1,057 personnel awarded Gallantry, Service Medals ahead of Independence Day NEW DELHI: A total of 1,057 personnel from the Police, Fire, Home Guard and Civil Defence, and Correctional Services have been awarded Gallantry and Service Medals on the occasion of Independence Day, the ministry of home affairs said.The awards include 301 Medals for Gallantry (GM),…
Lok Sabha passed the bill Wednesday, while Rajya Sabha cleared it Thursday NEW DELHI: Parliament Thu-rsday passed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to restrict states’ powers to levy taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands. Govt said the new law doesn’t seek to interfere with the autonomy of states,…
Hours of interrogation, motive still unclear NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked near a gurdwara in Maharashtra’s Nanded on Thursday, leaving him with injuries to his hand. One of his security personnel also sustained injuries.Badal, who has a ‘Z+’ security cover, was injured after Jaspal Singh, a man believed…
Sukhbir Badal was attacked at a gurudwara in Maharashtra’s Nanded NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday said she was “deeply touched” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “kind gesture” of reaching out to enquire about the health of her husband and party chief, Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was attacked at…
Tarique Rahman likely to visit India Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India has not yet been finalised, with the timing dependent on his “schedule” and the “progress” of ongoing bilateral discussions.“The government is positive about visits to all countries. But it will depend on the PM’s schedule and on how far discussions…
Partition triggered one of the largest mass migrations in history, affecting an estimated 20 million people. NEW DELHI: A day ahead of Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to those affected by the Partition of India, remembering their courage and resilience on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.He described the day as an…
Rebel Trinamool Congress leader in Lok Sabha Sudip Bandyopadhyay NEW DELHI: Breakaway Trinamool Congress leader in Lok Sabha Sudip Bandyopadhyay has urged PM Narendra Modi to appoint a NDA convener, saying it will allow the governing alliance parties to convey their views to him and exchange ideas, more so when Parliament is not in session.He…
Kharge demanded that cases be registered under Untouchability Act and those involved be arrested. NEW DELHI: Leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged in RS Thursday people associated with BJP “purified” the stage at Ramlila Maidan in Haldwani, two days after he made a speech there on Aug 8.Leader…
The TMC leader further said that a key takeaway from this session was that the opposition worked in a coordinated way NEW DELHI: Hailing opposition unity evident in the way the INDIA bloc parties cornered the BJP led NDA in the monsoon session of Parliament, TMC’s Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’ Brien said that while…
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee had met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress is preparing to move the Supreme Court against the 20 rebel Lok Sabha MPs who merged with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India. A disqualification petition will be filed within 10 days, TMC sources said.TMC…
