Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena on Monday approved the proposal made by the Training Department of Union Territory Civil Services (UTCS) for the training of Delhi Civil Servants at the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), informed the government through a release. In the training program middle and senior level officers (DANICS & IAS) […]
UP man’s Sarus crane ‘friend’ reaches Kanpur zoo, quarantined
Sarus crane, whose ‘friendship’ with Arif Khan Gurjar from Mandka village in the State has warmed many hearts has been relocated to Kanpur from Rae Bareli on Sunday by the forest department officials. The bird is quarantined for 15 days in Kanpur zoo. Forest department officials on Tuesday took the bird away from […]
Indian Youth Congress workers protest over disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as MP
The Indian Youth Congress workers on Monday protested in Delhi over the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as an MP. The protesters were later detained by Delhi Police. Rahul Gandhi, on Friday, was disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha, a day after a Surat court sentenced him to two years imprisonment in a defamation case […]
Congress, allies stage protests over Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as MP
Congress and its allies staged protests in parts of the country including in the national capital against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as MP from Lok Sabha with some wearing black clothes while others sporting black bands in their respective places. The Indian Youth Congress workers were detained in Delhi […]
Rajya Sabha passes and returns Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No 2) Bill, Finance Bill
The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed and returned ‘The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No 2) Bill, 2023’ and ‘The Appropriation Bill, 2023’ or Finance Bill 2023 amid the din without any discussion. These bills were passed amid a ruckus created by the Opposition parties seeking a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe […]
Bihar: Liquor bottles recovered from Maurya Hotel owner’s residence during ED raid in Patna
Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recovered 14 bottles of liquor during a raid at the residence of SP Sinha – the owner of Patna’s famous Maurya Hotel, said a police official on Monday. Nitish Kumar’s government imposed the liquor ban across the state under Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The ED officials who recovered […]
Kerala Minister P Rajeev, others condole demise of Malayalam actor Innocent
Kerala Industries Minister P Rajeev was among those who offered their tributes to verteran Malayalam actor and former Member of Parliament who passed away in a hospital in Kochi a day ago. Expressing his condolences over the actor’s death, Rajeev said, “There is no substitute for Innocent in Malayalam cinema. He was […]
Adequate security arrangements made for upcoming G20 meet in Ramnagar: Uttarakhand CM Dhami
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that adequate security arrangements have been made for the upcoming G20 meeting in Ramnagar amid the threat calls received to the public and the government officials in the state to boycott G20 summit. While addressing the media, Chief Minister Dhami said, “All necessary preparations for […]
Court directs Delhi Police to constitute joint task force with UP Police to check illegal sand mining in Yamuna
The Delhi High court on Monday directed Delhi Police to constitute a joint task force with Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police to monitor and stop the illegal sand mining in River Yamuna in the Alipur area. The High Court also expressed its concern over rampant illegal sand mining in the river. The High […]
President Droupadi Murmu arrives in Kolkata on two-day West Bengal visit
President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Kolkata on Monday for a two-day visit to West Bengal. State’s Governor CV Ananda Bose and minister Firhad Hakim received her. According to an official release on Sunday, the President will visit Netaji Bhawan in Kolkata to pay homage to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on […]
SC reserves order on TN Govt plea against Madras HC order related to RSS route marches in state
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved an order on Tamil Nadu Government’s appeal against the Madras High Court order directing state police to allow Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) route marches in the state. A bench of justices V Ramasubramanian and Justice Pankaj Mithal reserved the order after hearing the submission […]
Chhattisgarh: Assistant Platoon Commander killed in Naxal-led IED blast in Bijapur
An officer of the Chhattisgarh Armed Forces (CAF) was killed by unidentified Naxals in an explosion triggered by an improvised explosive device (IED) blast on Monday in the state’s insurgency-hit Bijapur district, said the police. The deceased officer has been identified as Assistant Platoon Commander Vijay Yadav (58). The incident took place between Temenar and Etepal […]
Chhattisgarh: Man killed in tiger attack, two injured
A man was killed and two others injured in an attack by a tiger that took place in the Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh on Monday. The incident took place in a forest near the village Kalamanjan under Odgi block of the district, said a forest official. A man identified as Samay Lal (32) died […]
Congress MPs hold meeting in Parliament amid Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification row
Congress MPs from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha held a meeting at the Congress Parliamentary Party office at the Parliament on Monday against the Centre over the Adani issue and disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as MP from Lok Sabha wearing black clothes. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, party chief and Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge and others were present […]
Karnataka: Amit Shah chairs BJP core committee meeting in Bengaluru, discusses poll strategy
Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a meeting with the state BJP core committee and election management committee in Bengaluru on Monday. Karnataka is scheduled to go to polls later this year. BJP National Organizing General Secretary BL Santhosh, co-in-charges Man Sukh Mandaviya, Annamalai, CM Basavaraj Bommai, ex-CM […]