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Raghuram Rajan says govt intolerant towards criticism
Raghuram Rajan, the former Governor of the Reserve Bank, told NDTV today that while growth figures in India is better than many nations, the country needs more on account of its huge population. Though the growth figure is around 7 per cent — which the government quoted in parliament...
Kejriwal promises 10 lakh govt jobs ahead of Gujarat polls
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal promised to create 10 lakh government jobs in Gujarat and a Rs 3,000 monthly unemployment allowance to young people if his government gets voted to power in the state. If AAP forms a government in Gujarat, his party will ensure that each and...
Al-Qaeda chief killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan
The United States has killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, according to US media outlets, in what the White House announced Monday was a “successful” operation against a target in Afghanistan. Zawahiri, an Egyptian surgeon who became one of the world’s most wanted terrorists, was identified as a mastermind of...
Cong demands Smriti Irani apology to President
Days after his controversy for referring to President Droupadi Murmu as ‘Rashtrapatni’, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, calling on Union Minister Smriti Irani to issue an “unconditional apology” for yelling the name ‘Droupadi Murmu’ without using the prefix ‘President.’...
ED arrests Sena’s Sanjay Raut after questioning, raids
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was arrested at midnight after over six hours of questioning in an alleged land scam case, news agency PTI reported. Raut, 60, alleged he was being targeted by the Centre to weaken Team Thackeray. Enforcement Directorate officials had searched Raut’s home for the most...
“You’re alive because of Narendra Modi”: Bihar minister
Bihar minister Ram Surat Rai on Friday heaped praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, under whose leadership India ran the world’s biggest vaccination drive during the Covid-19 pandemic, and credited him for saving the lives of Indians. “If you are alive, the credit goes to Narendra Modi. He developed...
Delhi Govt to go back to old retail liquor policy
With the Lieutenant Governor recommending a CBI probe into the implementation of the new excise policy, the Delhi government has decided to go back to the old regime of retail liquor sale in the city, officials said on Friday. The Excise Policy 2021-22, which was extended twice after March...
Kejriwal denied clearance for Singapore trip as speaker
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has missed the chance to participate in the “World Cities’ Summit” in Singapore, where he was one of the speakers. The Chief Minister has missed the deadline for travel formalities — not only was he refused clearance for the visit, it came too late,...
Another 20 cr cash, gold bars seized from minister’s aide
At least Rs 20 crore in cash and gold jewellery and bars have been recovered from another house of Arpita Mukherjee — the close aide of Bengal’s arrested minister Partha Chatterjee — days after a huge pile of notes was found in one room of one of her houses,...
Suspended MPs begin 50-hour relay protest
Twenty suspended Rajya Sabha members Wednesday started a 50-hour relay protest inside the Parliament complex, with sources saying the Opposition declined the Chairman’s offer that they express regret over their members’ behaviour in the House to get the suspension revoked. They were later joined by four Congress MPs who...
No data on attacks against individual minority communities
Law and order is a state subject and specific data on attacks against any individual community is not maintained centrally, the government said today in response to questions by Rajya Sabha member Abdul Wahab on attack on minorities. Mr Wahab, who belongs to the Indian Union Muslim League, had...
Mamata says BJP trying to repeat Maharashtra in Bengal
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today launched a vigorous attack on the BJP, questioning why her arrested minister Partha Chatterjee had to be taken to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in Bhubaneswar. This, she announced, is also an “insult” to the people of Bengal, which the BJP is...
Khattar says Pak, Bangladesh, India can unite like Germany
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said that Bangladesh and Pakistan’s merger with India is possible just like the unification of East Germany and West Germany. “When eastern and western can unite, the merger of Pakistan and Bangladesh with India can also be possible. Not long ago but this...
Arrested Bengal minister, aide sent to ED custody
West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and his aide Arpita Mukherjee have been sent to the Enforcement Directorate’s custody till August 3. The two were arrested on July 23 in connection with a teacher recruitment scam. Earlier today, Chatterjee was taken to Kolkata airport from SSKM hospital in the city...
Karnataka Cong leader earns rebuke over Muslim remark
A Congress leader in Karnataka, belonging to the Siddaramaiah camp, has been strongly reprimanded by the party leadership for his “Muslims outnumber Vokkaligas” comment, which had stirred up a huge political controversy in the state ahead of next year’s assembly elections. Zameer Ahmed Khan, reacting to Siddaramaiah’s arch-rival DK...
Row over Speaker attributing to TN progress to Christians
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker and DMK leader M Appavu’s month-old statement attributing the development of the state to Christians and that Tamil Nadu would have been Bihar if Catholic Christians were not there has sparked a controversy. Last month on June 28, Appavu and DMK LMA Inigo Irudayaraj...
Droupadi Murmu sworn in as 15th President
Droupadi Murmu took oath to head the highest constitutional post of the country at 10:15 am, followed by a 21-gun salute. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana administered the oath of office of the President to her. The President-elect visited Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, early in the...
SC to hear plea against Aadhaar-voter ID linking
The controversial law to link Aadhaar and Voter Identity Card has been challenged in the Supreme Court, with Congress’s Randeep Singh Surjewala demanding that it be scrapped. In his petition, Mr Surjewala has called the law “unconstitutional” and a violation of the rights to privacy and equality. The top...
