Chennai, July 8 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Tuesday decided to keep pending its suo motu case against former Tamil Nadu Forest Minister K. Ponmudi, who allegedly made lewd and derogatory remarks involving the religious symbols of Hindu sects,...
Amaravati, July 8 (IANS) YSR Congress Party has condemned the attack on its leader and former MLA Nallapureddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy's house in Nellore while the TDP women workers on Tuesday staged protest against Reddy's alleged derogatory comments against Kovur...
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Maharashtra Samajwadi Party President and Mumbai MLA, Abu Asim Azmi on Tuesday strongly criticised workers of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for staging protests in Thane's Mira Road, calling their actions unlawful and a...
Ahmedabad, July 8 (IANS) Gujarat has witnessed a 145 per cent increase in its taxpayer base in eight years since the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), according to the state government.From just over 5.15 lakh taxpayers in...
Srinagar, July 8 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday arrested the contractor and the JCB driver involved in unauthorised excavation that had led to public anger in the area.Police said that a sensitive incident occurred in...
Patna, July 8 (IANS) In a significant move towards women's empowerment, the Bihar government on Tuesday approved 35 per cent reservation exclusively for native women candidates in all categories of direct recruitment across all levels of government services in the...
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) A war of words has erupted between Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi over the issue of minority rights. The political slugfest began after, Rijiju, in an interview with a national daily...
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has submitted its preliminary report on the Air India 171 crash to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and other relevant authorities.This report, based on initial assessments and early findings,...
Varanasi, July 8 (IANS) Cracking down hard on corruption in Varanasi, the CBI has booked an accountant of the Central Ground Water Board who used to collect bribes on the pretext of clearing his colleagues' allowance bills, an official said...
Itanagar, July 8 (IANS) Shillong-based Eastern Air Command chief Air Marshal Surat Singh held a meeting with Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen (Retd) K.T. Parnaik at Raj Bhavan and held discussions on key strategic and developmental issues, officials said on...
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Congress MP Imran Masood has triggered a fierce political row with his remark that the Waqf Act would be scrapped "within an hour" if the Congress comes to power at the Centre. While the BJP...
Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh), July 8 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and YSR Congress Party President Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and state Congress chief Y.S. Sharmila on Tuesday paid tributes to their late father and former chief minister of...