Only 60 districts are cause of worry: PM Modi to CMs of 7 worst-hit Covid states

September 24, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi o n Wednesday evening chaired a high-level virtual meeting with Chief Ministers of seven states with the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country. He emphasised the need to increase focus on “effective testing, tracing, treatment and surveillance” to bring the coronavirus outbreak in the...

Opposition boycotts Parliament against suspension of 8 MPs

September 23, 2020

What started off as suspension of eight Rajya Sabha MPs resulted in most of the Opposition parties boycotting the remaining part of the monsoon session. With the boycott, the 8 MPs who were sitting on an overnight dharna at the Gandhi statue also called off their protest and went ahead...

Row over farm bills only due to political compulsions: Shekhawat

September 23, 2020

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat spoke exclusively to The Daily Guardian on the farm bills and how all the controversy has been generated by people who have their own political compulsions. Excerpts: Q: There’s a lot of uproar over the farm bills that have been passed by Parliament. What message...

Opposition hits out at govt over suspension of 8 MPs

September 22, 2020

Pandemonium reigned supreme in the Rajya Sabha on Monday as the Chairperson suspended eightMPs for one week. The suspended MPs included Derek O’Brien, Sanjay Singh, Rajiv Satav, K.K. Ragesh, Ripun Bora, Dola Sen, Syed Nazir Hussain and Elamaran Kareem. This suspension led to adjournment of the House several times as...

Rajnath assures farmers on MSP, questions Opposition conduct in RS

September 21, 2020

Giving a power-packed response to the Opposition leaders for creating ruckus in the Rajya Sabha, De- fence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday assured the farmers that Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) would not be removed at any cost. Addressing a press conference, Rajnath called the...

Two crucial farm bills passed in Rajya Sabha by voice vote amid ruckus

September 21, 2020

Pandemonium ruled in the upper house of Parliament when two crucial farm bills — the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, and the Farmers’ (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Service Bill, 2020 — were passed by voice vote. The voice vote took...

Become vocal for local toys: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat

August 31, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the country through his radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ and cautioned everyone about the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. During the programme, he emphasised on the need to wear masks and the importance of maintaining a distance of two yards. In his address, he also...

BJP, JD-U & LJP will fight Bihar elections under Nitish: Nadda

August 24, 2020

All three NDA parties—BJP JD-U and LJP—will fight the Assembly elections in Bihar together and it will be under the leadership of CM Nitish Kumar, said BJP national president J.P. Nadda while addressing the state executive through video conference. Expressing confidence that the NDA will emerge victorious, Nadda called opposition...

Ram temple work begins, may take 36-40 months to finish

August 21, 2020

The construction of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple has begun. According to the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, engineers from CBRI Roorkee and IIT Madras, along with L&T, are now testing the soil at the temple site. The construction work is expected to finish in 36-40 months. In a series of...

Cabinet approves new National Recruitment Agency

August 20, 2020

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation of a National Recruitment Agency (NRA) under which a Common Eligibility Test (CET) will be conducted for Central government jobs. Addressing the media, I&B Minister Prakash Javdekar called it a “historic decision” which will benefit job seeking youth of the country. Dr...