Boudh MLA Saroj Kumar Pradhan appointed as chief whip of BJP
Bhubaneswar, 22/7: In a major development, Boudh MLA Saroj Kumar Pradhan has been Appointed Government Chief Whip. Remuna MLA Gobinda Chandra Das has been appointed Deputy Chief Whip.
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JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna gets bail in sexual assault case
Bengaluru,;22/7: The special court for cases involving MPs/MLAs on Monday granted conditional bail to JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna in a case of alleged sexual harassment to two men. Special court judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat allowed the bail application filed by Suraj Revanna, son of former minister and Holenarasipura MLA HD Revanna.
INS Brahmaputra damaged, one sailor missing in Mumbai dockyard fire
Mumbai, 22/7: Indian Navy’s frontline frigate INS Brahmaputra was severely damaged and listed in an incident of major fire while under repair at the Naval dockyard in Mumbai. One junior sailor on board was reported missing. The fire started on Sunday evening and was brought under control on Monday morning, according to Indian Navy officials….
Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan arrested in Dubai over defamation complaint by former manager
Islamabad, ,22)7: Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been arrested by Dubai police over a defamation complaint by his former manager Salman Ahmed, news agency ANI reported on Tuesday, quoting Pakistan’s Geo News. According to the ANI report, Rahat and his former manager Ahmed had some longstanding dispute due to which, Ahmed submitted complaints against…
NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar meets Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde
Mumbai, 22/7: Amid the widening rift between the Marathas and OBCs, veteran politician and NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar met Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday. Neither Pawar nor Shinde has commented on the meeting which was held at the Sahyadri Guest House at Malabar Hill here.
Valmiki scam: Ex-Congress minister B Nagendra sent to judicial custody
Bengaluru 22/7: A special court on Monday sent ex-Congress minister B Nagendra arrested in the alleged multi-crore scam at the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation to judicial custody for 14 days. Nagendra will remain in jail till August 4. Nagendra was produced before the court on Monday morning after his extended custody with…
First session of Odisha Legislative assembly began in a stormy note
Bhubaneswar, 22/7: In a major development, the first session of the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly began on a stormy note with the opposition parties, BJD and Congress members staging a walk out during the Odisha Governor’s address over the issue of ‘Odia Asmita
Expect Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli to be available for most games: Gautam Gambhir in first presser as coach
Mumbai, 22/7:India men’s cricket team’s newly appointed coach Gautam Gambhir expressed relief over what he said that he is “happy with BCCI for they have given me most things that I asked for”. Referring to the Indian cricket team’s Sri Lanka tour, Gambhir was quoted by PTI as saying: “Will get to know exact support…
Leander Paes, Vijay Amritraj inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame
Newport, 21/7: Legendary Indian tennis players, Leander Paes and Vijay Amritraj, the heroes of many a historic triumph transcending generations, on Sunday became the first two exponents of the sport from Asia to be inducted into the International Hall of Fame. Paes, 51, whose list of achievements include the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games men’s singles…
Amit Shah describes Sharad Pawar as chief of corrupts, Uddhav Thackeray as leader of Aurangzeb fan club
Mumbai, 21/7: As he launched BJP’s preparations for the forthcoming Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah described Sharad Pawar as “corruption ka sargana” and Uddhav Thackeray as “leader of Aurangzeb fan club”. Coming down heavily on Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Shah said that his arrogance would…