Centre: No subsidy, Punjab didn’t use Rs 97 cr for crop residue mgmt

Centre: No subsidy, Punjab didn’t use Rs 97 cr for crop residue mgmt

New Delhi : The Centre and states today sparred over smog, with the “public health” emergency looming large. While Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh again knocked at the doors of PM Narendra Modi to seek compensation for stubble burning, the Agriculture Ministry released details of funds released to Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh […]

US, S Korea start naval drills in show of force against N Korea

US, S Korea start naval drills in show of force against N Korea

Seoul, November 11 : The United States and South Korea have started joint naval drills that will involve three US aircraft carriers in what military officials describe as a clear warning to North Korea. The four-day drills that began on Saturday in waters off South Korea’s eastern coast come as President Donald Trump continues a visit […]

Lucknow litfest cancelled after BJP student wing protests against Kanhaiya

Lucknow litfest cancelled after BJP student wing protests against Kanhaiya

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday witnessed an unprecedented drama over allegations of bribing judges to procure favourable orders in medical college admissions after advocate Prashant Bhushan asked Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra to recuse from the case as there were direct allegations against him. “What nonsense!” retorted CJI Misra — heading […]

Lucknow litfest cancelled after BJP student wing protests against Kanhaiya

Lucknow litfest cancelled after BJP student wing protests against Kanhaiya

Lucknow, November 11: After right wing students attempted to manhandle former JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar, the Lucknow district administration has withdrawn permission for the Lucknow Literary Fest. Members of the AVBP and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha had collected at the venue Sheroes Cafe, run by acid attack survivors, in large numbers. As soon […]