LIVE news updates: Rahul Gandhi, other Opposition leaders to visit Srinagar on Saturday

A delegation of Opposition party leaders are scheduled to visit Srinagar on Saturday

Lal Chowk, Srinagar.
Lal Chowk, Srinagar.
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23 Aug 2019, 6:59 PM

Social media groups to register their groups with SHO in Kathua, J&K

Kathua District Magistrate has ordered WhatsApp group admin shall immediately enable message uploading status to ‘only admins can send messages’ from today for two months till October 21

23 Aug 2019, 8:54 PM

Rahul Gandhi, other Opposition leaders to visit Srinagar on Saturday

A delegation of Opposition party leaders are scheduled to visit Srinagar on Saturday. The delegation consists of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma, CPI-M's Sitaram Yechury, CPI's D Raja and RJD's Manoj Jha among others.

23 Aug 2019, 7:21 PM

PV Sindhu stunned World No. 2 TaiTzuYing of Chinese Taipei 12-21, 23-21, 21-19 reaches BWF World Championships


23 Aug 2019, 7:14 PM

India resuming 203/6 with Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja at the wicket

23 Aug 2019, 6:18 PM

Next week we will be coming with one more set of announcement

Next week we will be coming with one more set of announcement, says Nirmala Sitharaman


23 Aug 2019, 6:12 PM

BS -4 vehicles purchased upto March 31st 2020 will be allowed on road as is

In an announcement that is likely to boost the passenger vehicle sales, the government on Friday announced that BS -4 vehicles purchased upto March 31, 2020 will be allowed on road for their full life.

FM Sitharaman also said that the government will buy vehicles out of the auto manufacturers’ inventories to replace its aging vehicles

23 Aug 2019, 5:57 PM

All pending GST refunds to be cleared in 30 days for MSMEs

All pending GST refunds to be cleared in 30 days for MSMEs, FM Nirmala Sitharaman said

All future GST refunds to MSMEs to be cleared within 60 days


23 Aug 2019, 5:43 PM

We will withdraw enhance surcharge levied by Finance No. 2 Act 2019, says Finance Minister

23 Aug 2019, 5:27 PM

The current projected global GDP growth is of about 3.2 % and probably is going to be even revised downwards says Nirmala Sitharaman


23 Aug 2019, 5:22 PM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses media in Delhi

23 Aug 2019, 5:08 PM

Indicators suggesting slowdown cause for worry Shiv Sena deputy leader Priyanka Chaturvedi

"Indicators suggesting economic slowdown are a cause for worry but rather than the mocking tweets & the I told you so type of self appreciation tweets coming from some, wouldn't it be wiser to suggest ideas?" Chaturvedi tweeted.


23 Aug 2019, 5:04 PM

All India Muslim Personal Law Board moves an application in Delhi HC seeking it to be impleaded as party in a PIL seeking implementation of uniform civil code

23 Aug 2019, 4:59 PM

I would request the media to stop misinterpreting my statement, says Rajiv Kumar


23 Aug 2019, 4:20 PM

BJP should clearly tell the nation why the economy is in such a bad shape, says Priyanka

Priyanka Gandhi on Friday asked the BJP in a tweet to come clean on why the economy is in such a bad shape.

Business is falling, industry is shaking, Rupee is weakening, jobs are disappearing, who will compensate for the loss incurred by this.

23 Aug 2019, 3:53 PM

BJP-Akali MLAs protested outside Delhi CM A Kejriwal's office

Leader of Opposition V Gupta says,'We wanted to introduce congratulatory resolution on revocation of Article 370,we weren't allowed to do so


23 Aug 2019, 3:45 PM

South Korean held at Delhi airport for smuggling gold worth nearly Rs 2 cr

A South Korean national has been arrested at the Delhi airport for allegedly carrying more than 5.5 kg of gold worth nearly Rs two crore concealed inside a motor, a Customs official said on Friday.

The man arrived at the Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport from Hong Kong on Wednesday

23 Aug 2019, 3:35 PM

Helicopter makes emergency landing in Uttarkashi

A helicopter involved in relief operation in the rain-hit Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand made an emergency landing at Lagwada on Friday, officials said.

However, both pilot and co-pilot of the helicopter were safe and escaped with minor injuries, Director General law and order Ashok Kumar said


23 Aug 2019, 3:35 PM

One Army personnel lost his life and three others were injured in Himachal Pradesh

One Army personnel lost his life and three others were injured after the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road between Galu and Lambhidaar in Theog, Shimla

23 Aug 2019, 3:21 PM

Govt’s own economic advisors have finally acknowledged what we cautioned for long, says Rahul

“Govt’s own economic advisors have finally acknowledged what we cautioned for long - India’s economy is in a deep mess. Now, accept our solution and remonetise the economy, by putting money back in the hands of the needy & not the greedy,” says Rahul Gandhi


23 Aug 2019, 2:40 PM

Court extends protection from arrest to P Chidambaram till Sep 3 in Aircel Maxis case

23 Aug 2019, 2:26 PM

A helicopter has crashed in Tikochi area near cloud burst hit Arakot


23 Aug 2019, 2:11 PM

News reports published about Pakistan being blacklisted are incorrect and baseless, says Pakistan Finance Ministry

23 Aug 2019, 2:07 PM

ED searches premises of Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in Mumbai and Delhi


23 Aug 2019, 1:47 PM

Independent MLA from Bihar Anant Singh has today moved a surrender application in Delhi's Saket Court

23 Aug 2019, 1:40 PM

6 dead after a wall of a temple, where people were gathering to celebrate Janmashtami, collapsed in Kachua, North 24 Pargana, earlier today


23 Aug 2019, 1:39 PM

Fire breaks out in cycle market area in Ludhiana

23 Aug 2019, 1:20 PM

SC grants Chidambaram interim protection from arrest


23 Aug 2019, 1:13 PM

Priyanka flays Yogi govt over kids being served roti with salt in mid day meal in Mirzapur school

Children are being served salt and rotis in mid day meals in a Mirzapur school. This is the state of affairs in UP’s BJP govt. The facilities provided by the govt are becoming poorer. This treatment of the children is condemnable, tweeted Priyanka over the reports of children being served barely any food during mid day meals in UP

23 Aug 2019, 1:00 PM

Five IAF officers found guilty in Feb 27 Srinagar chopper crash


23 Aug 2019, 12:43 PM

By reducing voting age, Rajiv Gandhi infused confidence in young generation, says Rahul

23 Aug 2019, 12:37 PM

Delhi HC today allowed the plea of Naresh Goyal, the founder of Jet Airways, seeking withdrawal of his plea to travel abroad


23 Aug 2019, 12:36 PM

Delhi HC judgment is verbatim of what is in the note, says Kapil Sibal in SC

Delhi HC judgment is verbatim of what is in the note. Comma for comma, full stop for full stop. Everything is a copy, so the note becomes the basis of denying bail to Chidambaram, says Kapil Sibal in SC

23 Aug 2019, 12:31 PM

HC issues notice to BJP leader Vijender Gupta

HC issues notice to BJP leader Vijender Gupta on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's plea to quash summons in defamation case


23 Aug 2019, 12:28 PM

Chidamabaram's fundamental right to access to justice has been frustrated, says Kapil Sibal in SC

Kapil Sibal in Supreme Court: Chidambaram's fundamental right to access to justice has been frustrated by the way in which the plea against Delhi HC verdict was not heard despite moving the SC on time

23 Aug 2019, 12:19 PM

LIVE news updates: Chidambaram’s plea against the Delhi High Court order in CBI case to be heard on August 26


23 Aug 2019, 12:13 PM

SC begins hearing on petition filed by Former Union Minister P Chidambaram

Hearing begins in Supreme Court on petitions filed by former Union Minister P Chidambaram against the Delhi High Court’s order rejecting his anticipatory bail plea in connection with INX media case

23 Aug 2019, 12:06 PM

Former PM Manmohan Singh takes oath as RS member

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha.

The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu


23 Aug 2019, 12:04 PM

Rahul Gandhi to be on a three day visit to Wayanad

23 Aug 2019, 11:48 AM

Jawan killed in Pakistan Army firing along LoC in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir

Army soldier killed in Pakistan Army firing along LoC in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir: officials


23 Aug 2019, 11:40 AM

SC asks UP govt to provide security to the Judge hearing the Babri Masjid case

SC takes on record letter written by judge hearing Babri Masjid case, asks UP govt to consider his request including providing security

23 Aug 2019, 11:35 AM

Mamata Banerjee announces a compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs for the family of the deceased

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has announced a compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs for the family of the deceased, Rs.1 lakh for those who got critically injured and Rs. 50,000 for others with minor injuries


23 Aug 2019, 11:27 AM

4 dead in after a wall of temple collapses in West Bengal's North 24 Pargana

West Bengal: 4 dead after a wall of a temple, where people were gathering to celebrate Janmashtami, collapsed in Kachua, North 24 Pargana.

23 Aug 2019, 11:26 AM

India to receive first Rafale fighter jet in Sept

The first Rafale fighter jet will be handed over to India in September, French President Emmanuel Macron said in Paris on Thursday during the course of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to his country


23 Aug 2019, 11:12 AM

SC seeks response from Modi government on petition challenging the law on triple talaq

23 Aug 2019, 11:00 AM

Today's hearing in the Ayodhya Ram Temple-Babri Masjid land case begins in SC


23 Aug 2019, 10:45 AM

Alert in Tamil Nadu after intel of Lashkar terrorists' intrusion

Security has been tightened across Tamil Nadu following intelligence inputs that members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba had infiltrated into the state, police said on Friday.

The reports suggested six members of the terror outfit infiltrated into the state by sea from Sri Lanka and moved to different cities, including Coimbatore, according to the police.

23 Aug 2019, 10:45 AM

Two pregnant women rescued from cloudburst hit Arakot area, Dehradun

Two pregnant (8 months & 9 months) women rescued from cloudburst hit Arakot area and brought to Dehradun in a Government helicopter. Both admitted to hospital


23 Aug 2019, 10:29 AM

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar holds a roadshow in Panipat

23 Aug 2019, 10:29 AM

Devotees throng Krishna Mandir at Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur

Devotees throng Krishna Mandir at Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, on the occasion of Janmashtami


23 Aug 2019, 10:04 AM

Sensex, Nifty decline on fading hopes of stimulus package

Market benchmark BSE Sensex declined by 345 points in early session on Friday due to heavy losses in financial, FMCG and auto stocks amid fading hopes of a stimulus package for slowdown-hit sectors.

23 Aug 2019, 9:53 AM

Economy in ICU, govt issues 'look out notice' for those defending civil liberties: Sibal

"The events of the last few weeks have shown that both, the economy and the cause of liberty, need a stimulus package," said Sibal, who also represented Chidambaram in court.

"The economy is in ICU and government has issued a 'look out notice' for all those defending civil liberties," he said in a tweet.


23 Aug 2019, 9:39 AM

Indian Rupee at 72.03 versus the US Dollar

23 Aug 2019, 9:25 AM

Restrictions imposed in Srinagar after march call to UN office

Restrictions were imposed in Srinagar city on Friday after posters issued by the separatists called on people to march to the local United Nations military observer group office, officials said.

Restrictions were eased in most areas of Kashmir this week, with barricades being lifted and the movement of people and traffic increasing gradually, but markets remained shut and mobile and Internet services suspended for the 18th day on Thursday.


23 Aug 2019, 9:25 AM

Supreme Court to hear former Finance Minister P Chidamabaram plea today

23 Aug 2019, 9:25 AM

Janmashtami being celebrated at ISKCON temple in Bengaluru


23 Aug 2019, 8:14 AM

WADA suspends India's National Dope Testing Laboratory

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) for six months in what could be a massive blow to anti-doping movement in the country with less than a year left for Tokyo Olympics.

It is understood that National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) can still carry on with sample collection (blood and urine) but will have to get it tested by a different WADA accredited laboratory outside India during the suspension period of NDTL.

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