New Delhi, July 22 (UNI) : On the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista raised urgent demands under Rule 377, highlighting the growing infrastructure problems in the hills and proposing concrete solutions. He called for an alternative highway to Darjeeling via Balason and the construction of new ropeway connections…
New Delhi, Jul 22 (UNI) The Maharashtra government today moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court’s recent decision to acquit all twelve accused in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case, nearly a decade after a special court had awarded death penalty to five and life sentences to seven others. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta…
New Delhi, Jul 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court today cautioned against politicising judicial proceedings while hearing a plea seeking initiation of criminal contempt against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her remarks on the Court’s ruling in the teachers’ recruitment scam case. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai, Justice K Vinod…
New Delhi, July 21 (UNI) Describing the monsoon session of Parliament as a victory celebration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the world has witnessed India’s military strength following Operation Sindoor, with all objectives having met fully. Speaking to the media ahead of the session, the Prime Minister praised the operation targeting terror bases, noting that…
Workshop held for district sports and youth welfare officers and youth coordinators Bhopal: Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Shri Vishwas Kailash Sarang has emphasised the need for a continuous, year-round talent search initiative to identify and nurture sports talent across the state. He said that efforts should be made daily to discover potential, to identify…
Moscow, July 21 (UNI) A series of powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday, with the strongest reaching magnitude 7.6, according to the Kamchatka branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The region has since experienced nearly 30 aftershocks, ranging in magnitude from 4.0 to…
Ankara, July 19 (UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Friday, expressing concern that the clashes in Syria pose a threat to the stability of the entire region, the Turkish presidency said in a statement. During the call, the two leaders talked about the escalating…
Ottawa, July 19 (UNI) Wildfire activity is expected to continue to increase and persist to well-above-average conditions over much of western Canada by August, Canada’s minister of energy and natural resources said Friday. In a wildfire update, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson delivered the latest national wildfire forecast, saying the highest fire danger…
New Delhi, July 17 (UNI) Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu, veteran diplomat of nearly four decades and former Indian envoy to Washington, joined the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) as Advisor to the Board and will be the chairman of the USISPF Geopolitical Institute. In his new role, Ambassador Sandhu will lend his diplomatic acumen to…
New Delhi, July 16 (UNI) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed the successful completion of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s 18-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), describing his return as the dawn of a “new chapter” in India’s space journey. It passed a resolution commending Shukla’s pioneering achievement and…
