National News

Uniform Civil Code can’t be forced on people by agenda-driven majoritarian govt: Chidambaram

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:44:26 S O Correspondent

Spike in tomato prices temporary phenomenon; rates will cool down soon: Govt official

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:37:49 S O Correspondent

PM Modi flags off five Vande Bharat trains in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:08:46 S O Correspondent

"Fight will continue in court, not on roads": Top wrestlers on protest against WFI chief

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 12:12:03 S O Correspondent

Top wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia have called off their protest, stating that the government has fulfilled its promise of filing a chargesheet against Wrestling Federation Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, whom they have accused of sexual harassment.

Educating women, making them financially independent true tribute to Ahilyadevi Holkar: Siddaramaiah

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:58:58 S O Correspondent

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said educating women and making them financially independent would be a true tribute to Ahilyadevi Holkar, the legendary 18th century ruler of the Indore state.

Will bring new vehicles that run on ethanol: Nitin Gadkari

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:56:33 S O Correspondent

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said new vehicles that run entirely on ethanol will be introduced. Speaking at an event in Nagpur, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways recalled he recently met the chairman of Mercedes Benz company that launched an electric vehicle.

Centre directs FCI to conduct e-auctions of wheat, rice to check inflation

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:50:34 S O Correspondent

Chairman and Managing Director of Food Corporation of India Ashok KK Meena said that the central government has directed the agency to conduct the e-auctions of wheat and rice to check the "inflationary trends" and to control the price of such staple foodgrains.

'Six Muslim-dominated countries were bombed...': Sitharaman lashes out at Obama

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:48:42 S O Correspondent

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Saturday, lashed out at former US President Barack Obama for his comments on the BJP government's treatment of Indian Muslims by saying that under his reign, the United States had bombed six Muslim-dominated countries.

12 members of marriage party killed in bus collision in Odisha

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:46:52 S O Correspondent

Twelve members of a marriage party were killed and seven others injured as their bus collided head-on with another bus in Odisha’s Ganjam district, police said on Monday.

Never seen a PM who speaks ‘lies’: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah targets Modi

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 20:01:25 S O Correspondent

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday hit out at the Narendra Modi-led central government and claimed that in his 40 years of political career he has never seen a prime minister who speaks “lies”.

Yediyurappa to lead BJP agitation from July 4 against Cong govt demanding implementation of poll guarantees

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 19:59:36 S O Correspondent

Announcing that BJP will hold protests both inside and outside the Assembly during legislature session, demanding the Congress government in the state to implement its poll guarantees, veteran party leader B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said he will lead agitations in front of Gandhi statue at Vidhana Soudha, from July 4.

Uniform Civic Code would dilute Constitutional provisions: Nagaland church body, tribals

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 19:43:33 S O Correspondent

As the Law Commission sought views of various stakeholders on the need for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country, a church body and a tribal organisation of Nagaland asserted that implementation of such a code will violate fundamental rights of the minorities and tribal people.