Tagore, Urdu rock Parliament
By Bisheshwar Mishra /New Delhi The Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar today set to rest the controversy about Rabindranath Tagore and Urdu by clarifying that government had no plan…
Workshop on Raising Matters of Urgent Public Importance in Parliament
Our Correspondent / New Delhi A Workshop on “Raising Matters of Urgent Public Importance” was organised under the auspices of the Speaker’s Research Initiative (SRI) in Parliament Library Building today.…
Soft economic policy decisions with eye on electoral gain will not benefit nation: PM Modi
AMN Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, soft economic policy decision taken with an eye on electoral gain, will not benefit the country and 125 crore people know it very…
17 Turkish journalists face terrorism trial
web desk Seventeen journalists and managers at Turkish opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet went on trial yesterday on charges of aiding a terrorist organisation. If found guilty this week, they could face…
Israel to remove metal detectors outside Al Aqsa mosque
WEB DESK Israel authorities have decided to remove the metal detectors outside the holy site of Al Aqsa Mosque in the old city of Jerusalem which had created unprecedented tension…
No substantial evidence on 39 missing Indians, says Iraq
Iraq Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has said, they do not have any substantial evidence about the fate of 39 Indians who are missing in Mosul since 2014. Mr Al-Jaafari, who…
SIMI activists killing: SC notice to Centre on plea for probe
AMN The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Centre and the CBI on a plea seeking a probe into the alleged encounter killings of eight activists of Students…
Pakistan: 26 dead, 50 injured in blast near CM residence in Lahore
AMN A powerful suicide blast near residence-cum-office of Punjab province Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore today killed 26 people, including policemen, and wounded more than 50 others. Police and…
India’s strength lies in pluralism; says Prez Mukherjee in farewell speech
AMN / NEW DELHI President Pranab Mukherjee today reminded that India’s soul resides in pluralism and tolerance and the nation derives strength from tolerance. In his farewell address to the…
Speaker suspends 6 Congress MPs from Lok Sabha
Our Correspondent /NEW DELHI Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today suspended six Congress Members from the House for five days for their ‘unparlimentary behaviour’. These members are – Gaurav Gogoi,…