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21 Naga People’s Front MLAs Join CM Rio’s NDPP
In a major political development, 21 MLAs of the Naga People’s Front (NPF) on Friday joined the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) of Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio. NDPP spokesperson Merentoshi R Jamir said that after these legislators of the NPF, which had 25 legislators earlier, switched sides, the...
Top cops transferred, Internet blocked in Patiala
A day after Patiala witnessed clashes between two groups during an anti-Khalistan march that left four people injured, the Punjab government today took strict action against the state police, removing three top officers in the department over their failure to control the violence in the district. The Patiala Range...
Curfew in Patiala after 2 groups clash, Sena leader held
Shiv Sena leader Harish Singla has been arrested in connection with the clashes that broke out in Patiala today during an anti-Khalistan protest march. The clash took place outside the Kali Mata temple when members of an outfit that calls itself Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) began a ‘Khalistan Murdabad...
Google, Amazon, Facebook face heat on restrictive policies
With a number of global tech giants facing CCI probe for alleged anti-competitive practices, a key Parliamentary panel on Thursday decided to summon representatives of Google, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter and others to examine their competitive behaviour. The next meeting of the panel on the issue is likely to be...
Clerics advise ‘Alvida Namaz’ only at home, mosques
Amid the ongoing controversy over use of loudspeakers, Muslim clerics have appealed to people to offer the ‘Alvida’ Namaz on the occasion of last Friday of Ramzan only in designated places to avoid causing any inconvenience to others. Meanwhile, the administration has beefed up security at several places that...
Gehlot asks Modi to meet CMs on inflation and ‘listen’
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a meeting with all chief ministers on the issue of inflation and “listen to everyone”. He was of the opinion that all states must hold a communication with the Centre about “many serious issues”,...
Biden proposes $33 billion package for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden on Thursday proposed a huge $33 billion package for arming and supporting Ukraine, saying that “caving” in to Russia is not an option for the West as the war stretches into a third month. Speaking in the White House, Biden also outlined proposed new laws...
Jitendra Singh debunks claims of PMO insult to KCR
Union minister of state Jitendra Singh slammed KT Rama Rao, Telangana chief minister’s son, who has reportedly claimed that his father was told to stay away from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s events in Hyderabad. Singh took to Twitter to lash out at chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao and his...
Rahul says Modi’s federalism is coercive, not cooperative
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his federalism is “not cooperative but coercive”. His remarks came a day after Modi flagged higher fuel prices in many opposition-ruled states and urged them to reduce VAT in “national interest” to benefit the common...
Centre wants constitutional bench to examine Delhi powers
The Centre on Wednesday defended its control over transfers and postings of officers in Delhi, telling the Supreme Court that it needs to have special powers over the administration in the capital of the country. Soon after, the Delhi government objected to the Centre’s stance. “Since Delhi is the...
Rahul ‘knew’ Prashant Kishor wouldn’t join Cong
Rahul Gandhi had “on Day One” predicted that Prashant Kishor won’t join the Congress and many leaders felt that the strategist wanted to “use the Congress” for leverage with other parties, party sources said today. The doubts and misgivings were mutual, countered sources close to Prashant Kishor. Prashant Kishor,...
TMC ridicules Modi’s meeting with chief ministers
Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday called the Chief Ministers meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “gyan baato” session and demanded that the Centre clear dues it owes to the West Bengal government. The Mamata Banerjee-led party also criticised PM Modi over his comments that opposition-ruled states should reduce...
Lankan PM says he won’t resign
Sri Lanka’s embattled Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has not asked him to resign and claimed that they were on the “same page” to resolve the worst economic crisis, amidst reports of a rift between the two brothers in running the debt-ridden island...
Rishi Sunak cleared of ethics breach
The British government’s ethics advisor said on Wednesday he had cleared embattled finance minister Rishi Sunak of breaching ministerial codes after investigating his family’s tax affairs. The chancellor of the exchequer earlier this month asked the adviser on ministerial standards, Christopher Geidt, to review whether he followed all the...
G-23 member blames ‘self-Interest, fear’ for PK fiasco
Prashant Kishor’s decision to not join the Congress is a lost opportunity for the Grand Old Party and self-interest marred the election strategist’s chances of joining hands in the run-up to the 2024 elections, rued senior party leader Sandeep Dikshit, who is also a part of the rebel G23...
Ex-bureaucrats decry ‘frenzy of hate-filled destruction’
Over 100 former bureaucrats have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a hope that he will call for an end to what they termed as “politics of hate” allegedly practised “assiduously” by governments under BJP’s control. In an open letter, they said “we are witnessing a frenzy of...
Cops deny permission to religious conclave in Roorkee
A right wing group’s request for a religious gathering at Roorkee has met with a firm no from the Uttarakhand police, singed by the huge controversy over hate speeches at several such events, including the one at Haridwar in December. The police have taken prompt precautionary measures — including...
Musk’s stance opens door to potential Trump return
Four days after Twitter permanently suspended Donald Trump’s account on January 8, 2021, the then-US president’s son pleaded with entrepreneur Elon Musk to employ his “brilliance” to launch a social media platform that “isn’t biased” to crush the competition. Musk didn’t accept Donald Trump Jr’s challenge. But the Tesla...
