India

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to visit Wayanad on August 12-13

08 Aug 2023 16:10 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi will visit his Lok Sabha district in Wayanad, Kerala, for two days from August 12 to August 13, according to a statement from Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal on Tuesday. This will be his first trip since being re-elected as a member of the Lok Sabha on Monday.

Rahul Gandhi to visit Wayanad on August 12-13

08 Aug 2023 14:48 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi will visit his Lok Sabha constituency in Wayanad, Kerala, from August 12 to August 13, according to Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal. This will be his first visit since he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha on Monday. In this regard, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal took to

J-K: Fresh batch of pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra from Pantha Chowk base camp in Srinagar

08 Aug 2023 11:04 AM IST

On Tuesday morning, a brand-new group of pilgrims departed from Pantha Chowk base camp in Srinagar for their subsequent pilgrimage to Amarnath cave shrine. The pilgrims left from the Pantha Chowk base camp to Baltal and Pahalgam routes to reach the holy Amarnath Cave. A batch of pilgrims had earlier

Opposition bloc INDIA MPs begin to chalk out strategy ahead of no-confidence motion

08 Aug 2023 10:59 AM IST

As the discussion on the no-confidence motion to be taken up in Lok Sabha today, a meeting of the leaders of I.N.D.I.A. parties began at the Rajya Sabha LoP’s office in Parliament to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the House. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was reinstated

Mizoram Governor thanks Union Govt for clearance of a 223 km rail line survey from Sairang to Hbichhuah near Myanmar border

08 Aug 2023 10:54 AM IST

Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati thanked the Union Government for approval of the final location survey of a 223 km rail line from Sairang (Aizawl) to Hbichhuah, near the Myanmar border, said an official statement. The Mizoram Governor tweeted on Monday, “Union Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra

“Parliament runs on issues, not on numbers…”: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

08 Aug 2023 10:50 AM IST

Ahead of the no-confidence motion discussion in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday said that Parliament runs on discussion and not on numbers, adding that the BJP keeps boasting about their numbers in the House. While speaking to ANI, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, ” Parliament runs

Karnataka Govt forms panels to probe BBMP’s works during BJP rule

08 Aug 2023 09:26 AM IST

The Karnataka government has constituted four committees headed by IAS officers to investigate the alleged irregularities that have taken place in the Bengaluru metropolitan municipal corporation during BJP rule in the state from 2019 to 2023. The Urban Development Department of the Karnataka government said in its order that there

MP: New ‘Saptarishi’ Idols to grace Mahakal Lok after August 15

08 Aug 2023 09:25 AM IST

Six new idols of “Saptarishis” will be installed at the Mahakal Lok corridor, developed on the Mahakaleshwar temple premises in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain city, between August 15 and 20, an official said on Monday. Six out of seven idols of “Saptarishis” (seven sages) collapsed due to gusty winds in the

Baghel writes to PM on train irregularities in Chhattisgarh

08 Aug 2023 09:24 AM IST

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to highlight the problems faced by people due to irregular operations of passenger trains in the state, an official said on Monday. According to a statement issued by the public relations department, the chief minister in his letter

Gehlot presents virtually in defamation suit by Shekhawat

08 Aug 2023 09:22 AM IST

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot virtually appeared before a Delhi court on Monday as an accused in a criminal defamation complaint by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal noted that the sessions court allowed Gehlot’s video conference appearance and waived the bail bond

FIR against Sambhaji Bhide for remarks against Gautam Buddha

08 Aug 2023 09:21 AM IST

The Navi Mumbai police have registered an FIR against Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide following a complaint for his alleged derogatory comments against Gautam Buddha and social reformers Jyotiba Phule and Periyar Naicker, an official said on Monday. Last month, an FIR was registered in Amravati against Bhide, the founder of

Himachal govt to provide 50 pc subsidy on tea-plucking machines, equipment

08 Aug 2023 09:19 AM IST

The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to offer 50 per cent subsidy on machines and equipment used to pluck tea leaves to provide relief to the states tea industry. Small and scattered land holdings, high cost of labour and production, low productivity levels, and not enough tea auction centres are