Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate a two-day conference on April 12 in the national capital to mark the completion of the first year of the launch of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM). The conference will reflect on the progress of the initiative, discussions to adopt best practices and […]
CPI MP urges Centre to provide Covid-19 booster dose free of cost
Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala, Binoy Viswam has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to reconsider the decision to provide booster doses to those aged above 18 years at a cost of around 375 rupees. He said that the nationwide […]
Pakistan: PTI decides to resign from National Assembly
Ahead of the election of a new Prime Minister in the National Assembly, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has decided to resign from the assembly. This development comes after Imran Khan said that he will not sit in the assemblies with ‘thieves’, reported ARY News. “The man who has 16 billion and 8 billion […]
INSACOG plans to increase sites for sewage sample collection for Covid-19, say top health experts
The Indian SARS Cov2 genomic consortium (INSACOG) is looking into the results of samples collected from 15 states and 19 sewage sites for COVID-19 and plans to increase more sites for sewage sample collection, said NTAGI Chairman Dr N K Arora on Monday. “We are already looking at the results. The results are being viewed for […]
Union Minister terms Opposition hypocritical for calling BJP ‘communal’
Union Minister Raosaheb Patil Danve on Monday lashed out at the Opposition for calling the BJP “communal” and said that the same parties forge an alliance with the saffron party to come to power, but call them communal as soon as they lose power. Speaking to ANI over the phone, […]
Vyapam scam whistleblower Anand Rai gets bail from Madhya Pradesh court, lawyer informs SC
Vyapam scam whistleblower Anand Rai’s lawyer on Monday told the Supreme Court that Anand Rai has got bail from a local court in Madhya Pradesh. A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud observed that Anand Rai has been released on bail on April 7, 2022, by a local court in […]
Lok Sabha Speaker calls for enactment of laws after thorough discussion
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said that the primary responsibility of the legislature is to fulfil the aspirations of the people while laws should be enacted after thorough debate and discussion. He was speaking at the inaugural session of the 8th CPA India region conference organised in Guwahati. […]
Jharkhand: One dead after violence in Lohardaga, Sec 144 imposed
A man succumbed to his injuries following a stone-pelting incident that took place after clashes broke out between two groups at Hirhi village of Lohardaga in Jharkhand on Sunday. Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) has been imposed in the area. Arvind Kumar, Sub-divisional Magistrate said, “In […]
BJP forms 3 teams to gauge ground situation in Karnataka ahead of Assembly polls
With a year to go for the Karnataka Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has formed three teams that will travel across the length and breadth of the state in the next fortnight to assess the ground situation. The first team will be led by the BJP national general […]
Sri Lanka will choose constitutional provision to oust government, says opposition leader
Dismissing the possibility of a no-confidence motion like Pakistan to oust the present government in Sri Lanka, Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa said that they will use their Constitutional provisions to change the government. Speaking to ANI, the Opposition leader said, “Pakistan has its own method of conducting democratic […]
KCR gives 24-hour deadline to Centre to procure paddy from Telangana
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Monday issued a warning to the Centre over its paddy procurement policy and said that they would “go after the government” if crops are not “procured uniformly” within the next 24 hours. The TRS MPs, MLCs, MLAs and other elected representatives are taking […]
Uttar Pradesh: Gorakhnath temple attack accused presented before Court in Gorakhpur
Gorakhnath temple attack accused Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi appeared before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) court in Gorakhpur on Monday. Earlier on April 6, accused in the Gorakhnath Temple attack case, Murtaza was shifted to the Uttar Pradesh’s Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) headquarters in Lucknow for further investigation. The accused was also taken […]
NIA Court to frame formal charges against Yasin Malik, others on April 18
A Special NIA Court on April 18 will frame formal charges against Yasin Malik and others in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case. Earlier the court had ordered the framing of charges against several separatist leaders under UAPA and IPC. Special NIA Judge Praveen Singh on Monday deferred the framing of […]
Pakistan: PTI parliamentary party meeting chaired by Imran Khan underway
Ahead of the National Assembly session for the election of the new Prime Minister, a meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) parliamentary party is underway at the Parliament House in Islamabad, reported Radio Pakistan. The meeting is being chaired by former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Earlier, former foreign minister and PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi had said […]
Afghanistan will remain untouched by Pakistan crisis, says Taliban
Taliban has issued a statement saying the political crisis in Pakistan seeing a constant soar, will have no effect on Afghanistan. However, analysts predict an impact is inevitable on Afghanistan’s situation due to changes in Pakistan’s administration. “The Islamic Emirate seeks good economic and political relations between the two countries”, […]