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US nominates ex-Mastercard Ajay Banga as World Bank chief
US President Joe Biden said Thursday that Washington is nominating former Mastercard Chief Executive Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, after its current chief David Malpass announced plans to step down early. The development lender has just started accepting candidate nominations in a process set to run until...
Fadnavis threatens to expose Pawar over 2019 swearing-in
“Only half the truth about the early morning swearing-in ceremony is out as yet. More will come. I will bring the entire truth out,” Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis told reporters on Thursday. The statement assumes significance against the background of the recent statement by Nationalist Congress Party...
India abstains from UN vote on ‘lasting peace’ in Ukraine
India abstained in the UN General Assembly on Thursday on a resolution that underscored the need to reach as soon as possible a “comprehensive, just and lasting peace” in Ukraine in line with the principles of the UN Charter. The 193-member General Assembly adopted the draft resolution, put forward...
Setback to OPS as SC upholds EPS as ‘single leader’ of AIADMK
In a set back to O Paneerselvam(OPS) in the cases related to AIDAMK leadership row, the Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the order of the Madras High Court division bench that had restored former chief minister E Palaniswami as AIADMK’s single leader. Palaniswami, or EPS, was elected as AIADMK’s...
Kejriwal, Lt Governor fight over law & order situation
A war of words broke out between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena over the law and order situation in the national capital on Twitter on Wednesday. Kejriwal said that the law and order situation in Delhi had deteriorated a lot in the last one...
Delhi’s new mayor alleges attack by BJP councillors
Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Wednesday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillors attacked her while she was conducting the Standing Committee elections. “BJP Councillors just tried to attack me while I was conducting the Standing Committee elections, as per Supreme Court orders! This is the extent of BJP’s Gundagardi that they...
Rahul slams TMC in poll-bound Meghalaya
Amid opposition unity talks, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the TMC alleging it was fighting elections in Meghalaya to ensure the BJP comes to power in the state, drawing a sharp reaction from the Mamata Banerjee-led party. The remarks by Rahul Gandhi at his first election rally...
Tejashwi says he is in no hurry to become CM
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday asserted that he was “in no hurry” to replace his boss Nitish Kumar, rubbishing speculations that his RJD wanted to elbow out the ageing JD(U) leader. Yadav, who is in his early 30s, also deftly rebuffed queries from journalists as to...
AAP’s Shelly Oberoi is Delhi’s new Mayor
Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Shelly Oberoi won the Delhi mayoral election, voting for which finally took place on Wednesday after multiple failed attempts. Voting began on Wednesday to elect the new mayor of Delhi as the municipal House met after three previous failed attempts to hold the election to the...
Central sanction to prosecute Sisodia in ‘snooping’ case
The Ministry of Home Affairs has granted sanction to the CBI to prosecute Delhi’s Deputy CM Manish Sisodia under the Prevention of Corruption Act in connection with the Feedback Unit (FBU) snooping case in Delhi. Delhi L-G VK Saxena had approved the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) request for...
Folk singer booked for song on Kanpur eviction deaths
A popular Bhojpuri singer has been served notice by the Uttar Pradesh Police for a satirical song that taunted the Yogi Adityanath government for its eviction drive in the state’s Kanpur, which led to the deaths of a mother and a daughter. Singer Neha Singh Rathore recently uploaded a...
Delhi to get its new Mayor after long wait
After much delay, Delhi will get its new mayor on Wednesday as the stage is set for the mayoral poll following a Supreme Court order after three failed attempts by the municipal body to hold the election to the top post in the past. The election to the posts...
Haryana uproar over minister in sexual harassment case
The Haryana Assembly witnessed an uproar on Monday as slogan-shouting Congress members demanded resignation of minister Sandeep Singh over a sexual harassment case, but Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar asserted that his minister won’t be asked to resign. The CM got up and thumping the desk said ”Istafa Nahi...
SC agrees to hear Uddhav faction’s plea against EC decision
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Wednesday the Uddhav Thackeray faction’s plea challenging the decision of the Election Commission recognising the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the real Shiv Sena and ordering allocation of the “bow and arrow” poll symbol to it. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for...
Raut booked for derogatory remarks against CM Shinde
Nashik Police have registered a case against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, an official said on Monday. Shinde faction officer-bearer Yogesh Beldar lodged a complaint at Panchavati police station here late Sunday night, alleging that during an...
Shinde camp initiates bid to claim party funds
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde convened a working committee meeting of the Shiv Sena on Tuesday, initiating the process of a complete takeover of the party, including access to party funds. During the meeting, the faction will also discuss the takeover of party offices apart from other strategies to take complete...
Case against Cong leader for mis-spelling PM’s name
The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has come out with guns blazing against senior Congress leader and party spokesperson Pawan Khera after the latter allegedly ‘misspelt’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name while criticising the Centre over the Adani row. Hitting out at Khera for allegedly mocking the name of PM Modi and...
Chidambaram bats for youth representation in half of CWC
Senior leader P Chidambaram on Monday said half of the CWC members should be elected as per the AICC constitution and batted for younger leaders’ inclusion in the party’s top decision-making body. In an interview with PTI, Chidambaram said he has learnt that there are issues about the strength...
