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29 Dec

Firhad Hakim took oath as Kolkata Mayor

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The mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and state transport minister Firhad Hakim has vowed to rid Kolkata of waterlogging woes and promised solutions to civic body-related-woes through a new programme “Show the Mayor” where citizens can record the video of any irregularities in civic body services and send it directly to the mayor via a mobile application. After taking this oath he declared that he is the ‘Pradhan Sevak’ along with his MMIC members and councillors who would seek to jump to the rescue of citizens in times of distress. He said the Mayor’s cabinet will ensure relentless service…

28 Dec

Biden has signed the National Defense Authorization Act

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US President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law on Monday, authorizing $768.2 billion in military spending, including a 2.7% pay raise for service members, for 2022. The Act provides vital benefits and enhances access to justice for military personnel and their families, and includes critical authorities to support our countrys national defense, Biden said in a statement. The $768.2 billion price tag marks $25 billion more than Biden initially requested from Congress, a prior proposal that was rejected by members of both parties out of concerns it would undermine U.S. efforts to keep pace militarily with…

24 Dec

Postpone UP polls, ban rallies: Allahabad HC urges ECI, PM Modi on Omicron

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The Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested the Election Commission to postpone the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 by a month or two, reported news websites. The court also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the EC to immediately ban rallies and public meetings of political parties in the state amid the rising fears of the highly contagious Covid variant Omicron. "If rallies are not stopped, results will be worse than the second wave," Justice Shekhar Yadav said. The court made the observations while hearing an unconnected bail petition. The observation comes on the same day when PM Modi…

19 Dec

Punjab CM Channi condemns ‘sacrilege’ bid at Golden Temple, orders probe to nab ‘real conspirators’

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The police in Punjab's Amritsar have registered a case in connection with the attempted sacrilege incident at the Golden Temple. The incident, that took place on Saturday, saw a youth lynched by angry devotees after he tried to barge into the reserved area where the Guru Granth Sahib is kept. The police said they have registered a case against an unidentified person. Meanwhile, the autopsy of the deceased youth will be conducted on Sunday, the police added. The incident took the state by storm as politicians cutting across party lines condemned the sacrilege bid at the holy place. Chief Minister…

19 Dec

Tension In Kerala’s Alappuzha After Two Political Murders Within Hours

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Following the murders two political leaders in less than a day, prohibitory order of Section 144 under CrPC has been imposed in Alappuzha district of Kerala for two days, district collector A Alexander said on Sunday. Two state-level leaders of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Bharatyia Janata Party (BJP) were killed amid growing tensions between the two parties in the region. Clashes ensued in the district after the back to back murders. High vigil is being maintained in the area and senior police officers have been rushed to avert further tensions. It is believed that the second…

15 Dec

Akhilesh Yadav says Yogi Adityanath didn’t take a dip in Ganga as he knew it is dirty

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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday claimed that the UP CM Yogi Adityanath did not take a dip in the Ganga as he knew the river is dirty. "The BJP spent crores on cleaning the Ganga. But CM Yogi Adityanath knew that the Ganga is dirty. That's why he didn't take a dip," Yadav said. "The question is, will Mother Ganga ever be clean? Funds flowed out, but the river hasn't been cleaned," he said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Varanasi, however, offered prayers and took a dip in the Ganga at Lalita…

15 Dec

BJP falls short of majority in Karnataka MLC polls, Congress bags 11 seats

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The ruling BJP emerged victorious in 12 of the 25 seats but felling one seat short of gaining a simple majority in the Karnataka Legislative Council for which biennial elections were held on 10 December. The Opposition Congress managed to clinch 11 seats, while the JD(S) has won Hassan seat and is leading in one of the seats in Mysuru. An Independent candidate has managed to win one of the two seats in the prestigious Belagavi constituency, the poll official said. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai heaved a sigh of relief, calling it "a good result". However, the fact that the…

05 Dec

Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi resigns as Sansad TV show anchor after her suspension from RS

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Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has resigned as an anchor for a show titled 'Meri Kahaani' on Sansad TV following her suspension from the Rajya Sabha. In a letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu, she wrote, "It is with deep anguish that I step down as an anchor of Sansad TV’s show Meri Kahaani, I am unwilling to occupy space on Sansad TV for a show but being denied space on it for discharging parliamentary duties due to arbitrary suspension of us 12 MPs. Hence, as much as I was committed to the show, I must step away." Meri…

24 Nov

BJP MP Gautam Gambhir gets death threats from `ISIS Kashmir`, approaches Delhi Police

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Delhi and former cricketer Gautam Gambhir claimed that he has received death threats from 'ISIS Kashmir', according to news agency ANI on Wednesday. Shweta Chauhan, DCP central, told ANI that Gambhir has approached the Delhi Police in this regard. “Gautam Gambhir has received death threats from 'ISIS Kashmir' through e-mail. Security has been beefed up outside Gambhir's residence,” Chauhan added. DCP (Central) Shweta Chauhan has said that an investigation is underway to probe the death threats. "Gautam Gambhir has received death threats from 'ISIS Kashmir' through e-mail. In 2019, Gambhir was elected as a…

23 Nov

Indian Railways Withdraw ‘Saffron Attire’ For Ramayan Express Waiters After Ujjain Seers’ Objection

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The railways changed the uniforms of its serving staff on the Ramayan Express on Monday after Ujjain seers objected to the waiters’ saffron attire. The seers had called it an insult to Hinduism and threatened to halt the train in Delhi on December 12 if the dress code was not removed. “It is to inform that the dress of service staff is completely changed in the look of professional attire of service staff. Inconvenience caused is regretted," the Indian Railways said in a statement. The uniforms have been changed to normal shirts and trousers and traditional headgear. The waiters will,…