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SC issues contempt notice to BJP leader Manoj Tiwari
ONI Bureau: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the presence of BJP MP Manoj Tiwari before it for breaking the lock of a sealed premises in Delhi's Gokulpur village.
"It's important that elected members should not defy the order of…
CCEA approves 205 km Budni-Indore railway line in MP
ONI Bureau: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the construction of new 205 km railway line between Budni and Indore (Mangaliyagaon) in Madhya Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs 3261.82 crore.
The…
Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent Muharram procession
ONI Bureau: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday imposed restrictions in Srinagar city to prevent a Muharram procession.
"Restrictions have been imposed in Kothibagh, Maisuma, Kralkhud, Shaheedgunj, Batmaloo, Karan Nagar, Ram…
Cabinet approves ordinance on Triple Talaq
ONI Bureau: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance making triple talaq a criminal offence, a bill on which is pending in the Rajya Sabha.
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad gave the information to the media after the cabinet…
President launches Logo, Web Portal for Mahatma’s Birth Anniversary
ONI Bureau: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday launched a logo and web portal for the upcoming celebrations of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
"The portal - gandhi.gov.in - is participatory in nature and all…
RSS doesn’t interfere in Government Policies, functioning: Bhagwat
ONI Bureau: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said that the Sangh has its views on national issues but it does not interfere in the government's policies and functioning.
On the second day of the…
Nepal did not boycott BIMSTEC Military Drill: Sitharaman
ONI Bureau: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that Nepal had explained its absence from the recent BIMSTEC military drill and that India had "no reason to disbelieve it".
She stressed that contrary to reports in a…
Rahul Gandhi appoints Kalita, Bajwa in Congress Foreign Cell
ONI Bureau: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appointed Bhubaneshwar Kalita and Pratap Singh Bajwa as Vice Chairmen of the All India Congress Committee's Foreign Affairs Department which is headed by party leader Anand Sharma.…
More EU aid for flood-hit Kerala
ONI Bureau: The European Union has allocated an additional 1 million euros in emergency aid for flood-devastated Kerala, an EU delegation to India said on Tuesday.
According to a statement, this comes on top of the initial assistance of…
Madan Mohan Jha named Bihar Congress Chief
ONI Bureau: Senior leader Madan Mohan Jha was on Tuesday appointed the new President of the Congress in Bihar.
Jha, a former Minister, is a member of the Bihar Legislative Council. According to party General Secretary Ashok Gehlot,…