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Amarinder tells Sonaia ‘can’t continue with such humiliation’
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, facing fresh trouble with an unprecedented meeting of MLAs called by the Congress this evening, has told Sonia Gandhi he “can’t continue in the party with this kind of humiliation”, sources say. The meeting of MLAs has spurred intense speculation about a...
Ex-Union minister Babul Supriyo joins Trinamool
Kolkata: Former Union Minister Babul Supriyo joined Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress today, two months after he was asked to resign as junior minister in the Environment Ministry. The former BJP MP, a month after stepping down from the central post, had said he would not...
Cong’s SC unit resolution for Rahul Gandhi as party chief
: New Delhi, Sep 17: The Congress’ Scheduled Castes Department on Friday passed a resolution calling for senior leader Rahul Gandhi’s appointment as the president of the party. The resolution, which was passed at the national executive meeting of the SC Department, comes days after Indian Youth Congress, Delhi...
Congress calls key meeting of Punjab MLAs
New Delhi: There is fresh sparking in the Punjab unit of the Congress. Citing “representation from a large number of MLAs”, the Congress, in a late night tweet, has called for a key meeting of its Punjab legislators today. “The AICC has received a representation from a large...
Row over Rajasthan marriage registration law amendment
Jaipur: Amid uproar, the Rajasthan Assembly on Friday passed the Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by voice vote to amend a 2009 Act on mandatory registration of marriages within 30 days of the union. The new legislation, opposition BJP has claimed, will legitimise child marriages. According...
Sonowal, L Murugan BJP candidates for Rajya Sabha
: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released the list of two candidates for the Rajya Sabha bypolls- cabinet minister Sarbananda Sonowal and MOS L Murugan in Assam and Madhya Pradesh respectively. Sonowal is the union minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ayush. Murugan is the junior minister for...
US admits drone strike error in Kabul killed 10 civilians
Washington: A top general admitted the United States had made a “mistake” when it launched a drone strike against suspected Islamic State militants in the Afghan capital Kabul on August 29, confirming that it killed 10 civilians instead. US Central Command commander General Kenneth McKenzie said that the strike...
Time not yet ripe for petrol, diesel under GST, says FM
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday stated that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council discussed the topic of inclusion of petrol and diesel under the tax structure after the Kerala High Court order. “On the direction of court it was brought on to table but...
Modi flags radicalisation, cites Afghanistan at SCO summit
New Delhi: Increasing extremism and radicalisation are the biggest threat to global peace, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today at the nine-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, and drew attention to the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan. The Prime Minister highlighted India’s concerns over regional stability and asked the SCO...
Amazon, Microsoft swoop in on $24-billion Indian farm data
[ad_1s Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. are among technology giants lining up to harness data from India’s farmers in an ambitious government-led productivity drive aimed at transforming an outmoded agricultural industry. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration, which is seeking to ensure food security in the world’s...
Govt rejects NYT Covid report as ‘provocative’, Cong seeks probe
NewDelhi: The Congress on Thursday cited a recent media report to allege “criminal culpability” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and senior officials of the ICMR in fudging COVID-19 data “to build a false narrative that everything was normal” ahead of the second wave, and...
Academics, lawyers slam raids against activist Harsh Mander
Following the Enforcement Directorate’s raids on three locations linked to activist Harsh Mander, over 600 people, including academics, journalists, filmmakers, activists and lawyers, have come out in his support. In a joint statement, they have said the “Constitution of India and the law of the land shall prevail, exposing...
Telangana Cong chief’s remarks on Shashi Tharoor draw fire
Telangana Congress chief’s unparliamentary comments on Shashi Tharoor – reported by a section of the media — have incensed some of the senior leaders of the party. Manish Tiwari and Rajeev Arora went public with their objections today about the remarks of Revanth Reddy, who according to media reports,...
Rs 30,600cr govt guarantee for ‘bad bank’ NARCL
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while addressing a press conference on Thursday announced that the Union Cabinet has approved the government’s guarantee for the National Asset Reconstruction Company. The idea of having a bad bank was first mooted by Nirmala Sitharaman in the Budget of 2020-2021. A ‘bad bank’ is...
Rolls Royce, cash, 5kg gold seized from ex-AIADMK mInister
: The DVAC (Directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption) wing conducted multiple raids at the properties of former AIADMK minister KC Veeramani on Thursday and seized crores worth of assets that included a range of luxury cars and assorted jewellery. More than 100 officials conducted raids at 30 locations including...
New Gujarat Cabinet dissolves caste, regional divide
With months to go for the Gujarat Assembly, the BJP on Thursday inducted 24 members, including 21 who debuted as ministers, into the four-day-old Bhupendra Patel-led ministry, discarding all ministers in the previous Vijay Rupani-led regime in Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s home state. The fresh inductions include two women and...
US, UK, Australia launch Indo-Pacific Alliance to counter China
The US, UK and Australia have announced a new trilateral security alliance for the Indo-Pacific to take on the threats of the 21st century and allow for greater sharing of defence capabilities, including help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines, in an effort to counter China’s growing power and military presence...
8 out of 10 Indians want petrol and diesel under GST
Ahead of the GST Council meeting in Lucknow on Friday, a survey has found that 77% citizens want the government to bring petrol and diesel under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) amidst the spiraling prices. According to reports, the GST Council might on Friday may consider taxing petrol,...
