India

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim gets 30-day parole

21 Jul 2023 09:44 AM IST

Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh walked out of the Sunaria jail in Haryana’s Rohtak district on Thursday after he was granted a 30-day parole. According to his counsels, Singh left the jail for the Dera Sacha Sauda Ashram at Barnawa in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat.

Punjab Congress appeals to Governor Purohit to cancel land allocation to Haryana

21 Jul 2023 09:41 AM IST

Senior leaders of the Punjab Congress including State Congress Chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, and former Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu met with Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Thursday. During the meeting, the three leaders submitted a memorandum to the governor on two subjects—demanding the cancellation

Congress should go to ‘their own’ CM Mann to redress flood issues: Majithia

21 Jul 2023 09:40 AM IST

Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia on Thursday attacked the state Congress and asked the party to stop deceiving Punjbais by arranging “fake and theatrical” visits to Governor Banwarilal Purohit to redress flood victims’ problems. “They should go to ‘their own Chief Minister Bhagwant

OP Dhankhar likely to remain Haryana BJP state president

21 Jul 2023 09:38 AM IST

As the Assembly and parliamentary polls draw near, political parties are in full gear to win the elections. In a bid to score a hat trick in Haryana, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has continuously been engaged in strengthening its organisation in the state. The party’s state president, Om Prakash

Opposition not ready to allow Parliament to function: Goyal

21 Jul 2023 09:35 AM IST

Union Minister Piyush Goyal stated on Thursday that the Congress and opposition parties have decided not to allow the Parliament to run smoothly following the adjournment of the Rajya Sabha for the day. Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Thursday, and then it was resumed again. Mallikarjun Kharge,

RS chair goes digital from this monsoon session of Parliament

21 Jul 2023 09:32 AM IST

In another notable development, the Rajya Sabha chair has become fully digital from this Monsoon Session, which started on Thursday. The Rajya Sabha chair will be using electronic tablets for matters related to the conduct of business in the House, attendance in the House, details of Members speaking, and other

RS brings gender parity, nominates 50 per cent women members to Vice-Chairpersons’ panel

21 Jul 2023 09:31 AM IST

In a historic move, the Rajya Sabha has brought gender parity with the nomination of 50 per cent women members to the panel of Vice Chairpersons by reconstitution of the post. The panel reconstituted before the Monsoon Session contains a total of eight names, out of which half are women.

Delhi govt to turn Anganwadi into early childhood learning centre: Kejriwal

21 Jul 2023 09:24 AM IST

The Delhi government wants to turn Anganwadi into an early childhood education centre, it is not just a place to provide only midday meals, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday. Delhi CM Launched the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Kit on Thursday at Tyagraj Stadium. The kit

Court grants bail to Brij Bhushan in wrestlers’ sexual harassment case

21 Jul 2023 09:21 AM IST

A Delhi court on Thursday granted regular bail to outgoing Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and the Federation’s assistant secretary Vinod Tomar Singh in connection with the wrestlers’ sexual harassment case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal, while allowing the bail petition on Thursday,

Delhi: Woman pilot arrested for assaulting domestic help

21 Jul 2023 09:20 AM IST

The woman pilot who was arrested for allegedly assaulting a minor domestic help in Delhi’s Dwarka has been sent to judicial custody till August 2 by a court, police said on Thursday. The accused have been identified as Poornima Bagchi (33) and her husband Kaushik Bagchi (36). A senior police

SC accelerates case questioning anti-graft law provision

21 Jul 2023 09:10 AM IST

The Indian Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, is moving to expedite a public interest litigation (PIL) that challenges the constitutional legitimacy of a clause in the nation’s anti-corruption statute. The debated clause requires pre-approval to investigate a government official accused of corruption. This litigation, initiated by

ISRO advances Gaganyaan mission with successful propulsion system test

21 Jul 2023 09:09 AM IST

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has made significant strides in the Gaganyaan human spaceflight program, marking a successful test of the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) at its Propulsion Complex in Tamil Nadu. According to ISRO, the test involved five liquid apogee motor (LAM) engines with a thrust