The government on Monday sought parliament's nod for additional spending of Rs 1.03 lakh crore, though the cash outgo will only be Rs 20,948.26 crore. "Approval of parliament is sought to authorise gross additional expenditure of Rs 1,03,013.74 crore. Of this, the proposals involving net cash outgo aggregate to Rs 20,948.26 crore and gross add...
Hundreds of Keralites in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and elsewhere in the Middle East are facing a livelihood crisis brought about by unpaid salaries and benefits and non-renewal of their work permits. The problems at the construction giant Saudi Binladin Group, where a large number of Indians work, is a case in point, said those in the know...
Ruling AIADMK General Secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Monday dismissed the party's Rajya Sabha member L. Sasikala Pushpa from the party after the latter slapped a DMK leader. In a statement issued here, Jayalalithaa said Pushpa acted against the party's principles and code of conduct and also in a manner ...
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's comments against actor Aamir Khan created a ruckus in the Rajya Sabha on Monday as opposition members alleged that the government was targeting the minorities. Raising the issue, Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said the minister talked about teaching a lesson to those who talk the way Aamir Khan did. "W...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi should speak on atrocities on Dalits, Kashmir, farmers suicides and dal prices in his forthcoming Independence Day speech, Delhi Chief Minster Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday. "Sir, please speak on dalit atrocities, gau rakshaks, Kashmir, Akhlak, farmer suicides, daal price. People dying to hear you on the...
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 Arabia on Tuesday to start...
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was left embarrassed after making three spelling mistakes in one 21-word tweet attacking Hillary Clinton, the media reported on Sunday....
A Dalit youth, who had attempted to commit suicide to protest against beating of four from the community for skinning of carcasses by cow vigilantes, died here on Sunday, officials said....
BJP MP Udit Raj on Sunday hit out at the alleged "protectors of the Hindu religion" and "proponents of nationalism" over the recent spate of attacks on Dalits, asking if the value of Dalits was less than that of animals....
Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Sunday apologised for the alleged police brutality on women in Dharwad district during the state-wide shutdown against an inter-state tribunal's verdict on sharing of Mahadayi river, which went against the state....
