Thousand of people on Wednesday took part in a massive protest rally (padayatra) at Boko area in Assam’s Kamrup district demanding to include Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) under the Sixth Scheduled of the Constitution of India. The padayatra was organised by the All Rabha Students’ Union, All Rabha Women […]
India reported 2151 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, daily postive rate of 1. 51 percent
A total of new 2151 Covid cases were recorded in the last 24 hours across the country with a daily positive rate of 1.51 per cent, an official statement said on Wednesday, adding that 11,336 doses of vaccines were administered in the last 24 hours. According to the release, 1,42,497 […]
MP CM Chouhan inaugurates Army Fair in Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday inaugurated an Army Fair being organised at MVM ground in the state capital Bhopal. CM Chouhan welcomed the army officers and extended thanks to them for choosing Bhopal. Addressing the program CM Chouhan said, “Today is a proud day for Madhya Pradesh and Bhopal that the army is organising their […]
Gangster-turned politician Atiq Ahmad being taken back to Sabramati Jail amid tight security
Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Umesh Pal kidnapping case, is being taken back to Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. As per visuals, Atiq Ahmed was seen being taken by police personnel inside Anantpur Police station in Kota, Rajasthan on Wednesday. Earlier in the […]
Trial court gave time for judicial remedy, we will wait: CEC on election in Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad seat
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday said that the court has given 30-days time to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for judicial remedy after he was convicted in a criminal defamation case, and said that the commission will wait before announcing bypolls in the Wayanad parliamentary constituency. “We have six months’ time […]
NCP leader Mohammad Faizal’s Lok Sabha membership restored ahead of SC hearing
The Lok Sabha Secretariat on Wednesday restored the membership of NCP leader Mohammad Faizal after the Kerala High Court stayed his conviction in a criminal case. “This delay in revoking my membership is not appreciated. The Secretariat took the decision of disqualifying me, and the very next day my conviction […]
Madhya Pradesh: Fire breaks out at plastic factory near Sanwer village
A fire broke out in a plastic scrap factory near Sanwer village on Indore-Ujjain road, on Wednesday. Locals informed the fire department, and till then people tried to extinguish the fire at their own level. As many as ten fire tenders rushed to the spot. Further details awaited. Earlier on Wednesday […]
WB: CM Mamata Banerjee sits on dharna against Centre in Kolkata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday started a two-day dharna against the BJP-led central government for its alleged “anti-people policies” at Ambedkar statue in Kolkata. CM Mamata is protesting against the Centre for allegedly not disbursing funds for West Bengal and the Centre’s “anti-people policies”. Earlier, in the […]
Maharashtra: Two unidentified bike riders open fire at woman travelling in car in Mumbai
Two unidentified bike riders opened fire at a woman in a car in the Panvel area in Navi Mumbai in the wee hours of Wednesday, said police officials. The victim is identified as Rupali Patil, a construction professional, and resident of Kopraoli in Uran. The incident happened when she was travelling in […]
Amit Shah to visit Uttarakhand’s Haridwar on March 30, to attend inauguration ceremony of Patanjali University
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Haridwar in Uttarakhand on March 30 to attend various events, including the computerization of multipurpose cooperatives of the state and the inauguration ceremony of Patanjali University, officials said on Wednesday. In his day-long visit to Haridwar, which is nearly 250 km […]
ECI announces bypoll dates for Punjab, Odisha, UP and Meghalaya
The Election Commission announced the dates for the by-elections in the Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies on Wednesday. The bypolls will be held in Jalandhar parliamentary constituency in Punjab and Assembly constituencies of 07-Jharsuguda, Odisha, 395-Chhanbey and 34-Suar, Uttar Pradesh and 23-Sohiong, Meghalaya to be held on May 10. The results for the […]
Maharashtra: Pune BJP MP Girish Bapat passes away
Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) MP from Pune city constituency Girish Bapat on Wednesday passed away in Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital in Pune, informed Pune City BJP chief Jagdish Mulik. Pune City BJP chief Jagdish Mulik took to Twitter and said, “A heartfelt tribute to Bharatiya Janata Party MP Girishbhau Bapat of […]
Karnataka assembly election: Congress to hold meeting tomorrow to finalise remaining candidates for 100 seats
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar, and other party workers will hold a screening committee meeting on Thursday in Bengaluru to finalise the remaining list of 100 seats. Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Randeep Singh Surjewala, BK Hariprasad, and MB Patil will also be present in the meeting. Karnataka congress already announced […]
PM Modi is “corrupt himself”, alleges Mallikarjun Kharge
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday questioned the government over not accepting the opposition’s demand for the constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Adani Group issue and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “is corrupt himself”. Kharge sought to know if the Prime Minister has “joined hands with […]
CBI says supplementary chargesheet will be filed in 2-3 weeks in Land-for-job case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday informed Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court that it will be filing a supplementary chargesheet in two to three weeks in the land-for-job alleged scam case. The Special Judge Geetanjali Goel on Wednesday while hearing the matter also directed CBI to provide a chargesheet copy filed […]