New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said the number of train accidents in the country has dropped “significantly” to 678 during the last 10 years – 2014-24 – under the NDA regime. The average figure comes to 68 per annum, which was far below the average of 171 per annum…
New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) The Congress on Wednesday described Union Budget 2024-25 as ‘Kursi Bachane wala’ (a save-the-chair exercise) and “appease friends” Budget and accused the Centre of reducing the allocation for agriculture. Initiating the discussion in the Lok Sabha on the General Budget, Kumari Selja of the Congress, said, “The Modi government has…
Kuwait City/New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) India and Kuwait held the 6th Round of Foreign Office Consultations in Kuwait City today, during which both sides reviewed the entire gamut of multifaceted ties to further strengthen and diversify it. In a post on X, the Indian Embassy in Kuwait said: “The 6th Foreign Office Consultations (FoC)…
New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Haryana government to reach out to protesting farmers to address the trust deficit and name a “neutral umpire” for resolving the impasse over the Shambhu border blockade. A three-judge bench comprising Justice Surya Kant, Justice Dipankar Datta, and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan asked the…
New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met a farmers’ delegation from the two organisations — Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) — at his office in the Parliament, and held discussion on the issue of legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP). After…
Kathmandu, July 24 (UNI) Eighteen dead bodies have been recovered after a plane crashed on Wednesday at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, said Hansa Raj Pandey, spokesman at the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN). Pandey told Xinhua that one injured person has been hospitalized, and the airport has been closed over…
New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) Terming the Budget 2024–25 as discriminatory, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said on Wednesday that the INDIA bloc members would protest against the Budget. Kharge claimed that other than Andhra Pradesh and Bihar (the two states ruled by crucial allies of the BJP)…
New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) A day after the presentation of Union Budget 2024-25, INDIA bloc MPs led by the Congress on Wednesday held protests inside and outside parliament, including slogan shouting at the Makar Dwar, alleging that the Union Budget is “discriminatory and against the principles of federalism”. During the discussion on Budget, Leader…
New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) New UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in India on Wednesday morning on his first official visit to the country since taking over the post earlier this month. He will hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar later in the day on strengthening the bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and…
Lucknow, July 24 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended Chitrakoot district’s Regional Inspector (Technical) and recommended disciplinary action against another official for a delay in issuing fitness certificates to school buses, official sources said here on Wednesday. The officials were also rapped for confiscating two unfit vehicles midway and forcing children sitting in them…
