India

Himachal Congress leaders start camping in Delhi for top post after poll survey

24 Nov 2022 15:00 PM IST

With a fortnight left until the announcement of the results of the Himachal Pradesh elections held last month, Congress heavyweights in the state are going for the fences in hopes of securing the chief ministerial post. Congress sources said internal surveys indicate that the party is likely to get a

Gujarat police arrest two persons, seize Rs 75 lakh in cash

24 Nov 2022 14:49 PM IST

The Gujarat police arrested two people and seized Rs 75 lakh in cash from a car during a vehicle check in Surat on Wednesday. As per the police, they have impounded the car and arrested the accused persons, who had Rs 75 lakh in their possession. This vehicle check by

Political parties barred from campaigning in Raj Samadhiyala village

24 Nov 2022 14:46 PM IST

With the Gujarat assembly elections around the corner, the entire state is engulfed in election fever, but the residents of Raj Samadhiyala village in Rajkot district are free from these political dramas as they have barred entry of political parties and campaigning in the village because they think that allowing

UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Gujarat tour for third time in a week

24 Nov 2022 14:41 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is scheduled to visit Gujarat for the third time this week. During his third Gujarat tour, CM Adityanath will hold election meetings for the candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Dwarka, Kutch, Morbi, and Surat districts. CM Adityanath will also visit

Election for Kutiyana seat to be tough fight between BJP and SP

24 Nov 2022 14:39 PM IST

The Gujarat election in Porbandar’s Kutiyana seat is expected to be a tough battle for political survival with the BJP’s woman candidate Dheliben Odedara and Samajwadi Party’s (SP) candidate Kandhal Jadeja in the fray. Jadeja, the two-time MLA from Porbandar’s Kutiyana seat and the son of the late “godmother,” Santokben

‘My name is enough to win,’ says Lady Don’s son Kandhal Jadeja

24 Nov 2022 14:36 PM IST

Kandhal Jadeja, the Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from the Kutiyana seat in Porbandar district and son of the late mafia don Santokben Sarmanbhai Jadeja, said that his candidacy was sufficient to win the Gujarat Assembly elections. Jadeja, who recently quit the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) after the party denied him

Gujarat is Gangotri of culture of developmental politics: Nadda

24 Nov 2022 14:32 PM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Wednesday lauded the work done by the Gujarat government over the years and said that the Gujarat model is not just a model of development but is the source of the “culture of developmental politics.” While addressing an election rally in

PM Modi praises Goa govt’s steps towards development at state’s Rozgar Mela

24 Nov 2022 14:18 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the Goa government for the steps it has taken towards development and providing employment to the youth. He further said that several government departments of the state, including the police, will continue to hire in the upcoming months. The Prime Minister said that the steps

Congress COUNTERS Sarma’s ‘Saddam Hussein’ jibe at Rahul

24 Nov 2022 14:15 PM IST

Congress leader Manish Tewari said on Wednesday, while reacting to Himanta Biswa Sarma’s “Saddam Hussein” jibe at Rahul Gandhi that the Assam Chief Minister “sounds like a petty troll.” Sarma on Tuesday said that Rahul Gandhi “looks like Saddam Hussein,” who was the former Iraqi president and was executed by

DGCA circular on monitoring of Flying Training Organizations

24 Nov 2022 14:03 PM IST

In order to improve training and surveillance of Flying Training Organizations (FTOs) in the country, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday issued a circular for installation of CCTVs and others monitoring purposes. The DGCA circular reads that the Flying Training Organizations operate from various controlled and uncontrolled

CENTRE TO PUNJAB: WHY NO REPLY TO ITS QUERIES ON GANGSTER

24 Nov 2022 14:01 PM IST

As Punjab government has refused to reply to the Centre’s queries of how arms and ammunition are being piled up in the hands of gangsters in the state, the Union Home Ministry, in a stern letter, has wanted to know why the state government is yet to respond. The state

Every party appoints a yes-man, we want ECI functions independently: SC

24 Nov 2022 13:55 PM IST

The While arguing the case seeking reforms in the system of the appointment of Election Commissioner, the five-judge Constitution bench, headed by K.M. Josheph, said there is a dire need to change the process of appointment of election. The bench also said, “Every government appoints a yes man as the