Vikarabad: In a brutal incident, an elderly couple was murdered by their car driver. While the incident took place on June 12, it came to light on Sunday after the police arrested the accused. The deceased couple was identified as Navratan Reddy (76) and Snehalatha Reddy (72). Going into details, the …
Read More »Rocket fire kills 12 civilians in regime-held village in Syria
In Syria, twelve civilians were killed in a rocket fire in a regime-held village in northwestern region. State news agency SANA has blamed former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham for the attack. The news agency said 15 people were also wounded in the attack late yesterday, on Al-Wadihi village south …
Read More »Massive blackout leaves more than 44 million people without electricity in Argentina, Uruguay
A massive blackout left more than 44 million people without electricity in Argentina and Uruguay yesterday after an unexplained failure in the neighboring countries’ interconnected power grid. Authorities were working frantically to restore power but only about a half a million in Argentina had electricity back. Argentina’s power grid is …
Read More »Role of active opposition is important in Parliamentary democracy: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hoped that all political parties will participate in the debate during the Parliament session. Addressing media outside Parliament in New Delhi before the beginning of first session of 17th Lok Sabha, Mr Modi said, the role of an Opposition and an active Opposition is important …
Read More »First session of newly elected Lok Sabha begins today
The first session of the newly elected Lok Sabha has begun with administering of oath to the Members. Pro-Tem speaker Dr. Virendra Kumar administered the oath to the members. Prime Minister and Leader of the House Narendra Modi took the oath. After taking the oath, Mr odi signed the roll …
Read More »Australia under pressure to resettle refugees on Manus & Nauru
By SJA Jafri + ABC News CANBERRA: Expect to hear more noise from the crossbench when Parliament resumes, as pressure ramps up on the Federal Government to resettle refugees currently on Manus Island and Nauru. Just over 530 people have already been sent to the United States under the resettlement deal, …
Read More »PM calls on political parties to work cohesively with govt in running Parliament smoothly
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on leaders of all political parties to work cohesively with the government in running Parliament smoothly and collectively address issues related to the welfare of people. He said, government is always receptive to the issues raised by Political Parties and is ready to discuss …
Read More »Monsoon expected to advance further in next 36 hours after weakening of Cyclone Vayu
Monsoon is expected to advance further in the next 36 hours after the weakening of Cyclone Vayu. Monsoon made an onset over Kerala on 8th of June, nearly a week after its usual onset date. Talking to AIR News, senior scientist in India Meteorological Department, IMD, K Sathi Devi said, …
Read More »First session of 17th Lok Sabha to commence on Monday
The first session of the 17th Lok Sabha will commence tomorrow. The Rajya Sabha will sit from Thursday. The session will continue till 26th of next month. Our correspondent reports that since it is the first session of the new Lok Sabha, it will mainly be devoted to Oath taking …
Read More »PM Modi urges political parties for smooth running of Parliament
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on leaders of all political parties to work cohesively with the government in running Parliament smoothly and collectively address issues related to the welfare of people. He said, government is always receptive to the issues raised by Political Parties and is ready to discuss …
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