Chattisgarh, 9/8: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has released a list of nine candidates, including its two sitting MLAs, for the forthcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, a state party leader said on Wednesday. Assembly elections in the Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh are due this year-end and the poll schedule has not yet been declared. On the direction of…
New Delhi, 9/8: AAP MP Sushil Kumar Gupta on Wednesday wore a garland of tomatoes to Rajya Sabha to protest the rising price of essential commodities, an action that invited the wrath of Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar who said he is “extremely pained”. Gupta walked into the House wearing the garland when the official papers were…
New Delhi, 9/8: Recalling the Quit India movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India is now speaking in one voice against corruption, dynasticism, and appeasement. Modi’s apparent swipe at the Opposition came as the ruling BJP organises events across the country on Wednesday on these lines. Tributes to the…
Washington DC, 9/8: The Biden administration plans on Wednesday to issue new restrictions on American investments in certain advanced industries in China, according to people familiar with the deliberations, a move that supporters have described as necessary to protect national security. The measure would be one of the first significant steps the United States has…
Aligarh, 9/8: In what can be seen as yet another face-off between ruling BJP and I.N.D.I.A parties in Parliament, Congress’s Imran Pratapgarhi and CPI(M)’s AA Rahim on Tuesday emerged victorious in an election to the Court of Aligarh Muslim University bagging more votes than BJP One of the three BJPs MPs Kanta Kardam lost the…
New Delhi, 8/8: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court over alleged ‘blatant hate speeches’ calling for killing Muslims and their social and economic boycott delivered at rallies in different states, including Haryana where recent communal clashes claimed six lives. The petition was mentioned on Tuesday before a bench headed by Chief Justice…
Cuttack, 8/8: As per the direction of Chief Minister Sri Naveen Patnaik, Secretary to CM (5T) Sri. V.K. Pandian visited Cuttack District to review the progress of various developmental works in the district and redressal of public grievances. Sh Pandian reviewed the progress of ongoing mega piped water supply schemes at a cost of Rs.1258…
New Delhi, 8/8: Bypolls to seven assembly seats including the one vacated following the death of Congress veteran Oommen Chandy will be held on September 5, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. Counting of votes will take place on September 8. The bypolls will be held for two seats in Tripura, and one seat each…
New Delhi, 8/8:Rajya Sabha on Tuesday witnessed uproar over Leader of the House Piyush Goyal claiming that the Congress was pushing Chinese propaganda, prompting the I.N.D.I.A parties to submit a privilege notice against him over “unparliamentary” remarks on the Opposition. The House witnessed at least two adjournments and a walkout during the day while the…
Islamabad, 8/8: Pakistan will buy more electricity from neighbouring Iran, a finance ministry statement said on Tuesday. The decision was taken at an Economic Coordination Committee chaired by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. Energy-starved Pakistan already has contracts to purchase electricity from Tehran for its border regions, especially for China-backed development .
