PIL against Manoj Saunik appointment as MahaRera Chairman to be heard on September 23

PIL against Manoj Saunik appointment as MahaRera Chairman to be heard on September 23

Friday, 20 September 2024 | T N RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

A public interest litigation challenging the appointment of Manoj Saunik, a retired IAS officer and husband of current State Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik, as the chairman of the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority(MahaRera), will come up for hearing in the Bombay High Court on September 23.   In his PIL filed in...

PM 2.5 pollution linked to increased brain stroke risk surpassing smoking: Study

Friday, 20 September 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

As winter approaches and smog becomes a concern, a study published in The Lancet has sounded alarm that fine ambient particles like PM2.5 in the environment can directly damage arterial cells, the risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage, a serious type of brain stroke. surpassing the impact of smoking The research, led by...

Jawhar Sircar resigns from RS, after criticising TMC

Friday, 20 September 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Jawhar Sircar, who had questioned the TMC government in West Bengal over steps taken after the Kolkata rape-murder incident, on Thursday resigned from his Rajya Sabha membership. According to official sources, Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar has accepted his resignation as Rajya Sabha member with immediate effect. Sircar had recently written to...

Modi and Biden to sign agreements at Quad Summit

Friday, 20 September 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden will have a substantive engagement on the sidelines of the Quad summit on Saturday, and the two sides will sign at least two agreements following the talks. One pact will be related to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) and the other memorandum...

PM Modi urges public to bid on auctioned mementoes

Friday, 20 September 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged people to bid for the mementoes he has received and which are now being auctioned, noting that their proceeds will be used for the ‘Namami Gange’ initiative. He said in social media post, “Every year, I auction the various mementoes I receive during the...

Def Min urges navy commanders to strengthen Indo-Pacific presence

Friday, 20 September 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the Indian Navy’s growing strength in the Indo-Pacific region should not be taken for granted and called upon the naval commanders to continue introspection from time to time, and be prepared for every situation in today’s volatile global scenario.  This note of caution...

Delhi High Court seeks dismissed IAS response to UPSC perjury charges

Friday, 20 September 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the stand of Puja Khedkar on the UPSC’s charges that the former IAS probationer committed perjury by making a false statement in relation to her anticipatory bail plea. Justice Subramaniam Prasad asked Khedkar to file her reply to the Commission’s application, which is...

JP Nadda hits back at Kharge, accuses Rahul Gandhi of abusing PM Modi

Friday, 20 September 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

BJP National President J P Nadda on Thursday hit back at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling it an effort to “polish and re-launch” their “failed product” and accused Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of having a history of abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...

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