New Delhi, 14/3: The high-level committee on simultaneous polls headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind is likely to submit its report on ‘one nation, one election’ on Thursday, it is learnt. Though there was no official word yet, sources said the report could be submitted to President Droupadi Murmu. The panel may recommend amending…
Mumbai, 13/3: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 1.4 crore on Bank of India for non-compliance with certain regulatory norms It has also imposed a penalty of Rs 29.55 lakh on private sector lender Bandhan Bank for non-compliance with certain directions.
Patna, 13/3: LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Wednesday said his party has finalised a seat-sharing formula with the BJP for the Lok Sabha polls. Paswan announced this after a meeting with BJP chief J P Nadda here. “All my concerns have been addressed by the BJP. I am satisfied,” he told reporters. He…
New Delhi, 13/3: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its second list of 72 candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections that are due in April or May this year. Anurag Thakur has been fielded from Hamirpur, while Union Minister Piyush Goyal will contest from Mumbai South. Nitin Gadkari to fight from Nagpur…
New Delhi, 13/3: The Election Commission has received details from the State Bank of India (SBI) related to the electoral bonds and will share all relevant information ‘in time’, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said here on Wednesday. The assertion comes in the wake of the Supreme Court directing the SBI to submit the details…
Haryana, 13/3: Amid speculation that he may contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Karnal, former Haryana chief minister M L Khattar on Wednesday announced that he was resigning as a member of the state Assembly. Khattar, who represented the Karnal seat, said newly appointed Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini will take care of the…
New Delhi, 13/3: In the run-up to 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress on Wednesday unveiled its guarantees for women which include financial help of Rs one lakh annually to a female member of a poor family and 50 per cent reservation for women in central government jobs. The five assurances under the ‘Nari Nyay…
Moscow, 13/3: Russia remains in a state of combat readiness and is fully ready for a nuclear war, but not “everything is rushing to it” at present, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published on Wednesday. In an interview with state media, Putin, who launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is nearly certain to…
New Delhi, 13/3: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing on March 15 the pleas challenging the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which dropped the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel of Election Commissioner. Two pleas were filed in the Supreme Court earlier this year challenging…
New Delhi,12/3: The State Bank of India (SBI) on Tuesday submitted details of those who bought electoral bonds and the parties which encashed it since 12 April, 2019 to the Election Commission in compliance with the Supreme Court order. On Monday, the Supreme Court had set the closing of business hours on March 12 as…
