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New Delhi, Mar 16: Members in the Rajya Sabha, cutting across party lines, today extended a warm welcome to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj when she came to the House after a long absence due to health reasons. As soon as she was spotted stepping into her front row seat during the Zero Hour, members began thumping their desks and it continued for some time as she acknowledged with folded

Panaji, Mar 16: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar proved the majority in Assembly today. 22 MLAs in 40 member assembly voted for him. 13 MLAs from his party the BJP, three from MGP, three from Goa Forward, two Independents and one from NCP voted in favour of Parrikar in the voting. Congress' 16 MLAs voted against while one was absent. In the 40 member Assembly, Congress won 17, BJP 13 and others

Melbourne, Mar 16: Cricket legends Ian and Greg Chappell are among 90 prominent Australians who have signed an open letter calling on Indian energy giant Adani to abandon its controversial coal mine projectin Queensland, warning it could damage bilateral ties and even affect sporting links. The 21.7 billion dollar Carmichael coal mine project, one of the world's largest, to start construction this

Chandigarh, Mar 16: After steering the Congress to a stupendous victory, Captain Amarinder Singh was sworn in as the Punjab Chief Minister on Thursday. Singh was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor VP Singh Badnore at Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Amarinder Singh on taking over as Punjab CM, wished him the best in working for state's

New Delhi, Mar 16: GMR Group-led consortium Delhi International Airport (DIAL) on Wednesday said Delhi`s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has been declared as the "Best Airport in India and Central Asia" by Skytrax. The announcement was made at the World Airport Awards held at Passenger Terminal Expo in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Wednesday night. The Skytrax World Airport Awards are a

New Delhi, Mar 16: Police have registered a case of abetment to suicide, setting in motion an investigation into the death of Jawaharlal Nehru University research scholar J Muthu Krishnan, a Dalit. There was uproar in both Houses of Parliament on Wednesday over the suicide. The FIR was registered after Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who is a JNU alumnus, “instructed” Delhi Police. Police

New Delhi, Mar 15: The BJP today ridiculed BSP supremo Mayawati's allegations of EVM tampering and asked her to "gracefully accept the people's mandate". "When you win, EVMs are right. When you lose, EVMs are wrong. This shows that there are some defects in you (Mayawati)," Union Minister M Venkaiah told reporters outside Parliament. He said Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are under the control

New Delhi, Mar 15: Mocking Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for putting the onus on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for the dismal show of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the recent Punjab Assembly polls, Union Food and Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday said that the former has lost his mental balance. "Kejriwal is mentally unstable and we all can see that. When he got 67

New Delhi, Mar 15: EVM tampering may have led to AAP's poor showing in Punjab, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today alleged, saying around 20 to 25 per cent of its votes may have been "transferred" to the SAD-BJP coalition. AAP's poor tally of 20 seats is "beyond understanding" and raises a "big question mark" on the reliability of electronic voting machines (EVMs) as political pundits

New Delhi, Mar 15: Opposition Congress today forced three adjournments in the Rajya Sabha protesting the "stealing of mandate" in Manipur and Goa where it was not invited to form government despite being the single largest party. The House witnessed adjournment of proceedings thrice, twice during the Zero Hour and once during the Question Hour. Congress cited rulings by the constitution benches of