Just ahead of the municipal polls in Delhi, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal promised to remove residential house tax in the capital if his party is chosen to power in the impending civic polls, on Saturday. The Aam Aadmi Party has worked out the resolution and the funds saved from corruption[Read More…]
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday distributed portfolios to his council of ministers. Biren Singh has retained majority of portfolios including home department, transport, general administration, sericuluture, tourism, IT, and vigilance, a statement by Chief Secretary O Nabakishore said. Deputy Chief Minister Y Joykumar Singh will look after[Read More…]
Terming suspension of police officers as blatant discrimination, Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said that only policemen of one particular caste Yadav are being suspended and transferred. “Only policemen of one particular caste are being suspended and transferred, everybody knows. But will you report that?” asked[Read More…]
Days after the anti-Romeo squad was launched in Uttar Pradesh under Yogi Adityanath government, Bihar’s deputy chief minister Tejaswi Yadav on Saturday challenged the new UP CM to ban liquor and set up an “anti-Daru squad” on the lines of the anti-Romeo squad. “Liquor is dangerous, it pollutes health and[Read More…]
Taking a dig at the newly-elected Uttar Pradesh government, the Janata Dal (United) said that the Bihar police was competent of handling miscreants without forming ‘anti-Romeo’ squads on Saturday. “The ones pointing fingers at Bihar’s law and order situation should first see Uttar Pradesh where the need for ‘anti-Romeo’ squads[Read More…]
Filmmaker Shirish Kunder seems to be in a trouble as an FIR was registered against him for allegedly derogatory remarks against Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath under Section 66 of Information Technology Act, 2008 with Hazratganj police station on Thursday. The FIR was lodged by Amit Kumar Tiwari, secretary[Read More…]
The Delhi Police registered an FIR against Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad on Friday.He was booked under sections 308 and 355, amounting to culpable homicide and criminal assault. He was booked under sections 308 and 355, amounting to culpable homicide and criminal assault. On Thursday, the MP repeatedly hit a[Read More…]
Indian Council of Historical Research will undertake a two-month pilot project on ‘Ram Setu’ later this year to archaeologically ascertain if the structures were built naturally or were man-made. “One of the major projects that we are going to initiate is the Ram Setu pilot project which will seek to[Read More…]
The new BJP-led government in Goa on Friday presented its first budget that targeted an economic growth of 11 per cent in 2017-18 and laid special focus on agriculture, social security and education. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who also holds the finance portfolio, presented the budget for 2017-18 and proposed[Read More…]
One AIIMS in Jharkhand, 18 ITI colleges, four hospitals, three agricultural colleges, three engineering colleges, four model colleges, three national highways, four water projects, houses with portable drinking water and a lot more – this isn’t a political manifesto of a party but the ground work done by one Member[Read More…]
Terming it a patient-centric Bill, Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Friday introduced The Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016 in Lok Sabha. The minister said that the Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016, aims to provide for mental healthcare and services for persons with mental illness and ensure these persons have the right[Read More…]
Supreme Court directs Uttar Pradesh and Haryana government to provide full protection to the witnesses in Self-styled ‘godman’ Asaram Bapu’s case. Asaram, who is currently lodged in another rape case at Jodhpur jail pertaining to a complaint lodged by a Surat-based girl, who was allegedly sexually exploited by Asaram during[Read More…]
After Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) decided to contest the April 23 Delhi municipal election despite the humiliating defeat in the recent Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the Delhi municipal polls is set to see an unprecedented six-cornered clash. BSP has already declared 70 candidates. It will contest against BJP, AAP,[Read More…]
Hurriyat Conference accused the Centre of not being sincere about finding a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue. “The Kashmir issue is simply an issue of right to self- determination. Sincere steps are needed to resolve it. However, the egoistic and stubborn approach of Indian authorities is creating impediments,” a[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday instructed BJP MPs from Uttar Pradesh to refrain from seeking favours from Chief Minister Adityanath Yogi in transfers and postings of officials. Meeting the MPs over breakfast, Modi thanked them for working hard in ensuring BJP’s resounding victory in the UP assembly polls and[Read More…]
Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday ruled out farm loan waivers by the Centre but said states can utilise their own resources in this regard. He clarified that the Centre will not adopt a selective approach by helping one state and not the others. “This issue (loan waiver) has cropped[Read More…]
The government on Thursday said that the only issue of dispute between India and Pakistan is the illegal occupation of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan by Pakistan. Union Minister Jitendra Singh reiterated India’s demand that Pakistan should vacate illegal occupation of these areas. Singh’s sharp remarks came in response to[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched an Op-Ed section on his App to enable top policy-makers and distinguished analysts to write opinion pieces. The addition of the ‘Reflections’ section on the Narendra Modi App marks another effort by the Prime Minister to seek feedback on the current developments. He has[Read More…]