New Delhi, Jun 10: Mr. Mishra replaces Jitender Singh Tomar who had resigned after his arrest on charge of possessing fake degrees. Delhi Jal Board vice-chairman Kapil Mishra was on Wednesday named as the new Law Minister replacing Jitender Singh Tomar who had resigned from the post on Tuesday night following his arrest on charge of possessing fake degrees. “I had a meeting with Arvind (Kejriwal)
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Mumbai, Jun 10: Centre's approval for the 35-km long coastal road connecting north and south Mumbai, has resulted in both the ruling parties in Maharashtra- BJP and Shiv Sena- claiming credit for the project. While the Sena says that the project was envisaged by it, ally BJP maintains that it is the Central government led by Narendra Modi that has granted crucial approvals. "We should be credited
New Delhi, Jun 10: Following the unexpected arrest of Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar, Twitteratis have taken to the social media platform to poke fun at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. While some Twitteratis are criticizing the Kejriwal government for appointing a Law Minister with a fake degree, others are accusing PM Modi of being scared of the Aam
New Delhi, Jun 10: Under immense political pressure in a case involving his educational qualifications, Delhi Law Minister Jitendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday submitted his resignation to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal hours after a Delhi court remanded him to four-day police custody. "Jitendra Singh Tomar has put in his papers a while back. CM Arvind Kejriwal has accepted the resignation,"
New Delhi, Jun 9: With more than 2,300 dead in extremely hot weather across India, a recent Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) study predicts more intense and longer heat waves, more often and earlier in the year in future. In a changing climate, newer areas, including large swathes of southern India and both coasts - hitherto unaffected - will be severely hit, resulting in more heat
New Delhi, Jun 9: A Coast Guard Dornier aircraft with three crew members onboard has been missing since Monday night. The aircraft was last tracked at 10 PM at Trichy Airport radar. The aircraft took off from Chennai Airport at 5:30 PM on Monday. The Navy and Coast Guard search operations are underway. No remains of the aircraft have been recovered yet.
New Delhi: Jun 9: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Monday ordered safety tests on seven brands of noodles, pasta and macaroni with tastemaker, including those from multinationals Nestle and GlaxoSmithkline (GSK), days after it ordered a nationwide recall of Maggi noodles. In an advisory issued to Commissioners of Food Safety of all states and UTs, the FSSAI ordered the
Ranchi, Jun 9: Twelve suspected Maoists were reportedly shot dead in a police encounter in Jharkhand's Palamu district in the wee hours today. The Maoists were traveling via a road close to the Satbarwa police station in a Mahendra Scorpio, as per a NDTV report. On receiving the information about the Maoists, police rushed to the spot and confronted them by firing at them. The armed men in the
New Delhi, Jun 8: Nitish Kumar will be chief ministerial candidate of JD(U)-RJD alliance, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav said on Monday. Confirming the announcement, RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav said, "We thought this alliance was the need of the hour and Nitish was the right face to represent it." "Both I and Nitish come from the same family, he is the best person to lead this fight
Lucknow, Jun 8: Even as the Narendra Modi government plans to make the International Yoga Day on June 21 a grand success, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Sunday decided to launch a nationwide campaign against making 'Surya Namaskar' and Yoga compulsory in schools. We have decided to constitute a committee of our members headed by Maulana Wali Rahmani and launch a country-wide