Speaker gives 2 weeks more to panel probing Mann case

Speaker gives 2 weeks more to panel probing Mann case

New Delhi, August 3 : Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Tuesday granted a two-week extension to the committee probing AAP MP Bhagwant Mann’s act of recording a video of the Parliament complex and whether it jeopardised security.The Kirit Somaya Committee probing the matter unanimously sought time in view of going in depth and to […]

Pak ‘support’ to terror likely on Rajnath’s SAARC agenda

Pak ‘support’ to terror likely on Rajnath’s SAARC agenda

Islamabad : Home Minister Rajnath Singh will leave for a meeting of interior ministers of SAARC nations on Wednesday evening. The Minister is likely to speak about Pakistan’s suspected support to terrorist organsations operating in India and demand that Islamabad act against militant groups that operate on its own soil, such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba and the […]

Emirates flight from India crash-lands in Dubai; all on board safe

Emirates flight from India crash-lands in Dubai; all on board safe

Dubai, August 3 : An Emirates flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai crash landed here on Wednesday with authorities saying the 275 passengers on board had been evacuated safely and no injuries reported. “Concerned Authorities at #Dubai International Airport are dealing with the incident at the moment to ensure safety of all. All passengers were evacuated […]

Up to 2-year jail, fine of Rs 50,000 for child labour

Up to 2-year jail, fine of Rs 50,000 for child labour

New Delhi, Aug 1 : Those employing children below 14 years of age for any work, except where a child is helping his family post school hours or during vacation, can get up to two-year imprisonment and maximum fine of Rs 50,000, as per a new law which has got nod from President Pranab Mukherjee. […]

India to bring back 10,000 workers from Saudi Arabia: Sushma

India to bring back 10,000 workers from Saudi Arabia: Sushma

NEW DELHI : The government is making all efforts to bring back the 10,000 Indian workers rendered jobless in Saudi Arabia and is also providing them food in camps, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in the Lok Sabha on Monday.She also said that Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh will visit Saudi […]