New Delhi, 18/12: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha floor leader Derek O’Brien on Wednesday submitted a privilege notice against Home Minister Amit Shah for his alleged “insulting” remarks against B R Ambedkar with his party chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying the BJP leader’s statement displays “casteist and anti-Dalit” mindset. Like it…
New Delhi, 18/12: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced healthcare scheme for senior citizens in Delhi, news agency PTI reported. Kejriwal said, “Today, I am announcing Sanjeevani Yojana for the senior citizens. In this, people above the age of 60 years will get free healthcare. We will introduce this scheme after Delhi Assembly…
Gabab, 18/12: Senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday announced retirement from international cricket. The news comes following the third Test match against Australia. Reacting to the news, Indian team skipper Rohit Sharma said “He was very, very sure of his decision. We should stand by what he wants,” as per PTI. Ashwin, known for…
Panaji,17/12: A court in Goa on Tuesday issued a notice to Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on a defamation suit filed by CM Pramod Sawant’s wife who sought Rs 100 crore in damages from the AAP politician for allegedly naming her in the cash-for-jobs scam. The court has sought Singh’s reply by January 10,…
Bhubaneswar, 17/12: In a major development, IAS Bishnupada Sethi, who has been summoned by the CBI,has been transferred by the Odisha government and appointed as Officer on Special Duty, General Administration & Public Grievance Department. Sethi was the Principal Secretary of Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department with additional charge of…
Bhubaneswar, 17/12:The Commerce & Transport Department of Odisha, under the visionary leadership of Smt. Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary, conducted a virtual meeting with all District Collectors and District Magistrates. The meeting focused on sensitizing district administrations about the flagship initiative, Sahid Baji Rout Noujatra Suraksha Yojana, aimed at enhancing passenger safety in inland water transport…
New Delhi, 17/12: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday hit out at the government, saying voting at the introduction stage of two bills on One Nation One Election in the Lok Sabha showed the BJP did not have the two-third majority required to pass a constitutional ammendment. Two bills that lay down the mechanism to…
New Delhi, 17/12: The approach from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) on Sept. 15, 2021 came out of the blue. The federal agency, tasked with developing the solar sector, wanted to know if the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh would like to sign India’s largest renewable contract. Two years earlier, Andhra Pradesh’s energy…
New Delhi, 17/12: The new BJP president, who will succeed incumbent J P Nadda, is likely to be elected by the end of February, according to a senior party functionary. Party sources said the ongoing organisational election is on track to complete the polling process in more than half of its state units by mid-January,…
Brisbane, 17/12: K L Rahul displayed admirable technical nous to withstand the stern test posed by the Australian bowlers, making a resolute fifty that formed the backbone of India’s still underwhelming 167 for six at lunch on the fourth day of the third Test. A nine toes down Rahul (84, 139b, 8×4) and an equally…
