- Saturday, July 19, 2025
RAJYA SABHA chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said security staff had recovered a wad of ₹500 currency notes from the seat allotted to Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi, leading to an uproar in the House. While Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said the chairman should not have named the member…
SEVERAL Opposition MPs led by the Congress on Friday held a protest march inside Parliament complex on the Adani issue, wearing black masks that read "Modi Adani bhai bhai". The protest saw several leaders from some of the INDIA bloc parties marching, holding a copy of the Constitution and raising…
A 20-YEAR-OLD Delhi University student was arrested for allegedly murdering his parents and sister over domestic differences and a property dispute, police said. The accused, Arjun Tanwar, killed his family members with a knife while they were asleep at their residence in Delhi's Neb Sarai around 5am on Wednesday. To…
A VERBAL battle took place in the Parliament on Thursday after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey accused Rahul Gandhi of being a "traitor of the highest order" having links with "some agencies of America" and billionaire George Soros. The Congress party strongly condemned the attack and called out Dubey for using…
A COURT in Amritsar on Thursday sent former Khalistani terrorist Narain Singh Chaura, who opened fire at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal outside the Golden Temple on Wednesday, to three-day police remand, officials said. Chaura (68), whose bid on the Akali leader's life was foiled by alert Punjab…
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday successfully launched the Proba-3 mission onboard a PSLV-C59 rocket, a solar experiment undertaken by the European Space Agency. Around 18 minutes after lift-off, the two satellites were placed into the 'right orbit', said ISRO Chairman S Somanath. The Proba-3 (Project for Onboard Autonomy)…
BJP legislature party leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn-in as new chief minister of Maharashtra while allies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar took oath as deputy CMs at a grand ceremony in Mumbai on Thursday evening. The event, attended by prime minister Narendra Modi, several union ministers and chief ministers of…
VETERAN actor and parliamentarian Shatrughan Sinha highlighted the profound influence of Bengali cinema on his artistic journey during the 30th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF). Reflecting on his time at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, Sinha credited the teachings of luminaries such as Ritwik Ghatak, Satyajit…
INDIA put up a dismal show with the bat as Australia stamped their superiority over the visitors with a five-wicket win in the first Women's ODI in Brisbane on Thursday. Opting to bat, India collapsed to 100 all out in 34.2 overs with Australia pacer Megan Schutt returning an impressive…
RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin lauded prime minister Narendra Modi and the Indian government for creating "stable conditions" for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and offered to place Russian manufacturing sites in India. Speaking at the 15th VTB Investment Forum in Moscow on Wednesday, Putin also noted the rise of new…
