27 Dec, 22:13 (IST)

India and Japan will soon negotiate a logistics sharing deal that would allow their armed forces to share military facilities

27 Dec, 20:48 (IST)

Sunil Udasi, Chief Public Relations Officer, Central Railways on Thursday said, "Ministry of Railways has decided to grant 40% concession in railway passenger fare to Transgender (T) Senior Citizen of age 60 years & above, with effect from 1 January 2019."

27 Dec, 19:24 (IST)

Triple Talaq bill has been passed in the Lok Sabha.

27 Dec, 18:41 (IST)

Triple Talaq Bill: Congress & AIADMK walk out from the Lok Sabha.

27 Dec, 18:35 (IST)

Mumbai: Level-2 fire breaks out in a godown on Dongri Jail Road in Bhendi Bazaar. Four fire tenders are present at the spot. No casualties reported.

27 Dec, 18:27 (IST)

Maharashtra: Fire in Local Train at Juinagar.

27 Dec, 18:07 (IST)

Kolkata Metro: Incident of fire between Rabindra Sadan and Maidan 20 mins ago. The fire has been put off by our staff through water from fire hydrants. West Bengal Fire Service and Kolkata Police Disaster Management group attending.Passengers being evacuated.

27 Dec, 12:24 (IST)

Himachal Pradesh: 35 students injured in school bus accident near Lunj in Kangra; injured students admitted to a hospital.

27 Dec, 11:25 (IST)

Lok Sabha adjourned till noon, Triple Talaq Bill to be taken up at 2 pm, as per sources

27 Dec, 10:28 (IST)

The Congress on Thursday issued a whip asking all its MPs to be present in the Lok Sabha as the House is expected to discuss the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, commonly known as the Triple Talaq Bill.

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New Delhi, December 27: Lok Sabha is likely to discuss the politically sensitive bill which seeks to make the practice of instant triple talaq among Muslim men an offence today. The lower house of Parliament had last week on Thursday decided to take up the bill on December 27 after the Congress agreed to participate in the debate. The ruling BJP has issued a whip to its MPs, asking them to ensure their presence in the House today.

Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh allocated portfolios to the council of ministers late on Wednesday night with the advice of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot who has kept nine departments including the key finance and home with him. Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot was allocated the portfolios of Public works, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Science and Technology and statistics.

The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a probe against personal secretaries of three senior ministers after a sting operation conducted by a TV channel showed them seeking bribes against favours like transfers, winging contracts in their favour, an official told IANS on Thursday. Additional Chief Secretary (Secretariat Administration) Mahesh Gupta has ordered the probe and in all likelihood they would be suspended anytime now.

Three people including a woman were arrested in Maharashtra for allegedly cutting off a man's genitals. The man had allegedly harassed the woman and made unwanted advances towards the woman.