Parliamentary floor leaders meet ahead of Budget session

New Delhi, 31/1: Top Congress leaders would meet here on Wednesday evening to evolve the party’s strategy during the Budget Session of Parliament. The session started on Wednesday with President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint sitting of both the houses. Congress’ K Suresh, TMC’s Sudip Bandopadhyay, DMK’s T R Baalu, Shiv Sena’s Rahul Shewale,…

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Soren lodges FIR against ED sleuths in Ranchi over agency’s searches at Delhi house

Ranchi, 31/1: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has lodged an FIR against senior ED personnel at the SC/ST police station here over searches conducted by the agency at his Delhi residence, officials said on Wednesday. Soren alleged that the ED conducted the search operation at his residence in the national capital to “harass and malign…

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Maldivian Prosecutor General attacked in Male amid political crisis; hospitalised: Report

Maldives, 31/1: Maldivian Prosecutor General Hussain Shameem, who was appointed by the previous Ibrahim Mohamed Solih-led Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) government, has been attacked on the street with a sharp object, reported Maldivian media Mihaaru. Citing police, report suggested that Shameem was attacked with a sharp object, but said it was yet to be confirmed….

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Maternity leave for women in construction work, wages to be deposited in bank account: Govt

New Delhi, ,30/1: Maternity benefits will now be extended to women in the construction sector, an unorganised workforce. Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani said that, to this end, the labour ministry has sent out an advisory to employers asking them to ensure women are given the benefits of maternity leave and…

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Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal rushed to Agartala hospital after falling sick

New Delhi, 30/1: Out-of-favour India opener and current Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal was rushed to a local hospital after falling ill on a New Delhi bound flight which was about to take off, state cricket association sources confirmed on Tuesday. The soon-to-be-33 Mayank, who has played 21 Tests for India, led Karnataka to a 29-run…

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Lok Sabha elections 2024: SP announces first list, Dimple Yadav to contest from Mainpuri

UP, 30/1: Taking a lead over his rivals, the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday declared its first list of 16 candidates in Uttar Pradesh for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, which are barely a few months away. The first list of the party, which would be contesting the LS polls in alliance with other I.N.D.I.A…

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Despite the numbers, AAP & Congress lose to BJP in Chandigarh mayoral polls

Chandigarh, 30/1:BJP on Tuesday landed another blow to the I.N.D.I.A bloc defeating the AAP-Congress candidate in Chandigarh mayoral polls after the alliance’s eight votes were declared invalid with AAP alleging that the “worrying” developments can raise “serious questions “about the integrity” of Lok Sabha elections. Manoj Sonkar of the BJP defeated Kuldeep Kumar, the AAP-Congress…

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