New Delhi, 16/6: The rebel Trinamool Congress MLAs in West Bengal on Monday kept their options open after 20 Lok Sabha MPs merged with a little-known Nationalist Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) and decided to back the BJP-led NDA. The rebel MLAs were not part of the discussions that led to the decision of…
Dubai, 16/6: US President Donald Trump said on Monday a memorandum of understanding aiming to end the war in the Gulf has already been signed by the United States and Iran, drawing calls from his opponents to publish the text. The deal’s all signed. And the strait is already partially opened,” Trump said shortly after…
New Delhi, 16/6: The 20-odd Trinamool Congress rebels will get a new political identity in a 2022-born party – Nationalist Citizens Party of India – from Tripura that managed just 822 votes (0.03%) in two seats it contested in the 2023 Assembly election. Twenty rebel Trinamool Congress MPs led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar will be…
Washington DC, 16/6: United States President Donald Trump said on Monday “the deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is complete”, authorising the “toll free opening” of the Strait of Hormuz immediately. Congratulations to all! I hereby fully authorise the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorise the immediate removal…
New Delhi, 14/6: The post-election crisis in Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress reached a crescendo on Sunday with at least 19 rebel MPs announcing that they will be merging with a little-known ‘Nationalist Citizens Party of India’ (NCPI) and officially urging Speaker Om Birla to allot them separate seating in Lok Sabha. This culminates the party’s…
Kolkata, 14/6: Senior TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay on Sunday formally aligned himself with the dissident faction seeking control of the party’s parliamentary wing, endorsing a proposal toto retain Mamata Banerjee in an advisory role, even as the rebels claimed two more MPs were set to join them, taking their strength in the Lok Sabha to…
New Delhi, 14/6: In a major step towards reducing dependency on imported fossil fuel and clean energy, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has announced that India has given legal recognition to 100% ethanol fuel. This means that vehicles will now be allow to run entirely on ethanol.While speaking at an event…
New Delhi, 14/6: The BJP’s quest for a numerical supremacy in Parliament to avoid instances of failing to amend the Constitution may be a long road in the Lok Sabha while it is cruising towards a two-thirds majority in the Rajya Sabha aided by defections from rivals. At least 20 Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha members…
Patliputra, 14/6: Tension prevailed at the Patliputra Railway Station in Bihar’s Patna on Saturday midnight after aspirants of the Bihar Police Prohibition Department recruitment examination allegedly engaged in stone-pelting, vandalism, and temporarily disrupted railway operations. Heavy police force was deployed at the station following the incident to bring the situation under control.The police on Sunday…
East Rutherford, New Jersey,14/6: Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw by Morocco in their World Cup Group C opener on Saturday, with Vinicius Jr’s fine strike cancelling out a goal from Ismael Saibari. Morocco made the brighter start and took the lead in the 21st minute when Saibari finished a swift counter-attack, racing through…
