Former Union Minister and four-time parliamentarian Jyotiraditya Scindia resigned from the Congress this morning, shortly after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi.
He is expected to join the BJP sometime this week, days after criticising the party over violence in Delhi, and is likely to be rewarded with a Rajya Sabha seat.
Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today said his government will not implement the CAA in Punjab and that the Congress will continue to fight it “tooth and nail”.
Indian Army''s outgoing chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, was Monday appointed India''s first Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), the principal military adviser to Defence Minister and head of the new Department of Military Affairs.
A local youth Vikat Bhagat was arrested in the case and is now facing trial in Goa's district court.
According to the police complaint, six robbers travelling in a car intercepted the truck near Muthani diversion on the GT Road, now known as National Highway-2, around 10.30 pm on Thursday and held the driver, Desh Raj, captive at gunpoint
A historical gurdwara is also situated in the village, which was visited by Guru Hargobind, the 6th Sikh guru.
In a display of communal harmony, a group of Hindu boys in Uttar Pradesh’'s Kanpur city formed a human chain around a Muslim man’s “baraat” to safely escort them to their destination.