New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Leader of the House J P Nadda attacked the Congress on Tuesday for amending the Constitution for its own benefit and alleged that its past actions of “toppling governments” in states led to staggered polls, creating the necessity for ‘One Nation One Election’ bill. Participating in a debate in the Upper…
Brisbane: KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja were determination personified as their fighting fifties helped India avoid the follow-on on the fourth day of the weather-hit third Test against a menacing Australia that seems meandering towards a draw. Jadeja (77, 123b, 7×4, 1×6) and Rahul (84, 139, 8×4) were the heavy lifters in India’s 252 for…
Sambhal (UP): Devotees thronged the Khaggu Sarai area here on Tuesday to offer prayers to an idol of Lord Hanuman that was discovered in the Bhasma Shankar temple, reopened last week after being shut for 46 years. Tuesday is dedicated to the worship of Lord Hanuman. “The temple was cleaned around 4 am. A ‘cholaa…
New Delhi: Two bills that lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous elections were introduced in the Lok Sabha after a fiery debate on Tuesday. Opposition parties dubbed the draft laws — a Constitution amendment bill and an ordinary bill — as an attack on the federal structure, a charge rejected by the government. The…
Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the Congress, saying they talk big in the name of farmers but neither do anything for them nor let others do it. The delay in the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) is a direct proof of the intention of the Congress, he said. “The Eastern…
The political landscape in Telangana has turned turbulent as the arrest of former state minister Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (KTR) seems increasingly imminent. With the Revanth Reddy-led Congress government granting the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) the green light to proceed with its probe, the spotlight is now on KTR—the working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samiti…
Integrate urban wet waste composting into the National Mission on Natural Farming to meet the compost demand of farmers. Decentralized Waste Management: Promote city-farmer partnerships for local composting solutions. Strengthen farmer training programs in composting techniques and soil health management. Increase waste segregation practices at source through mass awareness and investment in infrastructure. Provide subsidies…
Our Special Correspondent Hyderabad: The Telangana government, led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, has decided to challenge the bail granted to actor Allu Arjun in connection with the tragic stampede incident. The move comes after mounting criticism from opposition parties, including the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) and BJP, as well as public outcry over…
New Delhi: Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday moved in the Lok Sabha two bills which lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous polls in the country, with the opposition dubbing the draft laws as an attack on the basic structure. Meghwal moved for the introduction the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill,…
New Delhi: Ahead of the introduction of bills on holding simultaneous polls, the government Tuesday said the concept is not new to the country. Following the adoption of the Constitution, elections to the Lok Sabha and all state assemblies were conducted simultaneously from 1951 to 1967, it noted. The government said the first general elections…
