CHANDIGARH,FEB 19: Newly elected Chandigarh Mayor Manoj Sonkar resigned from the post on Sunday, amid allegations that the January 30 mayoral polls were rigged, according to sources. This comes a day before the matter is to come up for hearing before the Supreme Court. Mayor Manoj Sonkar has submitted his resignation to the municipal commissioner, […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,FEB 18 : Renowned Jain monk Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj died on Sunday at Chandragiri Teerth in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district after undertaking ‘sallekhna’. He was 77. ‘Sallekhna’ is a Jain religious practice involving voluntary fasting unto death for spiritual purification, a statement from the teerth said. Acharya Vidyasagar Continue Reading
MUMBAI,FEB 17 : Renowned Urdu poet Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya have been named the recipients of the 58th Jnanpith Award, the Jnanpith selection committee announced on Saturday. Sampooran Singh Kalra, popularly known as Gulzar, is celebrated for his works in Hindi cinema and is considered one of the finest Urdu poets of this […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,FEB 16 : A 24-year-old M Tech student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi was found hanging in his hostel room, police said on Friday. The matter came to light after the family of the student, Sanjay Nerkar (24), asked his hostel mates to check on him as he was not answering […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,FEB 16 : Several farmers’ unions have called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ as their protest entered day four today. Large gatherings have been banned in Delhi and its national capital region (NCR) as Section 144 has been imposed. Farmers have vowed to intensify the stir, with the Noida-based Bharatiya Kisan Parishad extending support to […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, FEB 15 : Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday informed voters of her Rae Bareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh that she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls due to health and age issues.Hope you will be with my family: Sonia Gandhi’s emotional message to Rae Bareli voters Sonia files for […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, FEB 15 : In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the electoral bonds scheme has to be struck down with immediate effect as it is unconstitutional. It directed banks to cease the sale of the bonds immediately. The five-judge bench of the top court, headed by the Chief Justice […]Continue Reading
ନୂଆଦିଲ୍ଲୀ,୧୪/୨ :ଏଥର କୁର୍ତ୍ତା ପାଇଜାମା ଓ କୁର୍ତ୍ତା ଚୁଡିଦାର ପିନ୍ଧିବେ ଭାରତୀୟ ନୌସେନା। ଭାରତୀୟ ନୌସେନାର ଅଫିସର୍ସ ମେସ୍ରେ ନୂଆ ଡ୍ରେସ୍ କୋଡ୍ ଲାଗୁ କରାଯାଇଛି। ଖୁବଶୀଘ୍ର ଭାରତୀୟ ନୌସେନାର କର୍ମଚାରୀମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ବେଡ୍ରୁମ୍ ଓ ଅଫିସର୍ସ ମେସ୍(ରେଷ୍ଟୁରାଣ୍ଟ)ରେ ପାରମ୍ପରିକ ପୋଷାକରେ ନଜର ଆସିବେ। ଏଥିପାଇଁ ମଞ୍ଜୁରୀ ମିଳିଛି।ଭାରତୀୟ ସଂସ୍କଢତିକୁ ଧ୍ୟାନରେ ରଖି ଏହି ଡ୍ରେସ୍କୁ ନୌସେନାରେ ସାମିଲ କରାଯାଇଛି। ଡ୍ରେସ୍ କୋଡ୍ରେ କୁର୍ତ୍ତା, ପାଇଜାମା ଓ Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,FEB 14: Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi has submitted her nomination for the Rajya Sabha seat from Rajasthan. Accompanied by senior Congress leaders, she arrived at the Rajasthan Assembly at around noon on Wednesday. Present during her nomination were also Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi. The formal announcement of Sonia’s candidacy was made by the […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,FEB 13 : Farmers from the villages of Punjab began their march towards Delhi from Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib via the Sham bhu border on Tuesday after a meeting with two Union ministers over their demands remained inconclusive. They will press the Centre to accept their demands, including the enactment of a law to guarantee […]Continue Reading
