New Delhi: Domestic power bills will fall by a few hundred rupees for homes consuming 1,200 units or less, according to the electricity regulator's order. For every kiloWatt of energy, households that use more than 1,200 units will have to pay 25 more paise. Power regulator Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, an autonomous and quasi-judicial body, has
Srinagar:In connection with a multi-crore scam in Jammu and the Kashmir Cricket Association, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and the president of the National Conference (NC) party Dr. Farooq Abdullah was challenged by the Enforcement Directorate at Chandigarh on Wednesday. Abdullah was JKCA's chairman between 2001 and 2011, a period when it is said that
Trinamool Congressman Derek O'Brien today slammed the government over what the opposition called the continuing parliamentary session's "hasty" passage of bills. The attack comes one day after the controversial bill banning ' Triple Talaq ' passed through Rajya Sabha, the opposition-dominated. "Parliament is supposed to scrutinize Bills. This chart explains the bulldozing this Session. Are we delivering pizzas or passing legislation?" he tweeted on Wednesday. He also attached a chart purportedly showing the contrast in the number of bills that were scrutinized when the Congress-led alliance was in power. He claimed that in the present Lok
Mangaluru: Cafe Coffee Day Founder VG Siddhartha, former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna's son-in-law, was found dead this morning, 36 hours after missing from a bridge close Mangaluru in Karnataka. Since Monday morning, when Mr Siddhartha was missing, there has been a huge search operation involving several organizations. The body washed the Netravati river close Ullal in Mangaluru ashore and was discovered around 6:30 this morning by fishermen. Mr Siddhartha is survived by his wife
Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked "all parties and parliamentarians" who endorsed the passage of the "Triple Talaq" bill for taking the opportunity to correct a "historical wrong done to Muslim women," moments after the legislation crossed the Rajya Sabha barrier on Tuesday with 99 votes in favor. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his tweet, also called
New Delhi:The triple talaq bill, adopted by the Lok Sabha three times, completed its toughest test in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday when some parties opposed such as Nitish Kumar and the AIADMK chose to abstain from voting. Their lack from voting helped bring down the 240-member Rajya Sabha's efficient power and the mark of
New Delhi: Sanjay Singh, a member of Rajya Sabha, resigned from the Congress together with his spouse Ameeta on Tuesday, claiming they could not stay in a party with absence of communication and clarity. On Wednesday, they are anticipated to enter the BJP. The politician, elected from Assam to the Rajya Sabha, also gave up his
Bengaluru: The birthday of ruler Tipu Sultan of the 18th century will no longer be celebrated in Karnataka as an official festival, in line with today's BS Yediyurappa-led BJP state policy. The BJP opposes any Tipu Sultan celebration on the basis that he was a "dictator." "Our government has cancelled observing the controversial and communal Tipu Jayanti," four days after taking over the state's reins.
Mumbai: Binoy Kodiyeri donates blood sample for DNA test The blood was donated at Byccula JJ Hospital, Mumbai. The police will submit the results of the DNA test within two weeks to High Court. The police initially decided to collect the blood sample at the Cooper Hospital in Juhu, near the Oshwara police station.. But the decision
Haryana Police filed an FIR against self-styled religious leader Radhe Maa and her followers after being attacked "for asking questions" by a journalist in her presence. While Radhe Maa was booked for allegedly threatening the journalist, a group of followers have been charged with assualt. The incident occurred on Sunday evening when Radhe Maa went to a Kanwar Shivir in Panipat to attend a Shivir