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Peace Party moves SC, opposes Hindu plea

29 Jul 2020 06:14 AM IST

The Peace Party has moved to the Supreme Court, urging that a fresh plea by Hindu group Vishwa Bhadra Pujari Purohit Mahasangh shouldn’t be admitted to stoke the Kashi-Mathura temple dispute. The plea states, “Even issuance of notice in the present case will create fear in the minds of the

HDK trains guns on Cong, calls it expert on ‘horse trading’

29 Jul 2020 06:13 AM IST

“I had to oust the Congress-JD(S) coalition government through a political coup to avoid party being hijacked .”

BJP MLA slams Nitish after Gandak breaches embankment

29 Jul 2020 06:13 AM IST

As flood continues to wreak havoc across 12 districts of Bihar, a BJP MLA from Baikunthpur in Gopalganj area has targeted the Nitish Kumar government and blamed the water resource department for corruption and poor work after river Gandak breached embankment last week, causing widespread flooding in the state. The

HC pulls up Telangana govt for Covid inaction

29 Jul 2020 06:11 AM IST

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday instructed the state to submit a detailed report regarding the state’s inability to deal with the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. The court was hearing a total of 15 PILs filed on the state’s government’s inefficient handling of the pandemic. Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, Health

Sukhbir condemns efforts to convert Lahore gurdwara into mosque

29 Jul 2020 06:11 AM IST

CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday condemned attempts to convert the historic Bhai Taru Singh Shaheedi Asthan Gurdwara in Lahore into a mosque. He urged the External Affairs minister S. Jaishankar to take up the issue with the Pakistan government to ensure the character of

DIAT develops low-cost bed isolation system for Covid patients

29 Jul 2020 06:10 AM IST

With an objective of reducing the spread of coronavirus, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, (DIAT) has developed a Medical Bed Isolation System, ‘Aashray’ that will provide a low-cost and reusable solution to maintain proper isolation of Covid-19 patients. According to DIAT, the bed isolation system envelopes are made up of

‘Closeness’ with TDP costs Kanna dearly

29 Jul 2020 06:09 AM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, Somu Veerraju, was on Monday appointed as the president of the party’s Andhra Pradesh unit. Linked with the RSS, Veerraju has been in the BJP for four decades and now has assumed this new responsibility. The appointment

40 recovered cops to donate plasma

29 Jul 2020 06:09 AM IST

As many as 40 Punjab Police personnel recovered from coronavirus have volunteered to donate convalescent plasma to help other Covid-19 infected persons. The majority of the donors are from Jalandhar Rural, with SSP Navjot Singh Mahal leading the way after recovering from the deadly infection. DGP Dinkar Gupta, who has

Haryana govt committed to woo investors: Deputy CM

29 Jul 2020 06:08 AM IST

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said that the state government is committed to formulate policies that attract investors to set up more industries in the state. Chautala, who also holds the portfolio of the Industries and Commerce Department, said this while presiding over review meeting regarding “Haryana Enterprises

IAS officers appointed to manage Covid-19 cases in Amritsar, Patiala

29 Jul 2020 06:08 AM IST

As a result of an exponential rise in the number of coronavirus cases, the Punjab government has decided to appoint young IAS officers as nodal officers in Amritsar and Patiala to effectively manage the rising caseload in the two Government Medical Colleges. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has also

QUAD 2.0 or Tianxia: Options before the world

29 Jul 2020 06:04 AM IST

QUAD 2.0 has the toolkit to handle China. It needs to sit across the table and thrash out things. It would be prudent to get into a need-based partnership with focused objectives to bottle the Chinese genie.

First five IAF Rafale jets reaching India today

29 Jul 2020 06:04 AM IST

India took a significant step in strengthening air power and defence preparedness with the first five Rafale fighter aircraft, built by Dassault, flying out from Merignac airbase in Bordeaux, France, to India on Monday. This also marks a new milestone in the strong and growing India-France defense cooperation. The Rafale