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Desk. The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the 15 rebel MLAs of Congress-JD(S) led Karnataka government cannot be compelled to participate in the proceedings of the Karnataka Assembly, which is scheduled to witness a floor test called by the HD Kumaraswamy-led state government on Thursday. The apex court bench, …

Desk. As the nation commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Kargil conflict on July 26, it is worth revisiting the recommendations of the Kargil Review Committee (KRC) which, in its own ‘terms of reference’ was appointed to ‘review the events leading up to the Pakistani aggression in Kargil’ and ‘to …

Desk. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday condoled the death of 29 passengers in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh. A bus skidded off the six-lane Yamuna Expressway and fell into a large drain, 50 feet below, killing 29 passengers. “Saddened to hear about the tragic loss of …

Desk. Twenty-nine people were killed and 18 injured after a Lucknow-Delhi state-run bus skidded off the Yamuna Expressway and fell into a large drain in Uttar Pradesh in the early hours of Monday, officials said. The accident occurred around 4:30 am in Etmadpur, around 200 km from the national capital, …

Desk. Rejecting the Congress’ charge of “engineering defections” in Karnataka, the BJP has said that the “internal feud” between ruling allies Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) was behind political instability in the state. Suggesting that senior Congress leader and former chief minister Siddaramaiah does not want the alliance to continue, …

Desk. Public sector lender Punjab National Bank said Saturday it has detected a fraud of more than Rs 3,800 crore by Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd (BPSL) and has reported it to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). PNB said Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd misappropriated bank funds and manipulated …

Desk. Haryanvi singer and dancer Sapna Choudhary on Sunday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in presence of senior party leaders at the BJP’s membership drive in New Delhi. The development comes after the confusion over whether the 28-year-old joined the Congress party in the run up to Lok Sabha …

Desk. Amid increasing cases of mob lynchings and public beatings, veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh gave said there are two reasons for such incidents. He said the people don’t get timely justice and are forced to take law into their hands and also blamed “mindset preached by people of RSS …

Desk. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government aims to achieve housing for all citizens by the end of 2022. Presenting Union Budget 2019 in Lok Sabha, India’s first full-time woman Finance Minister said that the government would achieve the mission under …

Desk. In an effort to transform the education system in India, the Centre announced the New Education Policy to bring institutes at par to international level and focus on research and innovation, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during Union Budget 2019. A National Research Foundation will be formed to ensure …