NEW DELHI: Congress MP Ripun Bora has moved a resolution in Rajya Sabha seeking amendments to the National Anthem to replace the word Sindh with North East. North East is an important part of India, it is unfortunate that it is not part of the national anthem. On other hand, Sindh is mentioned, which is no longer part of India but part of Pakistan, which is a hostile country, Ripun Bora said after he moved the private members resolution in the Upper House. This House urges upon the government to amend the National Anthem to delete the words Sindh and replace the words Northeast India in t ... Read More

NEW DELHI: A day after Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal apologised to former Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia, partys Punjab chief Bhagwant Mann has resigned from his post. Confirming his resignation, he tweeted that he will continue to fight against the drug mafia and corruption in Punjab. I m resigning as a president of AAP Punjab but my fight against drug mafia and all kind of corruption in Punjab will continue as an Aam Aadmi of Punjab,he wrote. The Delhi Chief Minister had on Thursday settled the defamation case filed against him by the former Punjab revenue ministe ... Read More

Tata Motors on Friday handed over 25 hybrid electric buses to the citys planning authority MMRDA. Developed indigenously, these Tata-Starbus hybrid electric buses come with full low-floor configuration, offer global design standards, can run on dual power (diesel and electric) and use lithium ion batteries, the firm said. The buses comply with all UBS-II (urban bus specifications), AIS 052 (automotive industry standards) and CMVR (central motor vehicle rules), it added. Buses were formally handed over to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) by Maharashtra chief ... Read More

Three militants, including one who allegedly killed a policeman in Srinagar last month, were shot dead in an encounter with security forces early on Monday, police said.Two of the slain militants have been identified as Eesa Fazli, of Srinagar, and Syed Owais Shafi, of south Kashmirs Kokernag, while the identity of the third is being ascertained, a police statement said. ... Read More

Nine trekkers have died in a forest fire on the Kurangani Hills in Tamil Nadu, the district collector said on Monday. A rescue operation with the help of the Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters has been underway since Sunday. A total of 27 trekkers were rescued from the fire in picturesque Theni district, some 520 km from Chennai. ... Read More

Tens of thousands of farmers protested in Mumbai on Monday after walking more than a hundred kilometres to demand better crop prices and land rights. The farmers, wearing red caps and carrying red flags, arrived in the city following a six-day trek from Nashik, situated 165 kilometres north of the financial capital. ... Read More