Rs 20-25 crore was spent on advertisements to project that there was no stubble burning in the state, said Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab of allowing and facilitating stubble burning while spending Rs 20-25 crore on advertisements claiming that no farm fires were…
Congress leader also referred to his remarks about holding a special session to discuss allegations of vote theft. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday questioned the Centre over the delay in proroguing Parliament, alleging that the government was considering convening a special session to push delimitation-related bills. He also challenged the Centre to…
Sarbanand Sonowal posted details of the incident NEW DELHI: An Indian seafarer was killed after an Indian-flagged vessel carrying 14 crew members was struck by an unidentified aerial object while navigating near the coast of Oman on Monday, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal said.The deceased seafarer, identified as Gandhar Nahim Ajij from Gujarat, succumbed to his…
Harsimrat Kaur Badal has reached out to the Lok Sabha Speaker to demand accountability from Mansa SSP Vaibhav Chaudhary. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking permission to raise a question of privilege and contempt of the House under Rules 222 and 223 against Mansa…
Kesavan raised questions about alleged links between Congress leaders and organisations associated with billionaire George Soros. NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday hit back at Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi after he accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of becoming PM and remaining in office with the help of foreign forces. BJP…
The organisation has argued that repeated disruptions have affected markets NEW DELHI: Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) on Tuesday wrote to Delhi Police Commissioner, seeking a ban on rallies, sit-ins, protests and marches across the national capital until November 11. The trade body cited significant business losses caused by demonstrations over the past month.In…
Voter awareness not EC’s monopoly, says SC; sets aside SEC order BEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said Election Commission did not have a monopoly over conducting ‘voter awareness campaigns” while disapproving EC’s refusal to permit a civil society group led by Aruna Roy from running a campaign to educate voters to choose representatives…
Barman came on medical visa for treatment at Siliguri in West Bengal on March 20 last year, attended the hospital for two days, then went to Thakur Anukul Chandra Ashram at Deoghar and is untraceable since March 24 last year. NEW DELHI: Bipul Chandra Barman, a resident of ‘Hindu Prodhan Para’ in Panchagarh district of…
The Indian Navy described the successful rescue as evidence of its operational preparedness and ability to undertake complex maritime security missions through coordination between the armed forces. NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy rescued all 20 crew members of a hijacked fishing vessel after carrying out a coordinated operation lasting more than 48 hours off the…
EC eases SIR tribunal procedures in Bengal, allowing bulk order uploads, draft saving and additional documents, while planning digital signature-based login for judges NEW DELHI: Having updated the appellate tribunal portal for Bengal around two weeks back to enable judges to rely on documents beyond the 13 listed in SIR order, Election Commission will, within…
