New Delhi: NDA nominee Om Birla was Wednesday unanimously elected as speaker of the Lok Sabha with several parties moving a motion in his support. There was no other candidate in the fray and the motion moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to choose the...
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would not be attending the all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday, sources said. Modi has invited heads of all parties who have an MP either in the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha for a meeting...
Tokyo: At least 26 people were injured after an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale struck Japan's northwestern region, causing landslides and power outages in some areas, authorities said Wednesday. Seventeen people were injured in Yamagata prefecture, four each in Niigata and Miyagi prefectures,...
Tokyo: Japan issued a tsunami advisory Tuesday after a strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the northwest of the country. A wave of one metre (three feet) is expected to hit the coast of the Sea of Japan, north of Tokyo, the nation's meteorological agency said. Officials...
Kolkata: Patients heaved a sigh of relief after junior doctors Tuesday resumed work at all state-run hospitals following their week-long stir that had disrupted healthcare services across West Bengal. All the 14 medical college and hospitals in the state started functioning, with normal work resuming...
Bhubaneswar: Services in Outpatient Departments (OPD) were severely affected in various hospitals across the state Monday as doctors resorted to ceasework in response to a nation-wide strike called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in support of their striking colleagues in West Bengal. Emergency and...
New Delhi: Stressing on the importance of an active opposition in democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday told them not to bother about their numbers and instead actively take part in the Lok Sabha's proceedings. Before taking oath as a member on the first day...
Manchester: India Sunday beat Pakistan by 89 runs (DLS method) in their rain-interrupted 2019 ICC World Cup clash at Manchester's Old Trafford stadium. Put to bat first after Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss, India, powered by Rohit Sharma's 140 (113), set a target...
Berne/New Delhi: Swiss authorities are in process of sharing details of at least 50 Indian nationals having accounts in Switzerland-based banks, with regulatory and enforcement agencies in the two countries tightening their noose on individuals suspected to have amassed illicit wealth. These individuals largely include...
Kolkata: Striking junior doctors turned down Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's invitation for a meeting at the state secretariat, which was called to resolved the impasse, and continued their protest for the fifth consecutive day Saturday. The doctors, who are protesting against the assault on two...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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