Venkaiah Naidu sworn in as 13th Vice-President

Venkaiah Naidu sworn in as 13th Vice-President

New Delhi, August 11 : M Venkaiah Naidu was on Friday sworn-in as the 13th Vice-President of India. President Ram Nath Kovind administered him the oath of office and secrecy at Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Naidu took oath in Hindi.Wearing his trademark white panche (lungi) and white shirt, Naidu took oath in Hindi in the name […]

CCTV shows Vikas Barala, friend buying alcohol before ‘stalking’

CCTV shows Vikas Barala, friend buying alcohol before ‘stalking’

Chandigarh, August 11 : A CCTV footage has been recovered of August 4, which clearly shows accused Vikas Barala purchasing alcohol before chasing down Varnika Kundu at midnight. In the footage, Barala along with his friend Ashish Kumar were seen buying alcohol from a shop located in Sector 9, Chandigarh, strengthening the victim’s claim that they […]

No axe to grind with India: Chinese navy

No axe to grind with India: Chinese navy

Zhanjiang City (Guangdong), August 11 : While the confrontation with the Chinese army has entered into the second month, leading to hot words in Beijing, its navy says it has no axe to grind with India because the Indian Ocean is a “vast region”. At the sprawling base of the South China Sea Fleet in […]

Phoolka hints at Rs127-crore scam

Phoolka hints at Rs127-crore scam

Chandigarh : In what could be the root of the Rs31,000-crore foodgrain scam detected during the previous SAD-BJP government, AAP legislator HS Phoolka today claimed to have blown the lid off a PDS wheat scam running into Rs127 crore. He claimed a trained team of workers allegedly hired by food inspectors were pilfering 3-kg wheat from […]

NRIs, others donate for farmers’ cause through AAP

NRIs, others donate for farmers’ cause through AAP

Chandigarh, August 10 : In an initiative to help the beleaguered farmer community, six people, including four NRIs, donated money through the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the families whose one or more members have committed suicide. Leader of Opposition Sukhpal Khaira said at a press conference here on Thursday afternoon that the initiative was […]