Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday reacted to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark on Manipur ethnic violence in the Lok Sabha a day earlier. Gogoi said that the government cannot see the plight of the Manipur people. The Congress MP, while speaking to ANI, said, “The government, in its arrogance, cannot see the plight of the people […]
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MP CM Chouhan announces to build ‘Maa Narmada Lok’ in Anuppur
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced that ‘Maa Narmada Lok’ will be built in Amarkantak, Anuppur district. CM Chouhan made the announcement while talking to ANI after worshipping the Narmada River at Amarkantak in the Anuppur district on Thursday. He said, “It is my good fortune that I got an opportunity […]
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“Centre and UP govt should explain on what steps they have taken to double farmers income”: Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that the Central government and the Uttar Pradesh government should tell the public on what steps both governments have taken to double the income of farmers in the state. While addressing the reporters, Akhilesh Yadav said,” The real question is will the […]
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Bill relating to appointment of CEC, Election Commissioners introduced in Rajya Sabha; opposition protests against government move
A Bill to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners was introduced in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, with opposition parties strongly opposing its introduction. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of […]
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Delhi HC issues notice to ED on Vijay Nair’s default bail plea in Excise Policy case
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on a default bail petition moved by the Aam Aadmi Party’s former communication head, Vijay Nair, in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Excise Policy case. Earlier, the High Court had denied him regular bail […]
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Delhi Police detects flaws in security ahead of I-Day celebrations, asks officials to rectify shortcomings
Delhi Police have found several flaws in the security arrangements in different places in the National Capital ahead of the Independence Day celebrations and G20 event. Delhi Police’s Special Cell audited these places between 27 and 29th July 2023. About 100 such places have been identified by the Special Cell of Delhi police where […]
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Assam: Two elephants collide with freight trains
In two unfortunate incidents that occurred on Thursday, two elephants collided with freight-carrying trains in two separate locations in Assam. Sabyasachi De, CPRO of Northeast Frontier Railway( NFR) said that, the first incident happened in between Chalsa – Nagrakata section (KM 68/3-2) in the Dooars area of the Alipurduar division on […]
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West Bengal: Jadavpur University forms 7-member committee to probe student death
Jadavpur University on Thursday formed a seven-member internal committee to probe the death of its student, Swarnodip Kundu, who allegedly fell from the balcony of the hostel building. “An internal committee be formed to enquire the extremely sad incident of Swarnodip Kundu, a student of UG-1, Bengali, last night at […]
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“We don’t have any expectations from PM…”: Congress’ Venugopal ahead of PM Modi’s reply on no-confidence motion
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply to the opposition on the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha today, Congress MP KC Venugopal has said that the party has no expectations from the Prime Minister. “We don’t have any expectations from the PM, let him speak whatever he wants to, we will face it,” […]
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Congress, NCP and DMK MPs stage walkout as FM Sitharaman speaks on No Confidence Motion
Congress, NCP and DMK MPs on Thursday staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was speaking on the No Confidence Motion. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that people moved no confidence against United Progressive Alliance in 2014 and 2019 and further questioned the need […]
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Assam: Locals rescue 18-feet long python from tea garden in Nagaon
Locals rescued an 18-feet long python from a tea garden in Assam’s Nagaon district on Thursday. According to the reports, locals spotted a big python at the Balijuri tea garden area and immediately informed local forest officials and local environmentalists. A group of locals rescued the python with the help of forest officials. […]
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Government to introduce bill on appointment of Election Commissioners; Opposition raises red flag
A Bill to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners is on the agenda on the government for introduction in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal is slated to introduce the […]
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Congress MPs write to LS Speaker demanding restoration of Rahul Gandhi’s “expunged” speech
Congress MP’s on Wednesday wrote to the Lok Sabha speaker demanding the restoration of the expunged words from Rahul Gandhi’s speech in the Lok Sabha during the no confidence motion debate. “Your decision to expunge the word ‘murder’ in the phrase “murder of Bharat Mata”, is inexplicable since its use was clearly in context, […]
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“Do not spread lies, rumours,” Raghav Chadha hits back at BJP over Breach of Privilege allegation
Bharatiya Janata Party accused Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha of Breach of Privilege in the Parliament and using it as salacious means for AAP’s political victories. The AAP leader on Thursday responded to the BJP’s “forged signatures” allegations that were levelled at him. Earlier on August 8, Union Home […]
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Uttarakhand rain: Several houses submerged in flood waters in Rudrapur, rescue operation underway
Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Thursday rescued several people trapped in their houses at Kashipur area in Rudrapur, which have been submerged in waters due to the heavy rain. “Today, SDRF team was informed by District Disaster Management, Rudrapur that due to excessive waterlogging in Kashipur area many houses have been flooded in which many […]