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Sena minister for Bihar-type power sharing with BJP
Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Abdul Sattar on Tuesday said only Union minister Nitin Gadkari can bridge the differences between their two parties and hinted at the Bihar formula for sharing power in the state. Sattar, a minister of state in the Maharashtra government, made the remarks after...
DD plans ‘development story of UP’ conclave ahead of poll
Weeks ahead of the crucial Uttar Pradesh polls, state-owned Doordarshan (DD) News has planned a two-day conclave in Lucknow—including one-on-one interactions with political leaders and panel discussions with domain experts—on the “developmental story of Uttar Pradesh” and topics that “frame the progress of the state”, News18.com has learnt. The...
Jharkhand man lynched as retribution for cutting tree
Simdega: A man was lynched in Jharkhand’s Simdega by a mob on Tuesday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by cutting a tree. The incident took place in Kolebira Police Station area on Tuesday afternoon. The victim has been identified as Sanju Pradhan. According to police, around 100 to 150...
Shantanu Thakur bargains for more Matua representation
After union minister Shantanu Thakur exited the West Bengal BJP WhatsApp Group on January 3, he held a meeting with five other party MLAs, at his residence on Tuesday. Thakur and the five lawmakers have decided to put forth some demands before the party, including Matua representation in the...
UK fears hospital crisis as Covid cases cross 200,000
London: British hospitals have switched to a “war footing” due to staff shortages caused by a wave of Omicron infections, the government said Tuesday, as the country’s daily Covid caseload breached 200,000 for the first time. The 24-hour tally, after chalking up multiple records in the run-up to New...
Speculation about Union minister from Bengal joining TMC
In a possible setback for the BJP in West Bengal, Union minister Shantanu Thakur left the West Bengal BJP WhatsApp Group on Monday, sparking speculations as many within the party feel he is trying to send feelers to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders. Sources close to Thakur told CNN-News18 that...
More curbs in Delhi likely amid Covid surge, Kejriwal tests +ve
New Delhi: Amid rising coronavirus cases in the national capital, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) is expected to consider more restrictions — to check the spread of the infection — in its meeting scheduled on Tuesday, official sources said. Delhi added 4,099 new COVID-19 cases with positivity rate...
Karnataka IT minister, MP almost come to blows on stage
Karnataka information technology minister Ashwath Narayana and Congress MP DK Suresh almost came to blows in public on Monday while chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, who remained a silent spectator, was sharing the same dais. The incident happened during an event in Ramanagara district. The event was Bommai’s first function...
Chief defends lone lady member on panel to study marriage age bill
In the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, of the 31 members who would be examining the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill that was introduced in Lok Sabha during the winter session, only one is woman lawmaker. Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev, the only...
Akhilesh claims Krishna tells him he will establish Ram Rajya
Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Monday claimed that Lord Krishna comes to his dreams every night to tell him that he would form the government and establish Ram Rajya in Uttar Pradesh after the state’s upcoming assembly polls. Former UP chief minister Yadav made the claim, albeit in...
60,000 daily hospitalisaiton due to Omicron predicted
New Delhi: India is going through an Omicron wave – one we don’t seem to be acknowledging. While official figures suggest that Omicron cases are less than 2 per cent of India’s total Covid cases, this could be a massive underestimate. While the official number of Omicron cases...
Governor says Channi gave incorrect info on jobs bill
Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Sunday alleged that Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi supplied the media with “factually incorrect” information over a jobs bill, the file of which he said was sent back to the CM’s office with some queries. Channi on Saturday had threatened to stage a sit-in...
Yogi Govt pandemic maintenance allowance to 1.5 crore labourers
With an intent to provide relief to the poor suffering due to the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will on Monday launch ‘maintenance allowance’ to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore to 1.50 crore labourers and construction workers. Working with the...
Delhi Covid cases up 15% in one day
New Delhi: Delhi logged 3,194 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, 15 per cent higher than Saturday. One person has died. The city logged 2,176 cases on New Year’s day — a 50 per cent spike. The positivity rate rose to 4.59 per cent, according to data...
Bhim Army chief, others detained in Bhopal
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and a dozen other people were detained on Sunday ahead of their plans to gherao (encircle) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s residence to seek 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes, police said. Azad was detained at the airport...
Punjab CM threatens sit-in against Governor
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday threatened to stage a ‘dharna’ against Governor Banwarilal Purohit for withholding his assent to a bill for regularising 36,000 contractual employees. Channi also accused Purohit of dithering on approving the bill under pressure from the BJP. The state assembly had passed...
Hospitalisation low despite spike in Covid, says Kejriwal
New Delhi: Do not panic. This was the major focus of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s address today as the national capital saw a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases. The city has also reported the second-highest cases of the highly transmissible Omicron strain after Maharashtra. “COVID-19 cases are...
Oxfam says charity work will be hampered
New Delhi: The government’s decision to refuse renewal of its FCRA licence – needed to receive funding from abroad – will severely affect ongoing humanitarian and social work in 16 states, Oxfam India said in a statement issued Sunday. “As per the list released by the Ministry of Home...
