Premium hand-knotted carpets weaved laboriously by as many as 900 artisans from Uttar Pradesh for a whopping "10 lakh man-hours" will adorn the floors of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the new Parliament building.
Three personnel from the central Rapid Action Force deployed in violence-hit Manipur were arrested by the state police on Saturday for their alleged involvement in an attempt to set fire to a local shop in New Checkon area in Imphal, officials said.
Thousands of police personnel have been deployed and multiple layers of barricades put in place in the Lutyens' Delhi area on Sunday as part of the security arrangement for the inauguration of the new parliament building and protesting wrestlers' 'Mahila Mahapanchayat', officials said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament building Sunday morning.
Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken on Saturday accused the Narendra Modi government of "compromising" on national security, using "politics of hatred" for electoral gains, and "weakening" constitutional values and democratic institutions.
Bengaluru: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in Karnataka has issued a forecast predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated areas across coastal and south interior regions of the state over the next three to four days.
New Delhi: The protesting wrestlers said late on Saturday evening that there was a lot of "pressure" to call off the Mahila Mahapanchayat they have planned in front of the new Parliament building on Sunday, but they will go ahead with the "peaceful" march come what may.
Malappuram (Kerala): The investigation into the recent murder case of the Kozhikode-based hotelier has revealed that the three arrested accused were allegedly trying to "honeytrap the victim", a Kerala police officer said on Saturday.
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday reacted to the dismissal of Praveen Nettaru's wife from government job and assured that she will be re-appointed considering this as an exceptional case.
Ayodhya (UP): A 15-year-old student of class 10 was pushed off the terrace of her school here after allegedly being gangraped by its manager and sports teacher, police said on Saturday, adding the girl died on the spot.
