The Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) on Thursday staged a walkout from the Kerala assembly after it rejected a resolution to remove Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan. The resolution was moved by UDF MLA M Ummer. The walkout by the Opposition came immediately after Sreeramakrishnan’s reply in which he countered the Opposition’s […]
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to EC, says TMC withheld municipal polls for unlawful gains in assembly election
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora saying that administration of municipalities and municipal corporations in West Bengal was being left to an administrator for two or more years after the end of the term of the previous board of councillors and these […]
India supplied two Mobile Harbour Cranes to Iran’s Chabahar port
A consignment of two Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHC) have been supplied to Iran’s Chabahar port by India with a total contract value of over USD 25 Million under a contract agreement for the supply of six MHC. As per a statement from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, the […]
Mayawati demands repeal of farm laws
“Discussions between the central government and farmers who have been protesting on the borders of Delhi for a long time once again failed. It is a matter of extreme concern. The Centre is again requested to accept the demand of farmers to withdraw the new agricultural laws and solve this […]
Shashi Tharoor welcomes Kamal Haasan’s idea of paying wages to homemakers
Senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday appreciated actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan’s proposal of payments to women homemakers for domestic work. “I welcome Kamal Haasan’s idea of recognising housework as a salaried profession with the state government paying a monthly wage to homemakers. This will recognise and […]
Nationalism is not delivering phoney speeches from Nagpur wearing half-pants: Sachin Pilot
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Sunday said that the nationalism is about the welfare of farmers and not delivering phoney speeches from “Nagpur wearing half-pants”. “If you talk about the welfare of farmers than that is what real nationalism is. Nationalism is not delivering phoney speeches from Nagpur wearing half-pants,” […]
Indian Army to deploy fully-armed indigenous boats at Pangong lake for rapid troop deployment, patrolling
As part of its efforts to strengthen its presence and deployment in the Pangong lake area in Ladakh, the Indian Army has signed a contract to acquire 12 boats which would be fully armed and used for patrolling and rapid troops’ deployment in and around that area. ANI has accessed […]
PMJAY-SEHAT another testament of PM Modi’s resolve towards welfare of J&K: Shah
Asserting that the people of Jammu and Kashmir were deprived of their rights for decades, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)-SEHAT, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the UT on Saturday, was another testament of his resolve towards the welfare […]
BJP leader flays iPhone proposal to Standing Committee, terms it ‘loot’ of Telangana exchequer
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader G Vivek Venkataswamy on Saturday termed iPhone proposal to Standing Committee members as ‘loot of state exchequer’. The BJP leader told ANI, “I strongly condemn this action. K Chandrashekar Rao has been looting the state exchequer. The most corrupt state government in the country is […]
Meenakshi Lekhi slams Kejriwal for tearing copies of farm laws, calls him ‘new chameleon’
BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi has slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for tearing copies of farm laws at the one-day session of the Delhi Legislative Assembly and said he is a “new chameleon”. Addressing a press conference here, Member of Parliament from New Delhi Lekhi said that the farm laws […]