Congress disciplinary panel to meet tomorrow to discuss actions of KV Thomas, Sunil Jakhar
BCCI secretary Jay Shah appointed as Member Board Representative of ICC Cricket Committee
Jai Ram Thakur to continue as Himachal CM, will lead BJP in upcoming polls, says Nadda
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin extends wishes to Sitaram Yechury on getting re-elected as CPI(M) General Secretary
Samyukt Kisan Morcha says it will observe 'MSP Guarantee Week' from April 11-17 to press its demand for legal guarantee on minimum support price for farmers.
Congress appoints Karan Mahara as Uttarakhand Congress unit chief. Yashpal Arya was appointed as Congress Legislature Party leader.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reaches Washington DC to attend India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue
Sisodia slams UP govt for allowing fees hike in pvt schools
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday slammed the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government for allowing fees hike in private schools.
"Many states have went through elections recently and two parties have formed government in those states. Within 10 days of government formation by the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann issued an order saying private schools cannot increase their fees," said Sisodia in a virtual press briefing.
Police confirm investigation after Cristiano Ronaldo apologies for smashing fan's phone
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden on April 11
US President Joe Biden will meet virtually with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India on Monday, April 11 to further deepen ties between our governments, economies, and our people, reads the statement of White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
Pak's Dy Speaker Qasim Suri did not resign, set to chair the crucial NA session on Monday
Imran Khan chairs first PTI parliamentary board meeting after losing no-trust vote
Bengal yet to receive Rs 2,786 crore MGNREGA dues from Centre: TMC
Wondering whether the Centre spends more time "sleeping or spewing venom", Trinamool Congress on Sunday claimed that West Bengal was yet to receive MGNREGA dues amounting to Rs 2,786 crore from the BJP-led Union government.
The party, quoting a list recently issued by the Centre, said that the eastern state has topped the chart in providing employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), giving work to 1.1 crore people in 2021-22, and has come second in generating mandays under the scheme.
Pak media welcomes regime change; says catastrophic collision between pillars of state averted
Pakistan's media on Sunday welcomed the regime change in Islamabad, while expressing relief that a "catastrophic collision" between the pillars of the state has been averted as the minority government led by Imran Khan tried to cling on to power.
Khan was ousted from power after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership following days of high drama. The vote was held past midnight after Khan's minority government tried its best to stall the no-trust motion tabled by the Opposition parties against the cricketer-turned-politician.
Pak's 'freedom struggle begins again against foreign conspirary,' says Imran Khan after losing no-trust vote
"Pakistan became an independent state in 1947, but today is the beginning of a renewed struggle for independence against an external conspiracy to change power. It is always the people of a country who protect and defend their sovereignty and democracy."
Opposition parties should come together to end BJP's 'oppression':Kharge
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said all opposition parties should unite against the BJP to relieve people of its “oppression” and asserted that the party had approached BSP chief Mayawati to lead the coalition in UP, but never heard back.
Kharge seconded Rahul Gandhi’s statement made a day before according to which he had approached Mayawati for a coalition and even made her an offer to be the chief ministerial candidate, but she never responded.
5 held for betting on IPL matches in UP's Sambhal
Five people have been arrested for allegedly betting on IPL matches here, police said on Sunday.
The accused have been identified as Shahvez, Jahangir, Hilal, Zafar and Farhaz. They were nabbed on Saturday for betting on IPL matches, Superintendent of Police, Chakresh Mishra said.
Sitaram Yechury re-elected as CPI(M) General Secretary for the third consecutive term
Imran Khan tried to sack Army chief Gen Bajwa before ouster: Reports
As the people of Pakistan woke up to a new dawn on Sunday, the details of the gruelling and murky political activities in the preceding day and night have emerged, showing the country may have averted a damning showdown between ousted prime minister Imran Khan and the powerful Army.
According to various media reports, Khan made a botched attempt to replace Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa in order to bring someone more pliant and sympathetic to his idea of “foreign conspiracy” and cling on to power.
Four Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers detained for playing 'Hanuman Chalisa' on loudspeaker in front of Shiv Sena headquarters in Mumbai's Dadar area
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asks all ministers to submit performance reports of their departments amid speculation over possible reshuffle
Shehbaz Sharif nominated as Pakistan PM candidate
French nationals in Puducherry cast vote in presidential elections
French nationals residing in the union territory ofPuducherry(a former French colony) voted in the country's Presidential elections, here on Sunday. Official sources said 4,564 French citizens from Kerala, Tamil Nadu andPuducherrywere eligible to exercise their franchise in the first round of the polls in France.
Pushkar Singh Dhami felicitated shooter Shapath Bharadwaj at the CM residence today
Shapath Bharadwaj won the bronze medal in the team event of trap shooting ISSF World Cup junior category held in Lima, Peru. Chief Minister wished him a bright future.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc wins Australian Grand Prix
We are not a party where a leader like Rahul Gandhi forcefully hugs the PM in Parliament, we aren't a party whose fun is made across the world: BSP chief Mayawati
BJP & RSS are making India not just 'Congress-mukt' but also 'opposition-mukt' where India will be left with just one dominant party from national to village level just like that of China's political system: BSP chief Mayawati
Congress can't mend its own way & can't set its own house in order but is intruding into our matters. Congress & Rahul Gandhi should think 100 times before commenting on the BSP: Mayawati
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's comments show his inferior feelings and malevolence towards Dalits and the BSP: Mayawati
Rahul Gandhi's allegations of BSP being afraid of BJP and that they asked us about the alliance and offered CM post to me and that I didn't respond is outrightly fallacious: BSP chief Mayawati
The new Andhra Pradesh cabinet would be sworn in at 11.30 am on Monday, 11th April. 7-10 ministers likely to be retained: Sources (ANI)
Fire breaks out at a banquet hall in Peeragarhi Chowk, seven fire tenders rushed to the site. No casualties reported yet
Amit Shah inaugurates the border viewing point on the India-Pakistan international boundary in Nadabet of Banaskantha district
Encounter has started in Srinagar, 01 terrorist killed. Operation going on. Police and CRPF on job
Shehbaz Sharif steps out of the shadows to lead Pakistan
Shehbaz Sharif, expected to become Pakistan's new prime minister Monday after leading the opposition alliance that ousted Imran Khan, is a tough administrator with a penchant for quoting revolutionary poetry.
Sharif is the younger brother of three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who was dismissed then jailed on corruption charges in 2017 and is currently in Britain after being released from prison two years later for medical treatment.
He is a seasoned politician in his own right, however, having served for years as chief minister of Punjab province, the Sharif family's power base, and also president of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N).
BharatPe puts behind Grover episode, posts record growth
Putting behind the controversy around its co-founder Ashneer Grover, fintech startup BharatPe has posted record growth in the fiscal year ended March 31 and is on track to break even and list on stock exchanges in the next 18-24 months, its CEO Suhail Sameer said.
BJP national president JP Nadda offers prayers at Jakhu Temple in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh on occasion of Ram Navami
Precaution doses to 18+ administered in Delhi
UGC India's official Twitter restored after it was hacked earlier today
Nominations for Pakistan PM due; supporters of ousted Khan expected to protest
Candidates for Pakistan's next prime minister are due to file nomination papers on Sunday after incumbent Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote in parliament, bringing an end to the former cricket star's nearly four years in power.
Khan had clung on for almost a week after a united opposition first tried to remove him, managing to put off the no-confidence vote, which he said was part of a foreign-backed plot against him, and dissolving parliament.
But the Supreme Court ordered parliament to convene and hold the vote and Khan's government fell in the early hours of Sunday after a 13-hour session that included repeated delays and lengthy speeches by lawmakers from his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
2 boys drown in lake in Thane
Two minor boys drowned while swimming in a lake in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday afternoon when six boys from Patel compound area at Dhamankar Naka in Bhiwandi town entered the Varaladevi lake, an official from Bhiwandi police station said. After swimming, four of them came out. When they could not find the two others, they altered local police and fire services of the Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation.
India reports 1,054 Covid-19 case, 29 deaths in 24 hours
Massive protest in Sri Lanka mounts pressure on President Rajapaksa to quit
A massive anti-government street protest demanding Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation has turned into an all-night vigil as over 10,000 demonstrators gathered at the Galle Face Green urban park amidst the unprecedented economic crisis in the island nation.
Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence from the UK in 1948.
PM Modi extends greetings on Ram Navami
No Pakistani prime minister has completed a full tenure
No prime minister has completed a full five-year tenure inPakistan's 75-year history - a trend extended with the ouster of Imran Khan, who lost a no-confidence vote on Sunday.
Up until that point,Pakistan, a parliamentary democracy for most of its history, has had a total of 29 prime ministers since 1947 - one of whom took on the role twice in one year.
Challenges ahead: Key issues facing Pakistan's next leader
Whoever becomesPakistan's next prime minister following the dismissal of Imran Khan Sunday will inherit the same issues that bedevilled the former international cricket star.
A poorly performing economy, rising militancy and shaky relations with former allies will be top of the agenda for the next administration.
Sharif, frontrunner as next Pakistani PM, seen as 'can-do' administrator
Shehbaz Sharif, the person most likely to bePakistan's next prime minister, is little known outside his home country but has a reputation domestically as an effective administrator more than as a politician.
The younger brother of three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz, 70, led a successful bid by the opposition in parliament to topple Imran Khan in a no-confidence vote early on Sunday that Khan's supporters tried for hours to block.
Pakistan parliament to vote for new prime minister on Monday
The Pakistani parliament's lower house will meet on Monday to vote for a new prime minister after it ousted Imran Khan from the premiership in a no-confidence vote in the early hours of Sunday, the acting speakersaid.
Ayaz Sadiq, presiding over the assembly session in the absence of the ruling party members and its designated speakers, said nomination papers for candidates should be filed by 11:00 am local time on Sunday.
Imran Khan leaves Pak PM's official residence before trust vote outcome
Imran Khan vacated the Prime Minister's officialresidenceminutes before he lost a crucial no-confidence vote in the National Assembly, a senior leader from hisPakistanTehreek-e-Insaf party said on Sunday.
After Speaker Asad Qaiser handed over the reins toPakistanMuslim League-Nawaz’s Ayaz Sadiq of the National Assembly, it became clear that the vote on the no-confidence motion would go ahead in the lower house.