India

Delhi CM embarks 10-day meditation camp, to skips ED summons once more

21 Dec 2023 09:10 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning on December 21 in connection with a money laundering case linked to the excise policy, began a 10-day Vipassana meditation course on Wednesday, as confirmed by officials. The ED had issued new summons on Monday, and despite

BSF DG reviews security scenario and operational preparedness

21 Dec 2023 09:09 AM IST

BSF Director General Nitin Agrawal on Wednesday reviewed security scenario and operational preparedness along the India-Bangladesh boundary, officials said. He visited the international border outposts in riverine areas in Assam’s Dhubri district, the Border Security Force said in a statement. Agrawal was briefed by BSF Guwahati Frontier Inspector General Dinesh

PDP favours pre poll alliance with National Conference

21 Dec 2023 09:08 AM IST

Favouring a pre-poll alliance with the National Conference for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the PDP on Wednesday said the people of the Union Territory should unite to achieve the larger goal. PDP Parliamentary Board chairman Mohammad Sartaj Madni said the party wants the constituents of the Peoples’

Cong launches ‘UP Jodo Yatra’, targets BJP

21 Dec 2023 09:01 AM IST

Gearing up for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress began its ‘UP Jodo Yatra’ on the lines of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ from here on Wednesday to raise issues related to the farmers, labourers, youth and women. The Congress also aims to connect the people of the state during this

Railway board chairperson inspects stations ahead of Ram Temple consecration

21 Dec 2023 09:01 AM IST

Railway Board Chairperson Jaya Varma Sinha Wednesday inspected two stations here and held a meeting with officials to brainstorm about the facilities to be provided to the devotees who would arrive here next month for the Ram Temple consecration ceremony. Sinha inspected the Ayodhya and Ramghat Halt railway stations and

Assam bars staff from pursuing further studies without prior permission

21 Dec 2023 09:00 AM IST

The Assam government has barred teachers and non-teaching staff working in provincialised secondary schools from studying further or obtaining any degree while in service without prior permission of the competent authorities, an official said on Wednesday. “Provincialised schools” means those institutes in which the government has taken over all liabilities

BJP stages walk out over closure of stone crushers

21 Dec 2023 08:59 AM IST

Dissatisfied with the reply of the state government on the closure of stone crushers, the opposition on Wednesday staged a walkout in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly. Frayed tempers were seen as heated exchanges ensued between the treasury and opposition benches. Intervening in the matter, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu explained

I.N.D.I.A bloc to unite behind joint opposition candidate against BJP-led NDA

21 Dec 2023 08:59 AM IST

INDIA bloc parties will complete the seat-sharing process for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections comfortably without any hurdle and there will be a joint opposition candidate against the BJP-led NDA on every seat, a senior Congress leader said on Wednesday. ‘’Consultations are on and seat-sharing will be done comfortably. There

IAF helicopters conduct rescue, relief operations in TN flood affected areas

21 Dec 2023 08:57 AM IST

The Office of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday assured that the Central Government was providing all possible assistance to Tamil Nadu in the wake of incessant rains that have wreaked havoc in Southern districts of Tamil Nadu. Taking to X the Office of Defence Minister said, “The IAF helicopters

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh calls Dhankhar’s mimicry incident a “black stain”

21 Dec 2023 08:44 AM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called the mimicry of Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Jagdeep Dhankhar a “black stain” on Indian democratic traditions. Singh also strongly condemned the incident. The suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee, during the protest with other suspended MPs at Parliament’s Makar Dwar, was seen mimicking the

Travesty of parliamentary democracy: Tharoor on suspension of MPs

21 Dec 2023 08:43 AM IST

Slamming the government over the suspension of over 140 MPs, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday claimed that a “dubious record” had been created as in no country so many lawmakers had been suspended together and alleged that our entire parliamentary democracy has been “betrayed and reduced to a travesty”.

Yogi Adityanth govt to set up cybercrime police stations in 57 districts

21 Dec 2023 08:42 AM IST

In view of the increasing cases of cybercrime in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government has made a significant decision to establish cybercrime police stations across 57 districts of the state. The proposal was approved in the cabinet meeting held at Lok Bhavan under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Yogi