Politics

Minutes after he appeared on a TV debate, Congress party’s national spokesperson Rajiv Tyagi collapsed and was pronounced dead in a Noida hospital on Wednesday evening. Mr. Tyagi was participating in the debate from his home in Vasundhara, Ghaziabad. Congress president Sonia Gandhi, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, and the party’s general secretary for Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi...

Leading Indian-American groups across the US have lauded the selection of Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris as the Vice Presidential candidate by Democratic party presidential nominee Joe Biden, saying it was a moment of pride and celebration for the entire community in America. Biden on Tuesday named Harris as his Vice-Presidential running mate, making history by selecting the first black...

Three persons were killed in police firing and 60 policemen were injured after violence broke out in Bengaluru on Tuesday night over a Facebook message posted allegedly by the relative of a Congress MLA. 110 people have been arrested for violence, stone-throwing and assault on police personnel. Protesters set around two dozen cars on fire and surrounded Congress MLA...

Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The minister of state for heavy industries and parliamentary affairs said, after developing COVID-19 symptoms, he was tested twice and found positive in the second report. However, the BJP MP from Bikaner said his health is fine. "After developing symptoms of COVID-19 I had undergone test...

The Karnataka government will credit into the bank accounts of 52.5 lakh farmers the first instalment of money under the PM Kisan Scheme, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Sunday. A sum of ₹1049 crores would be credited into the accounts of farmers today, the Chief Minister said. Mr. Yediyurappa tweeted saying “PM@narednramodi Govt believes...