Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Narayan Rane, who had recently resigned from the Congress, on Sunday announced the launch of a new party called Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksh. “I have just launched the party. I am waiting for some people to join, then I will decide the future course [of action],” the 65-year-old Konkan strongman said at a press conference here. Mr. […]
» Read moreA day after a stampede at Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road railway station killed 23 people, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal called a meeting of the Railway Board to take decisions in a bid to ease passenger congestion at railway stations across the country. The Indian Railways decided to amend “a 150-year-old convention” to deem construction of foot overbridges mandatory at railway stations, […]
» Read moreAt least 22 people were killed and several injured in a rush hour stampede on a foot over bridge linking Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban railway stations in Mumbai this morning, police said. Railway minister Piyush Goyal, who happens to be in the city, is expected to visit the site of the tragedy, said railway officials. A combination of heavy […]
» Read moreDefence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is visiting Jammu and Kashmir on Friday to review the preparedness of the soldiers on borders and security in the hinterland. The two-day visit would be her first since she assumed office as the Defence Minister of the country. Sources in the ministry said Ms. Sitharaman will visit forward posts on the line of control (LoC) […]
» Read moreUnder the scanner for an unsafe atmosphere for women on the campus, the Banaras Hindu University on Thursday appointed a woman as its chief proctor. Professor Royana Singh, who will hold the post, is a professor in the Anatomy Department of the Institute of Medical Sciences, an official in the 101-year-old central University said. She takes charge after O.N Singh […]
» Read moreMakhan Lal Fotedar, a veteran Congress leader who was a close confidante of former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, died on Wednesday. He died at a hospital in Gurugram on the outskirts of Delhi, Congress party sources said. Hailing from Kashmir, Mr. Fotedar was ushered into politics by Jawaharlal Nehru in early 1950s and he gradually strengthened his […]
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