Campaign for Phase 2 LS poll ends

Campaign for Phase 2 LS poll ends

Thursday, 25 April 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

After whirlwind roadshows, political tit-for-tats, and a fresh cycle of controversies on redistribution of wealth, inheritance tax and reducing the quota for SCs, STs and OBCs to favour Muslims, the curtains came down on Wednesday evening on a high-voltage campaigning for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls in 89...

Court rejects Kejriwal’s plea for daily doctor consultation

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

Rejecting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking daily consultations with his doctor through video conferencing, Special Judge Kaveri Baweja on Monday directed Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences   (AIIMS) to constitute a medical board of   a   Senior Endocrinologist/   Diabetologist which will decide whether he needs insulin or not. Special...

Setback for Mamata in WB

Setback for Mamata in WB

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 | Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata

In a major blow to the Trinamool Congress in the midst of general elections the Calcutta High Court on Monday ordered the cancellation of appointments of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff made through the recruitment process of State Level Selection Test-2016 (SLST) in West Bengal Government-sponsored and aided schools, declaring...

EC’s task force to tackle low poll turnout

EC’s task force to tackle low poll turnout

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

Amid concerns over rising temperature given the forecast of above normal maximum temperatures and heatwaves in certain parts of the country, the Election Commission on Monday decided to set up a task force comprising officials from concerned agencies that will review the impact of heatwave and humidity, five days before...

IMD advisory aids farmers amid climate threats

IMD advisory aids farmers amid climate threats

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 | Archana Jyoti | New Delhi

From mitigating water stagnation in the rain-hit Northeastern States like Arunachal Pradesh and Karnataka and Goa to protecting fruit orchards from hail damage in Telangana and ensuring light, frequent irrigation to mitigate heat stress in Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, East Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu, the Indian Meteorological...

BJP, Opposition lock horns over Modi remark

BJP, Opposition lock horns over Modi remark

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The BJP and Opposition leaders on Monday engaged in a war of words over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments on `redistribution of country’s wealth by Congress favouring Muslims’ made at an elections rally in Rajasthan a day earlier, with Opposition terming the remarks as communally divisive and also complained to...

BJP, AAP political showdown over insulin for Kejriwal

BJP, AAP political showdown over insulin for Kejriwal

Monday, 22 April 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Amidst politics over surrounding Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s diabetes treatment in Tihar jail, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday alleged that the Tihar authorities have requested a diabetologist from AIIMS, contradicting their earlier claim of adequate medical facilities for diabetics in the prison. After...

INDIA Bloc leaders throng Ranchi

Monday, 22 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Ranchi

The leaders of INDIA Bloc, including the wives of jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren allege that the BJP-led Centre is ruling the nation with the sole agenda to topple non-BJP State Governments and put them behind bars by faking charges. While Kejriwal’s wife Sunita...

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