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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

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 […]

President arrives in Odisha on a 3-day visit

Indian Constitution to apply in Jammu and Kashmir: President

1:50 pm August 5, 2019

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind in “concurrence” with the “Jammu and Kashmir government” promulgated Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019 on Monday which states that provisions of the Indian Constitution are applicable in the state. The president issued Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019 which comes into force “at once”, […]

US exempts aviation, space exports from new Russia sanctions

10:43 pm August 3, 2019

Washington: The Trump administration has decided to exempt aviation safety and space exploration technology from new sanctions it has levied against Russia in connection with the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain. The State Department said late Friday that products related to those sectors will not be automatically subjected to […]

US announces new sanctions against Russia over Skripal affair: State dept

3:10 pm August 3, 2019

Washington: A fresh round of sanctions were imposed on Moscow Saturday by the United States over the 2018 poisoning of former double-agent Sergei Skripal in the United Kingdom. Russian agents have been blamed for the poisoning of Skripal and his daughter in the English city of Salisbury in March last year using the Soviet-developed nerve […]