Guwahati: After nearly a year-long vacuum, a government in Manipur was installed on Wednesday with senior Meitei politician and BJP leader Yumnam Khemchand Singh being sworn in as the chief minister. BJP’s Nemcha Kipgen, from the Kuki community, and Naga People’s Front MLA Losii Dikho, from the Naga community, took oath as deputy chief ministers,…
New Delhi: Congress leader K C Venugopal on Wednesday said the entire Opposition will take a collective call on moving an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, a day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for such a move. Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, however, refused to comment on the…
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday cited former Army chief MM Naravane’s ‘unreleased memoir’ to claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi shed responsibility during the India-China conflict in 2020 and passed the buck on to Naravane. Addressing reporters in the premises of Parliament House complex, Gandhi held up Naravane’s unreleased memoir and…
New Delhi: The BJP slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday for calling Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu a traitor and said the entire Sikh community is anguished over his remarks. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri alleged that Gandhi called Bittu a traitor simply because the…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the Housing and Urban Planning Department to implement a new ‘One-Time Settlement Scheme’ for the speedy resolution of long-pending residential and commercial allotment cases. Chairing a departmental review meeting, the chief minister said delays in the settlement of dues and disputes not only hamper the progress…
New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday following vociferous protests by Opposition members over certain issues related to the unpublished “memoir” of former Army chief M M Naravane. As soon as the House re-assembled at 12 noon, opposition members were on their feet raising slogans against the government over the…
Puri: President Droupadi Murmu performed the ‘pinda daan’ ritual at the revered ‘Sweta Ganga’ tank in Puri on Wednesday morning and then visited the Jagannath temple. Murmu reached ‘Sweta Ganga’ at 7 am on the third day of her visit to the state after spending the night at the Lok Bhavan in Puri, and performed…
Bengaluru: Bhajans, religious chants, and sloganeering dominated the overnight agitation carried out by Opposition BJP and JD(S) MLAs inside the Karnataka Assembly premises. The BJP and JD(S) MLAs have been staging protests, demanding Excise Minister R B Timmapur’s resignation, since Tuesday night. The Opposition has alleged widespread corruption in the Excise Department, saying that bribe…
Imphal: Newly elected NDA legislature party leader in Manipur, Y Khemchand Singh, said he was committed to fostering empathy, compassion, and harmony among all communities in the state. Singh said he would respect the state’s diversity and focus on strengthening unity among communities. “I express my sincere gratitude to the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra…
New Delhi/Mumbai: Aviation watchdog DGCA’s initial examination of the fuel control switch issue in one of Air India’s Dreamliner has found that “apparently correct procedure” was not followed in operating the switch, and the airline has been asked to ensure that the crew follows the right procedures, according to sources. One of the sources told…
