India

Govt tables Delhi services bill in LS amid protest, Amit Shah flays Oppn

02 Aug 2023 09:51 AM IST

The Union government on Tuesday tabled a contentious bill in Lok Sabha to replace the Delhi services ordinance amid vociferous protests by Opposition members, who termed it a “murder of democracy”, evoking a sharp retort of “politically motivated” jibe from Home Minister Amit Shah. The Government of the National Capital Territory

New team of Delhi BJP office bearers, Sushma Swaraj’s daughter becomes secretary

02 Aug 2023 09:50 AM IST

The new team of office bearers of the Delhi BJP, with many young faces, including party stalwart Sushma Swaraj’s daughter Bansuri Swaraj, was announced on Tuesday. The newly appointed general secretaries were Harsh Malhotra, Yogendra Chandolia, and Kamaljeet Sehrawat. The new team of office bearers of the Delhi BJP, with

MCD workers strike continues amid rise in dengue cases

02 Aug 2023 09:49 AM IST

Domestic breeding checkers (DBC), who work under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, continued their strike on the second consecutive day. They said that their strike will continue untill MCD agrees to fulfil their demands. They declared this indefinite strike on Monday, July 31, claiming the MCD refused to accept their

Make protocol on dengue as cases rise: Health Minister to hospitals

02 Aug 2023 09:47 AM IST

Hospitals in Delhi have been directed to formulate protocols on dengue amid a spike in cases, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Tuesday. The minister also said medical directors and superintendents of hospitals run by the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) have been called for

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 completes earth orbit

02 Aug 2023 09:36 AM IST

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on Tuesday that its lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, has completed its orbits around the Earth and is now en route to the Moon. “A successful perigee-firing performed at ISTRAC (ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network). ISRO has injected the spacecraft into the translunar orbit,”

SC denies urgency to Thackeray faction’s plea over EC decision

02 Aug 2023 09:35 AM IST

The Supreme Court has denied an urgent hearing on the plea of the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena, which challenges the Election Commission’s recognition of the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the party’s true representative. The court’s decision also maintains the Election Commission’s allotment of the ‘bow and arrow’ election

Assam CM attributes northeast stability to BJP-led govt’s efforts

02 Aug 2023 09:34 AM IST

Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, has vociferously condemned the Congress governments for what he termed as 70 years of “geographical isolation, political instability, and imbalanced development” in the northeastern region of India. Sarma argued that these failures were a deliberate strategy of the Congress party to maintain a “divide

BJP delegation urges Amit Shah to review Bihar’s security situation

02 Aug 2023 09:33 AM IST

A four-member delegation from Bihar’s BJP unit met with India’s Home Minister, Amit Shah, on Tuesday, pressing for a comprehensive review of the law and order condition in Bihar. The delegation expressed concerns over what they term a complete failure of law and order in the state. The delegation included

Big win for CM Nitish Kumar: Caste-based census to continue

02 Aug 2023 09:31 AM IST

The Patna High Court on Tuesday dismissed pleas challenging the decision of the Bihar Government to conduct a caste-based survey in the state. The Nitish government has received significant relief in this matter. The work on caste enumeration will now resume. On May 4, the High Court, while hearing petitions

Raje sends out ‘chief ministerial aspirations’ to BJP leadership

02 Aug 2023 08:05 AM IST

Following BJP president JP Nadda’s visit to Jaipur, former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s tweets are being viewed as a “political message” for the party leadership. However, the leadership is reluctant to heed Raje’s supporters’ demand that she should be projected as the BJP’s CM face for the upcoming assembly elections

Opposition sits over legacy of corruption’

02 Aug 2023 07:59 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday in a meeting with National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs from West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand said that the journey of 25 years of the alliance has been unprecedented and the NDA intends to take it forward. According to West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar,

PM Modi shares stage with Sharad Pawar in Pune

02 Aug 2023 07:55 AM IST

Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday shared stage with NCP chief Sharad Pawar at the Lokmanya Tilak National Award ceremony in Pune. Before the ceremony commenced, the two leaders were seen exchanging jovial banter, with Pawar patting Modi’s back, as others, including the NCP chief’s estranged nephew and Deputy CM Ajit