Day: January 31, 2020

In cacophonous poll battle for Bihar, a war of songs erupts

BJP releases manifesto for Delhi Assembly polls

4:40 pm January 31, 2020

New Delhi: The BJP on Friday released ‘Delhi Sankalp Patra’, its manifesto for Delhi Assembly polls, and asserted that the party will change the city’s future. The document was released in presence of Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Prakash Javadekar, Harsh Vardhan, party’s Delhi unit president Manoj Tiwari and MPs. Addressing the media, Gadkari said the […]

Wholesale price inflation cools to 1 pc in March

Address rising food bill, revisit PDS rates: Survey

4:36 pm January 31, 2020

New Delhi: There is a need to address the rising food subsidy bill, and the government needs to “revisit” the subsidised rates at which foodgrains are distributed through ration shops, the Economic Survey said on Friday. Foodgrains via ration shops are supplied at highly subsidised rates of Rs 3 per kg for rice, Rs 2 […]

BSP member takes oath in LS

4:33 pm January 31, 2020

New Delhi: Atul Rai of the Bahujan Samaj Party took oath as member of Lok Sabha on Friday after he was granted parole by the Allahabad High Court for the purpose. He took oath soon after the House met after the President’s Address to joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on day one of […]

Minimum temperatures drop sharply in Punjab and Haryana

4:29 pm January 31, 2020

Chandigarh: Cold weather conditions intensified in most parts of Haryana and Punjab on Friday as minimum temperatures dropped sharply, with Bathinda reeling at 2.9 degrees Celsius, making it the coldest place in the two states. Bathinda in Punjab was colder by five notches against normal limits. Among other places in the state which reeled under […]

Woman alleges husband gave her 'triple talaq' over phone

Man held for giving triple talaq to wife in UP’s Shamli

4:26 pm January 31, 2020

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A man was arrested for giving triple talaq to his wife in Kandhla town of Shamli district, police said. Nadeem was arrested on Thursday for pronouncing the unlawful practice on his wife Busra, they said. A case was registered after a complaint was lodged by Busra in which it stated that she had […]