Tag: India
Parliament Passes Upper Caste Quota Bill
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Parliament on Wednesday passed a landmark Constitution amendment bill providing for 10 per cent reservation to upper castes in government jobs and higher educational institutions, with the Rajya Sabha voting it late in the night after rejecting a demand for referring it to a select committee for detailed scrutiny.....
Shivraj, Raman, Vasundhara Appointed BJP Vice Presidents
Former Chief Ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Vasundhara Raje and Raman Singh were on Thursday appointed BJP's national vice presidents, a day ahead of the party's National Council meet here in Delhi.....
Modi's 'Rafale Fear' Behind Plum Post Offer To Sikri: Rahul
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi with destroying key institutions to cover up the "Rafale scam" following reports of Supreme Court judge A.K. Sikri, who sided with the government to remove CBI Director Alok Verma, being nominated to the Commonwealth Tribunal.....
Indonesia Recovers Cockpit Voice Recorder Of Crashed Plane
Indonesian search teams on Monday recovered the cockpit voice recorder of the Lion Air aircraft which had crashed into the Java Sea in October, killing all 189 people on board, including the flight's Indian captain.....
Modi Honoured With First-ever Philip Kotler Presidential Award
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday became the first recipient of the prestigious Philip Kotler Presidential award.....
Punjab Police Busts Army Recruitment Scam
In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police on Saturday arrested five people in Ropar district for their alleged involvement in a state-wide Army recruitment scam.....
Gunfight Breaks Out In Jammu And Kashmir's Badgam
A gunfight between hiding militants and the security forces began on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir's Badgam district, police said.....
China Imposes Anti-dumping Duty On Indian Chemical Import
China has imposed anti-dumping duty on Indian and Japanese ortho-dichlorobenzene (ODCB) which will be effective from Wednesday.....
1st ODI: All-round Effort Helps India Thrash New Zealand
A brilliant all-round effort helped India thrash New Zealand by eight wickets via the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method in the first One Day International match at the McLean Park here on Wednesday.....
2nd ODI: Kuldeep Shines In India's 90-run Win Over NZ, Go 2-0 Up
Yet another all-round display guided India to a thumping 90-run victory over New Zealand in the second contest of the five-match ODI rubber at the Bay Oval here on Saturday to go 2-0 up the series.....
