NEW DELHI: The opposition on Tuesday named former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy as its candidate for the upcoming vice-presidential election. This comes days after the National Democratic Alliance announced Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan as its nominee.The vice-presidential election has turned into a “South vs South” contest, with Radhakrishnan hailing from Tamil Nadu and…
NEW DELHI: Simultaneous interpretation of parliamentary proceedings in all 22 languages listed in the eighth schedule of the constitution is now available, lok sabha speaker OM Birla announced on Tuesday during the monsson session of the parlianment. Until now, the service covered 18 languages – Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Kannada, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi,…
NEW DELHI: Middle-distance runner Parvej Khan, who had lit up the American Collegiate circuit with some showstopping performances in the men’s 800m and 1,500m events, and becoming the first Indian track athlete to compete at the NCAA championships in Boston, has been banned by the Nada’s anti-doping disciplinary panel (ADDP) for a maximum period of…
Indian-origin truck driver Harjinder Singh who killed three in Florida said in 2018 he was scared to go back to India. After Indian-origin truck driver Harjinder Singh killed three taking a wrong turn with his semi-truck in Florida, the Donald Trump administration dug out all his previous records and it’s now confirmed that he was…
Ajit Doval with Wang Yi NEW DELHI: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Tuesday met Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, as India continues to iron out strains in relations with China.During the meeting, Doval said last year’s meeting between PM Narendra Modi and China’s Xi Jinping has helped both nations to set a new…
Prime Minister speaks at NDA’s parliamentary meet on Tuesday (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday used the NDA parliamentary meeting to attack former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, saying he admitted the mistake of signing the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan, which conceded much of the Indus river water to the neighbouring…
Bhararisain: Uttarakhand chief ministerPushkar Singh Dhami, during his morning visit to Bhararisain (Gairsain) on Tuesday, spoke to women of a self-help group working under the National Rural Livelihood Mission and appreciated the work being done by them. He also took feedback on the facilities being provided by the government. According to a release, the Chief…
KOLHAPUR: A police constable in Satara was dragged by an autorickshaw on Monday after she tried to stop the driver, who she suspected was driving under the influence of alcohol. The incident, which was caught on closed-circuit television cameras, occurred around 5pm on the busy Market Yard Road. According to police, constable Bhagyashri Jadhav noticed…
GHAZIABAD: A 25-year-old police sub-inspector died on her way home early on Monday at Kavi Nagar in Ghaziabad after her Bullet collided with a WagonR.Police are investigating the cause of the accident, but preliminary findings suggest Richa Sachan tried to avert a stray dog that had suddenly come in front of her bike near Karta…
Sanjay Kumar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Sanjay Kumar, a psephologist affiliated with Lokniti-CSDS, apologised on Tuesday for his post on the Maharashtra elections, which claimed a significant dip in the number of voters in two assembly constituencies compared to the Lok Sabha election held just months earlier.“I sincerely apologize for the tweets posted regarding Maharashtra…
