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New Delhi, Apr 22: After Rahul Gandhi's kisan rally, it's now the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who is going to hold a mega farmers rally today in New Delhi for opposing the amendments in the land bill. The AAP chief will be addressing the mega farmers rally at Jantar Mantar at around 1 p.m. Kejriwal has asked the Delhi cops to keep the reporters away from him while he is addressing the

New Delhi, Apr 22: As the Opposition mounted a united attack on the government for being a “mute witness” to the intimidation of minorities by prominent members of the ruling party and its affiliates, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh sought to assure the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the government did not endorse the anti-minority views expressed in recent weeks. Mr. Singh intervened after the issue

Ahmedabad, Apr 21: A suspicious boat carrying narcotics worth around Rs 600 crore was seized and eight Pakistani nationals onboard were apprehended from international waters off Gujarat coast, in a joint operation by the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard. "In a closely coordinated operation undertaken by the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard, a boat carrying a large quantity of narcotics was

Bhubaneswar, Apr 21: Former Odisha Chief Minister and ex-Assam Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik passed away in Tirupati early today. He was 89. The veteran Congress leader was admitted to a hospital in the temple town following a chest pain around mid-night but could not be saved, his family said. Patnaik, a three-time Odisha chief minister, was in Tirupati to attend the convocation ceremony of the

New Delhi, Apr 20: Rahul Gandhi today led the opposition attack in the Lok Sabha on the government over the problems being faced by farmers, saying it had "failed" them and specifically targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over it. In his first speech in the Budget Session, the Congress Vice President said the government was "ignoring" the farming community and favouring the industrialists and

New Delhi, Apr 20: The controversial land bill led to an uproar in Lok Sabha on the first day of the second phase of the Budget Session with a united opposition protesting the repromulgation of an ordinance on the issue. Agitated members of Congress, Left, TMC, SP, RJD and others stormed the Well of the House as soon as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy laid a copy of

New Delhi, Apr 20: Congress on Monday raked up the issue of Union Minister Giriraj Singh's remarks against party president Sonia Gandhi in the Lok Sabha, forcing the senior BJP leader to regret his statement. As soon as the House met for the day, Congress members raked up Singh's remarks against Gandhi, terming it as an attack on womanhood. Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said

Mumbai, Apr 20: Nearly 40% of deaths registered among girls (0 to 6 years) in the city between 2010 and 2014 have been due to lack of proper nutrition, revealed a central government report. The corresponding figure for Thane district was 64%. The findings stated that the Maharashtra government spent Rs 4,500 crore on improving child health in the last five years. In Mumbai and Thane, the

Visakhapatnam, Apr 19: Senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury was today unanimously elected the new general secretary of the party. The party also elected 91 members of its central committee and also the 16-member politburo on the concluding day of its 21st congress here today. Addressing the CPI(M) meet here, Yechury, after getting elected as the general secretary, said this is the congress of

New Delhi, Apr 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the agreements with France and Canada are big achievements and would have a huge impact in the coming days. Addressing members of parliament of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Modi said that even though every government tried to push through the nuclear deals, but it was successful now. Modi discussed the various government schemes