BJP government in Jharkhand with an absolute majority. With the BJP posting an emphatic victory in Karnataka bypolls that put an end to speculation about the stability […]

Karnataka Cong chief quits over poor show in byelections

7:26 pm December 9, 2019

Bengaluru: Congress state president Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday announced his resignation, taking moral responsibility for the party’s poor show in the Karnataka assembly bypolls The Congress, which held 12 of the 15 seats where byelections were held on December five, won only two, in a huge set-back to the opposition party. In sharp contrast, […]

Lok Sabha passes Arms (Amendment) Bill

7:22 pm December 9, 2019

New Delhi: Makers of illegal arms and those carrying such guns will face maximum punishment of life in jail if convicted under a proposed legislation passed by Lok Sabha on Monday. The Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019 also ensures that those using firearm in a rash or negligent manner in celebratory gunfire, endangering human life or […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

India ranks 129 in UN’s human development index

7:18 pm December 9, 2019

New Delhi: India climbed one spot to 129 among 189 countries in the 2019 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Monday. In 2018, India’s human development index (HDI) value of 0.647 had put it at 130 rank. In India, 27.1 crore people were lifted out […]