Mumbai, 15/12: Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been named as captain by IPL franchise Mumbai Indians for the 2024 IPL season. He will be replacing five-time IPL-winning captain Rohit Sharma. Commenting on this transition Mahela Jayawardene, Global Head of Performance, Mumbai Indians, said in an official statement, “It is part of legacy building and staying…

New Delhi, 15/12: : The Supreme Court on Friday granted 10 more days to Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul to decide the cross-petitions filed by the rival factions of the Shiv Sena seeking disqualification of each other’s MLAs. The top court, which extended time till January 10, next year, had earlier asked the speaker to decide…

New Delhi, 15/12: Lalit Jha, believed to be the key conspirator behind the Parliament security breach, was sent to 7-day police custody on Friday, ANI reported. Jha, a teacher from Kolkata, had been arrested from Delhi on Thursday evening, after surrendering. All the other five of the six conspirators behind the breach have already been…

Bhubaneswar, In a major development, Senior BJD leader Debi Prasad Mishra said that 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman VK Pandian will not contest in the upcoming 2024 Assembly Elections. Debi Mishra further said that VK Pandian will work towards making Naveen Patnaik the Chief Minister of Odisha for the sixth time.

Mumbai, 14/12: Two Naxals including a senior leader involved in the 2019 Jambulkheda blast were killed in an encounter with police in eastern Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on Thursday, an official said. Durgesh Watti, deputy commander of Kasansur Dalam (squad) who was one of the main conspirators of Jambulkheda blast in which 15 police personnel of…

New Delhi, 14/12: Rajya Sabha proceedings were on Thursday adjourned twice during the pre-lunch period amid protests by opposition MPs after TMC leader Derek O’Brien was suspended from the House for unruly behaviour and violating the directions of the Chair. Soon after the House met at noon, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar warned Derek O’Brien against disrupting…

Raipur, 14/12: The first cabinet meeting of the newly-formed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Chhattisgarh will take place on Thursday, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has said. Sai was sworn in as chief minister on Wednesday, while two party MLAs Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma took oath as deputy chief ministers. Prime Minister Narendra…

New Delhi, 14/12: Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani expressed her opposition to the idea of paid menstrual leaves for women as she answered a question by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) member Manoj Kumar Jha in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. As a menstruating woman, menstruation and the menstruation cycle are not…

New Delhi, 13/12: The Delhi Police suspects the involvement of two more people along with the four who have already been held in the Wednesday security breach of Parliament, sources said. All six were known to each other and were staying in a house in Gurugram, they claimed. Amol Shinde and Neelam — caught outside…