New Delhi, Feb 7 (UNI) A local court on Wednesday issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on a complaint from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that he was not complying to summons from the central agency in a case related to the alleged liquor policy scam. After hearing the ED complaint, the judge took…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (UNI) Launching a full-blown attack on the Congress over their policies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday highlighted achievements of his government in the past ten years and exuded confidence of returning to power for the third consecutive term. While he minced no words to corner the Congress governments in the…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (UNI) Addressing the logjam on the issue of funds devolution to Karnataka, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that making false claims against the Finance Commission in the media shows the separatist mindset of the Congress. “Through this advertisement in the media, the Congress is taking forward the language…
Dehradun, Feb 7 (UNI) The Uttarakhand assembly on Wednesday passed the landmark Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill, that proposes the same set of laws governing issues like marriage, divorce, and inheritance for all religions. Uttarakhand has become the first state in India to pass such a legislation in its Assembly. Speaking in the assembly during…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (UNI) Five days ahead of seeking a trust vote in the Bihar Assembly, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. This was the first meeting between the two leaders after Kumar ditched the Grand Alliance to return to the NDA in Bihar on January 28….
New Delhi, Feb 7 (UNI) The Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP on Wednesday filed a caveat application in the Supreme Court, praying no order should be passed by the top judiciary without hearing them on any possible plea by the rival Sharad Pawar faction against Tuesday’s Election Commission of India (ECI) order related to…
Islamabad, Feb 7 (UNI) A powerful explosion hit an election office in Pakistan’s southwest Pishin district of Balochistan province on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people while injuring over 30 others, police and government officials said. Confirming the casualties, Deputy Commissioner Pishin Juma Dad Khan Mandukhel told Xinhua that the explosion happened when workers and…
Srinagar, Feb 7 (UNI) Kashmir valley continued to grip in freezing temperatures, with Pahalgam recording a low of -10.8°C and Gulmarg -10.0°C on Wednesday, officials said. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar said Kashmir Valley remained gripped under sub-freezing temperatures in view of significant snow accumulation over hilly areas that dropped the minimum temperature over many stations…
Shillong, Feb 7 (UNI) Apprehending the movement of terrorists and Rohingiya, the district administration in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district has clamped Section 144 of the CrPC in areas along the India-Bangladesh border, an official said on Wednesday. The prohibitory order was also imposed to check rising cases of smuggling along the international border. The…
Beijing, Feb 7 (UNI) China’s meteorological authority on Wednesday renewed a blue alert for blizzards, forecasting intense snowfall in Hunan Province and Jiangxi Province. Central and southern parts of Hunan Province, and southern and western parts of Jiangxi Province will be hit by heavy snow from Wednesday to Thursday morning, according to the National Meteorological…
