Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government should investigate why it took four days for the flood waters to recede after cyclone ‘Michaung’ devastated Chennai and neighbouring areas, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Saturday. Also, the reasons for prolonged waterlogging should be probed, he said, expressing concern for people’s lives and structural stability of the marooned houses…
New Delhi: The government on Saturday said a person who is eligible for Aadhaar can enrol using Iris scan in case fingerprints are unavailable. The statement comes after Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar intervened to ensure the enrolment of a woman, Josymol P Jose, in Kerala who could not get enrolled for…
New Delhi: India has showed that there is no irreconcilable trade-off between growth and distributive justice, and the government is making all efforts to further boost the country’s position as a growth engine, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. In an address at the annual general meeting of FICCI, Singh said India, as the…
New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Saturday suspended its Lok Sabha MP Danish Ali for indulging in anti-party activities, the Mayawati-led party said in a statement. A few months ago, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ramesh Bidhuri had made objectionable remarks against Danish Ali during a session inside Parliament. In a statement. the BSP…
New Delhi: Asserting that the recent assembly poll results have made it clear that ‘Modi’s guarantee’ resonates among people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said some political parties do not understand that they would achieve nothing by making “false announcements”. In his remarks after interacting with the beneficiaries of the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, Modi…
New Delhi: In calling for India’s cooperation into its allegations of a potential Indian link to the killing of a Khalistani leader on its soil, Canada has not provided any “specific and relevant information” to New Delhi for it to act upon, the government informed Parliament on Friday. Minister of State for External Affairs V…
New Delhi: Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra was expelled from the Lok Saba on Friday after a debate on the cash-for-question allegations. As Mhua Mointra was not allowed to speak in the Lok Sabha during the debate despite the Trinamool’s request to make her the speaker on behalf of the party during the debate. After the voting…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took a swipe at the opposition on the issue of corruption, asserting it is “Modi’s guarantee” that they will have to return every penny “looted” from people. In a post on X, Modi tagged a news report of the Income Tax department recovering Rs 200 crore in…
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday appointed senior leaders Rajnath Singh, Manohar Lal Khattar and Arjun Munda as central observers for electing the leader of the legislative party in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh respectively. The new legislative party leaders are set to become chief ministers of the three states. According to a party statement, besides…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the biggest face of the Other Backward Class (OBC) and Extremely Backward Class (EBC) categories in the country, Union minister Nityanand Rai said on Thursday, adding the Bharatiya Janata Party will win all 40 seats in Bihar in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. “The JD-U is finished in Bihar….
