Thu, 29 Jul 2021 16:43:19
A day after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey moved a privilege motion against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who heads the parliamentary standing committee on Information Technology, the latter on Thursday said that the since no constituted procedure was followed in introducing the Privilege Motion, it has no validity.
Speaking to ANI at Parliament here today, Tharoor said, "No constituted procedure followed
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Thu, 29 Jul 2021 16:40:39
Mary Kom, the face of India's boxing contingent, faced a shocking defeat -- split decision -- at the hands of Colombia's Ingrit Valencia to bow out from the ongoing Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. Valencia won the bout 3-2.
Valencia advanced to the quarter-finals of the showpiece event after defeating Mary Kom in the women's flyweight (48-51kg) category event. Valencia got off to a flyer as she won t
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Thu, 29 Jul 2021 16:35:52
India on Thursday said it has a steadfast policy to support a sovereign, democratic and peaceful Afghanistan and it is in touch with various stakeholders within and outside Afghanistan including regional and international partners.
The comments by the Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan in Rajya Sabha came a day after India and the US strongly pitched for an immediate intra
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Thu, 29 Jul 2021 16:33:14
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday attacked the Yogi Adityanath dispensation in Uttar Pradesh, saying the government which talked about showering flowers on ambulance workers during the Covid period is now talking of raining sticks on them after they raised voices for their rights.
The Congress general secretary alleged that the state government sacked 500 ambulance workers impos
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Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:01:09
Dhananjaya de Silva's unbeaten knock of 40 runs followed by Chamika Karunaratne's cameo of 12 runs helped Sri Lanka defeat India by four wickets in the second T20I of the three-match series here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday.
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Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:59:01
At least 40 people were killed after flash floods on Wednesday night destroyed over 80 houses in Afghanistan's Kamdish district. 150 people are also missing after the mishap.
"Bodies of 40 people have been found and the death toll possibly will rise," Tolo News reported citing Saeedullah Nuristani, Head of the provincial council.
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Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:56:17
Opposition parties MPs on Thursday protested at Gandhi statue in Parliament in support of farmers, who have been agitating against three farm laws.
The protesting Congress lawmakers include Amar Singh, Pratap Singh Bajwa, Parneet Kaur and Gurjit Singh Aujla.
Leaders from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) also demonstrated against the farm laws and demanded that the Centre m
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Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:50:56
Janata Dal (Secular) leaders and MLAs along with former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy will march from Vidhana Soudha to Rajbhavan on Thursday at 2 pm, demanding clearance of the Mekedatu project and upper Krishna project.
Kumaraswamy said that they will also give a memorandum to President through Governor demanding clearance of the Mekedatu and upper Krishna project.
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Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:45:36
Low-lying areas at Sangam, in Prayagraj, saw an increase in the water level in the Ganga and the Yamuna in the last 24 hours due to incessant heavy rainfall in the northern part of the country.
The people living in low-lying areas have started leaving their places as the water level rises.
Shopkeepers and boat owners are also moving towards safer places.
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