New Delhi: A new Lok Sabha Central Hall big enough to house 900 Members of Parliament (MPs) and flexible enough to house up to 1,350 MPs for a Joint Parliament Session will be the centrepiece of the Central Vista redevelopment plan that has a deadline of 2024. The new Parliament Complex, which has an earlier…
Register drones by Jan.31 or face action: Aviation Ministry
January 14, 2020New Delhi: The Aviation Ministry announced a scheme on Monday asking operators to voluntarily register their drones by January 31. The Ministry said that those who fail to register will face action under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Aircraft Act. The Ministry said in a notification, “The presence of such drones as well as…
First time in 166 years, Indian Railways report zero passenger deaths in 2019-20
December 26, 2019New Delhi: In its 166-year-long history, Indian Railways has reported financial year 2019-20 as its safest year. The national transporter saw zero passenger deaths during the current fiscal, marking a big achievement for it on the safety front. Also, the Narendra Modi Government is actively engaging in the restructuring of the Indian Railways. According to…
PM Modi addresses mega poll rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi
December 22, 2019Modi begins speech with a call for ‘Unity in Diversity’ Unprecedented security deployed at venue New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing a rally this morning at the large Ramlila Maidan, a little over a kilometre from Old Delhi’s Daryaganj that was hit by violence during a protest against the amended Citizenship Act. An…
Fire at luggage factory leaves 43 dead in Delhi
December 8, 2019New Delhi: As many as 43 people were killed when a fire broke out at a luggage manufacturing factory in Anaj Mandi on Rani Jhansi Road, a crowded area in North Delhi this morning. Most of the people who died were labourers who were sleeping at the factory when the fire broke out at 5…
Rafale Deal: Supreme Court dismisses review petitions
November 14, 2019Court cautions Rahul Gandhi, lets him off with warning in Rafale contempt case Sabarimala verdict: Apex Court refers petitions to larger Seven-Judge Bench New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning dismissed a batch of review petitions seeking a Court-monitored probe into the procurement of 36 high-performance and most advanced Rafale fighter jets by the Narendra…
Sabarimala: SC refers petitions to larger Seven-Judge Bench
November 14, 2019New Delhi: A Five-Judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi this morning referred the petitions seeking review of its previous judgment in the Sabarimala case to a larger Bench by 3:2 majority. In its September 2018 ruling, the Apex Court had lifted a ban on menstruating women from entering the Sabarimala Temple….
SC sets Oct.18 deadline to conclude Ayodhya arguments
September 19, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday set Oct.18 as deadline for all parties to finish their arguments in the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid title suit land dispute case. The Top Court asked the respective parties to make all the necessary efforts to conclude their arguments and submissions before the deadline. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, who…
SC adjourns rebel MLAs plea to Sept. 23
September 17, 2019New Delhi: After Supreme Court (SC) Justice M.M. Shantanagoudar recused the hearing of rebel Karnataka MLAs plea challenging their disqualification from the State Assembly, the top Court today adjourned the matter. When the matter came up for hearing before a three bench of Justices Shantanagoudar, N.V. Ramana and Ajay Rastogi, Justice Shantanagoudar recused to hear…
Feroz Shah Kotla renamed ‘Arun Jaitley Stadium’
September 13, 2019The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) yesterday renamed Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium as ‘Arun Jaitley Stadium’ in memory of its former President and former Union Minister, who passed away on Aug. 24. The Feroz Shah Kotla ground’s name, however, will remain unchanged. During the function at Weightlifting Hall of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here,…
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