New Delhi, ,27/2: The rules for the implementation of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) for fast-tracking citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are likely to be issued before the Model Code of Conduct for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections comes into effect. The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) gets…

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Rajya Sabha polls: Singhvi loses , Congress stares at losing govt in Himachal Pradesh

Shimla, 27/2: Congress is staring at losing its government in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday after disgruntled MLAs switched sides to vote for BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan against party candidate Abhishek Singhvi in the Rajya Sabha election and eventually winning on a draw of lots. After the polling, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu alleged that six…

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Action will be taken against such MLAs: Akhilesh on cross-voting concerns as SP chief whip quits

UP, ,27/2:Amid concerns over cross-voting and the party chief whip quitting while polling was underway in the Rajya Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday warned action will be taken against such MLAs. The SP’s chief whip in state Assembly Manoj Pandey quit the party on Tuesday, the jolt coming a day after he…

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PM Modi introduces astronauts for Gaganyaan Mission

New Delhi, 27/2: Group Captains Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan and Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla are the four astronauts selected for Gaganyaan, the maiden space mission of India. Prime Minister Narendran Modi bestowed ‘astronaut wings’ to the four at a function at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. He also…

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