Pune: Former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said legislators should not change parties frequently, warning that party-hopping will lead to people losing interest in politics which will be bad for democracy. He was speaking at the inaugural function of the 13th Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad organised by the MIT School of Government and MIT World…
New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Wednesday extended till January 20 the judicial custody of AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge M K Nagpal also allowed Singh to visit the returning officer to receive his election certificate upon his re-election to…
Bhubaneshwar: The opposition BJP on Wednesday demanded a CBI probe into alleged irregularities worth around Rs 9 lakh-crore in Odisha’s mining sector between 2000-2014. Addressing a press conference, leader of the opposition Jaynarayan Mishra claimed that the total value of mining irregularities is Rs 8,97,443 crore. “It is suspected that ‘corruption’ in mining took place…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar ruled that former CM and UBT faction leader Uddhav Thackeray “had no power” to remove now CM Eknath Shinde and adjudged that Shinde’s faction is the “real” Shiv Sena party when rival factions emerged in 2022. The Speaker also turned down the demand of Thackeray faction to disqualify CM Shinde and his MLAs. “I hold that the Shinde faction…
Malappuram (Kerala): Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Wednesday took a dig at the ruling Left in the state, saying that “disruptions, dishonour and protests” are part of their ‘sanskar’ (manners) and that is why they engage in agitations even when they have been elected to power. Khan, referring to the black “clothes” waved at…
Bengaluru: A Consortium of Karnataka Temples, Maths, and Religious Organisations has mooted the idea of implementing a dress code by Indian culture in more than 500 temples all over the state, including 50 in Bengaluru. The consortium has also decided to appeal to the State Hindu Religious Endowments Minister Ramalinga Reddy to implement a dress…
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the world looks at India as an important pillar of stability, a trusted friend, an engine of growth in the global economy, a technology hub for finding solutions and a powerhouse of talented youth. He also said that in the rapidly changing world order, India is moving…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday filed its first charge sheet in the railways land-for-jobs linked money laundering case, naming former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and her MP daughter Misa Bharti among others, official sources said. RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s another daughter Hema Yadav (40), an alleged “close associate” of the Yadav…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has said his government has set a target to contribute 10 per cent to India’s GDP and become a USD 500 billion economy by 2026-27. At present, Gujarat, with five percent the country’s population, contributes 8.3 percent to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and in the previous year,…
Mangalore: Durga Vahini, the women’s wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), on Tuesday demanded the immediate arrest of Mangaluru Urban Development Authority Commissioner Mansoor Ali, who is accused of allegedly harassing a woman staff at his office. In a statement issued here, Swetha Adyapadi, the district convenor of Durga Vahini, also sought the officer’s…
