Congress releases Delhi candidate list

Congress releases Delhi candidate list

Friday, 13 December 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

The Congress Thursday released its first list of 21 candidates for the Delhi Assembly polls, fielding city unit chief Devender Yadav from Badli and ex-MP Sandeep Dikshit from New Delhi. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is the sitting MLA from New Delhi. The Congress also fielded ex-Delhi minister Haroon Yusuf...

Mamata urges Center to protect Bangladesh minorities

Thursday, 12 December 2024 | Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata

With the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) repeatedly firing salvos at the West Bengal state government amid the Bangladesh crisis, Chief Minister  (CM)Mamata Banerjee once again urged the Union government to take steps to protect minorities of the violence-hit country. “We want minorities in Bangladesh protected. The Union government must act....

PM’s time wasted on elections, says Chauhan while pitching for ‘One Nation, One Election’

Thursday, 12 December 2024 | Chandigarh | Pioneer News Service

Making a strong pitch for 'one nation, one election', Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday contended that frequent polls were creating hurdles in the nation's progress. Addressing an event in Kurukshetra as part of the ongoing International Gita festival, Chouhan said India is moving ahead rapidly under the leadership...

SM Krishna cremated with state honours

Thursday, 12 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Mandya

Ex-Chief Minister of Karnataka and former External Affairs Minister S M Krishna was cremated on Wednesday with full state honours in his ancestral village Somanahalli in this district. The 92-year-old veteran politician, who had also served as the Maharashtra Governor, died at his residence in Bengaluru on Tuesday after prolonged illness....

UP cuts stubble-burning by over 50 per cent, boosts farmers’ income

Thursday, 12 December 2024 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Lucknow

The Uttar Pradesh government has achieved remarkable progress in agriculture and environmental management by significantly reducing stubble-burning incidents over the past seven years. In 2017, the state reported 8,784 cases of stubble burning, a figure that dropped to just 3,996 in 2023, marking a decline of over 50%. This success is...

PM Modi releases compendium on complete works of Subramania Bharati

Thursday, 12 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday released the compendium of complete works of great Tamil poet and freedom fighter Subramania Bharati and hailed his contributions, saying a personality like him comes once in centuries. Modi said Bharati's thoughts and intellectual brilliance continue to inspire people even today. The prime minister...

CENJOWS signs MoU with NDMA

Thursday, 12 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

In a significant step towards bolstering India’s disaster management capabilities, the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS), the only tri-services think tank under HeadQuarter Integrated Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MOU)with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The MoU was signed by Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain...

Azam Khan slams INDI Alliance, accuses it of ignoring Muslims

Thursday, 12 December 2024 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Lucknow

Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former minister Azam Khan has sharply criticized the INDI alliance, accusing it of ignoring the concerns of Muslims. He urged the alliance to raise the issue of crime and alleged destruction in Rampur in Parliament, just as it did with Sambhal. "Sambhal was targeted only...

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