Lucknow, July 31 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday welcomed the restoration of the original name of Sant Ravidas Nagar for Bhadohi, and urged the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government to restore the original names of other districts as well.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said it would pass an order in terms of the settlement reached between Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his estranged wife, Payal Abdullah, after being informed that the matrimonial dispute had been amicably resolved through mediation.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Maldives Monetary Authority has announced the successful go-live of the integration between the Maldives Instant Payment System, ‘Favara’, and India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), according to a press statement issued by the Finance Ministry on Friday.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on Friday responded to a question regarding the plight of families of Delhi Police personnel injured during the July 20 student march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament with a remark, "Are you from the BJP?"
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Congress MP K.C. Venugopal on Friday initiated a privilege motion against Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh, accusing him of misleading the Parliament while responding to Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the alleged police excesses against protesters during the July 20 'Sansad Chalo' march.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Passengers travelling by train can now book and pay for excess luggage online while reserving their tickets, as Indian Railways on Friday rolled out a new digital facility aimed at making the travel process more convenient.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended a respectful tribute to the great storyteller Munshi Premchand on his birth anniversary, saying that he will forever remain a source of inspiration for the people of the country.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Petrol prices in Delhi would have risen to around Rs 125 per litre during the recent West Asian crisis without ethanol blending, the government said on Friday, claiming the programme helped consumers save nearly Rs 30 per litre by cushioning the impact of the global crude oil price surge.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a plea filed by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar challenging a trial court order directing that charges be framed against him in the Rs 200 crore extortion case registered under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) A day after BJP MP Anurag Thakur submitted a notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in the Lower House during the debate on the anti-paper leak bill, the former remarked that the Gandhi family as well as the party is filled with "arrogance".
