Kolkata, Aug 26: West Bengal's BJP unit on Sunday said the party was ready to join hands with other political outfits in the state at the grass roots level to stop the Trinamool Congress (TMC) from forming gram panchayat boards.Accusing the TMC of intimidating their winning candidates in the state rural body elections, state...
Bhubaneswar, Aug 26: Several parts of Odisha are likely to experience heavy rainfall for the next two days, under the impact of a low pressure formed over the Bay of Bengal, the Met office said on Sunday.Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at a few places over Balangir, Kalahandi, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda,...
Srinagar, Aug 26: The security forces said on Sunday that four newly recruited militants were arrested with arms and ammunition in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.They were arrested in the upper reaches of Kalaroos forests in Handwara while they were attempting to exfiltrate across the Line of Control (LoC), a Defence Ministry statement said...
Pune, Aug 26: In a significant development, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday said it has established links between the murders of Pune-based rationalist Narendra Dabholkar and Bengaluru-based journalist Gauri Lankesh.The CBI said it had established the crucial connection before the Shivajinagar Magistrate's Court in Pune to extend the police custody of...
New Delhi, Aug 26: Days after the Election Commission ruled out the possibility of holding both Lok Sabha and Assembly polls simultaneously, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the issue of was gaining momentum as people were sharing their views on it.A discussion in the country is gaining momentum for having simultaneous polls...
New Delhi, Aug 26: Ruing that the triple talaq bill could not be passed by Parliament in the last monsoon session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the whole country stands by the Muslim women to ensure them social justice.Economic growth will be incomplete without social transformation. The triple talaq bill has been...
New Delhi, Aug 26: Books should be treated as an instrument of social service, not as a trading commodity or a product, the Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP) President Ramesh K. Mittal said on the sidelines of the 24th Delhi Book fair.Books are not a product. This is a social service, and the idea...
Canberra, Aug 26: Julie Bishop resigned as the Australian Foreign Minister on Sunday, after newly-appointed Prime Minister Scott Morrison named his cabinet following his win in a bruising leadership contest.In an online statement, Bishop, 62, announced: Today I advised the Prime Minister that I will be resigning from my cabinet position as Minister for...
New Delhi, Aug 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, passed earlier this month, will act as a deterrent against rape and will play an effective role in curbing crimes against women and young girls.No civilised society can tolerate any kind of injustice towards women. The nation will...
