New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The NDA and Opposition MPs came face to face on Tuesday as both sides staged separate protests outside Makar Dwar of Parliament over various issues, ranging from Opposition's selective outrage pertaining to Jharkhand students stir to disruption of Parliament.
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Former Union Education Minister and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Congress, alleging that the party’s commitment to democracy is 'selective'.
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Mutual fund schemes in India recorded a net inflow of Rs 2.35 lakh crore in July, while assets under management (AUM) rose to Rs 85.76 lakh crore, according to data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The government is leaving no stone unturned to secure India’s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh amid intelligence inputs warning that elements backed by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) could attempt a misadventure.
Srinagar, Aug 11 (IANS) Ahead of the 80th Independence Day, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Tuesday organised a Tiranga Rally with school students at the historic Ghanta Ghar in Lal Chowk, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, promoting the spirit of patriotism and the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign.
Gandhinagar, Aug 11 (IANS) The Gujarat Forest Department has launched a Rs 2.94 crore Plastic Waste Management Project around the Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, under which plastic waste collected by villagers will be purchased and transported to a dedicated collection centre, in an effort to reduce pollution in the Ramsar-designated wetland.
Lucknow/New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav launched a bitter critique of the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government, over the worsening condition of potato farmers in the state, claiming that falling market prices, rising input costs and inadequate government procurement have pushed growers into severe financial distress.
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA MPs staged a protest on Tuesday, with multiple lawmakers heading towards the Parliament's Makar Dwar, carrying placards with slogans like "Grah Mantri ki Charcha se Rahul Gandhi bhago mat (Rahul Gandhi, don't run away from Home Minister's reply)".
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday raised questions over the arrest of one of the accused in the alleged Jharkhand paper leak case and sought answers from Chief Minister Hemant Soren regarding the involvement of senior officials.
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that history will indeed remember former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh kindly as a quiet, gentle, but a most consequential Prime Minister.
