Abhishek Banerjee seeks SC direction on disqualification of 20 TMC MPs. Photo credit: PTI NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee has moved Supreme Court seeking an early decision by Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on disqualification pleas against 20 rebel party MPs. The matter is scheduled to come…
India’s piped gas netword. Photo credit: IANS NEW DELHI: Trying to accelerate the adoption of piped gas for cooking and industrial purposes, the Centre has asked states and Union Territories to provide district-level administrative support and appoint nodal officers to coordinate with gas distributors and oil marketing companies to expand the network.Govt has also directed…
Centre clarifies India’s position on media access during PM Modi-Trump meet Heavy rain disrupts Delhi-NCR, diverts 15 Delhi-bound flights Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay announces free LPG cylinders, expanded bus travel BJP-Congress clash over alleged fish feast at Ajay Rai’s Ayodhya welcome event Revanth Reddy accuses Centre of discriminating against Telangana over US visit…
DMK chief MK Stalin moves Madras High Court challenging TVK candidate VS Babu’s victory in Kolathur NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Monday moved the Madras high court challenging the victory of TVK candidate VS Babu from Kolathur in the assembly elections.In his petition, Stalin alleged malfunctions in…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced that his government would abandon the proposed greenfield airport project at Parandur, saying the project would affect agricultural land and disrupt the livelihoods of farmers and residents.The announcement was made in the assembly as Vijay said…
One Kashmiri Pandit employee said they would not be intimidated by the threats and would neither be scared nor leave the Valley A fresh threat letter was allegedly circulated on social media targeting Kashmiri Pandit employees serving in the Kashmir Valley, prompting the All PM Package Employees Forum Kashmir to seek enhanced security from the…
The celebrations commenced with the hoisting of the National Flag at PU Circle, followed by the National Anthem, creating a solemn and patriotic beginning of the event. Vadodara based Parul University (PU) marked the spirit of India’s 80th Independence Day with Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, the Former Chief Justice of India, as the chief guest,…
TN CM Vijay announces 3 free LPG cylinders, expands free bus travel for women NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced a set of welfare measures in the state Assembly, including three free cooking gas cylinders a year for eligible beneficiaries and an expansion of the fare-free bus travel scheme…
SRINAGAR: Ladakh authorities have stepped up efforts to start commercial flights from Kargil and Thoise, where such services are targeted for Dec this year. The Union territory at present has only one airport, Leh, for commercial flights.At a meeting chaired by LG Vinai Kumar Saxena, IAF approved five acres of land for a new civil…
J&K may bring electric ‘dog sticks’ under arms rules as authorities flag animal cruelty concerns and warn against their use on street dogs SRINAGAR: Electronically operated, shock-delivering “dog sticks” advertised online as protection against street dogs may be brought under the ambit of J&K Arms Rules, 2016, the govt has announced as such devices come…
