India

New Delhi, May 28: The death toll due to intense heat wave sweeping across many parts of the country continued to mount and reached 1412 on Wednesday, with only Andhra Pradesh and Telangana accounting for 1360 deaths. As per the latest figures, the toll due to heat wave in Andhra Pradesh stood 1020 while it was 340 in Telangana. While 168 deaths were reported in Andhra Pradesh since yesterday, 74

New Delhi, May 27: The Delhi assembly on Wednesday took on the central government by adopting a resolution against its order which gave Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung the final say in the postings and transfers of bureaucrats in the capital. Passed by voice vote on the last day of the two-day special session of the assembly, called by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government, the resolution termed

New Delhi, May 27: India has lodged a strong protest with Swedish national daily 'Dagens Nyhetter' for putting out "slip of the tongue" comments by President Pranab Mukherjee during an interview to it, saying it was done in a "most condescending" manner and was "unprofessional and unethical". Indian envoy to Sweden Banashri Bose Harrison, in a letter to Editor-In-Chief Peter Wolodarski, said she

New Delhi, May 27: Over 120 obsolete laws have been repealed by the Narendra Modi government, while another 945 which have lost relevance are awaiting parliamentary approval to lose their place in statute books. According to the data compiled by the Legislative Department of the Law Ministry, with the passage of two bills in Parliament 125 archaic laws have been repealed. Two more bills are

New Delhi, May 27: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday hit out at the Modi government saying it was “harping” on corruption to divert people’s attention to non-issues and asserted that he never used public office to “enrich” himself, family or friends. In a scathing attack, Dr. Singh said that institutions of democracy are under threat and the entire edifice of the welfare state is

Hyderabad, May 27: The heatwave sweeping through Telangana and Andhra Pradesh claimed 90 more lives in the two states, taking the toll to over 800. While 55 people succumbed to sunstroke in Andhra Pradesh, 35 were killed in Telangana. Andhra Pradesh`s Deputy Chief Minister N Chinna Rajappa on Tuesday said 551 people died till Monday while disaster management officials in Telangana confirmed 215

Kozhikode, May 27: Taking a dig at the Narendra Modi government, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that he would like to officially wish 'suit-boot ki sarkar' happy birthday. "On this occasion I want to give them advice, if they carry on like this the poor man won't let them have five birthday parties," he said. Attacking Modi at a rally here Rahul pointed out that people did

New Delhi, May 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day visit to Bangladesh beginning June 6 with an aim to inject new momentum in the bilateral relationship by enhancing cooperation in connectivity, economic and other areas. During the visit, part of his policy to deepen engagement with India's immediate neighbourhood, PM Modi will hold wide-ranging talks with his Bangladeshi

New Delhi, May 26: Undeterred by the controversy over his earlier "terrorists have to be neutralised only through terrorists" remark, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has asserted that he will go to "any extent" to protect India and those who attack will be "paid back in the same coin". Parrikar noted that his remarks evoked a sharp reaction only from one country and, without naming Pakistan

New Delhi, May 26: A BJP MLA was today marshalled out of the Delhi Assembly after he made critical remarks against the Speaker during a debate on the Centre's notification giving absolute powers to the Lt Governor in appointment of bureaucrats and issues relating to police and public order. Speaker Ram Niwas Goel ordered the marshalls to remove O P Sharma from the House when the BJP legislator