Told PM we will back BJP's decision on next CM: Eknath Shinde
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said he will “fully support” BJP leadership's decision to name the next CM, adding that he won't be a hurdle in the process. Shinde's announcement makes the decks clear for the BJP to name Devendra Fadnavis as the CM for the third time, a...
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Gautam Adani faces no bribery charges: Adani Group
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AP Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan calls for unity to condemn Bangladesh ISKCON priest's arrest
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Rains continue in Tamil Nadu, standing crops hit in Cauvery delta areas
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'Fraud on Constitution': SC rules against religious conversion for quota benefits
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Need to make existing laws more stringent to curb vulgar content on social media: Vaishnaw
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Manipur: Army says intense search on for missing man, drones, tracker dogs deployed
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Sambhal violence: Protesters to pay for damage to property, posters of 'stone pelters' to be put up
27 November 2024 | PTI
Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned for the day
Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Wednesday amid opposition protests over the Adani controversy and violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal Opposition members trooped to the Well of the House raising slogans as soon as the House met again at 12 noon. BJP member Dilip Saikia, who was in the...
Indictment row: Rahul demands Adani's arrest, accuses govt of protecting him
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said businessman Gautam Adani should be arrested after his indictment in the US and accused the government of protecting him. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said when hundreds of people are arrested on "tiny" charges...
RS proceedings adjourned for day amid opposition protest
Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Wednesday as opposition members insisted on a discussion on various issues, including bribery charges related to the Adani Group. The proceedings were briefly adjourned in the morning session due to opposition protest, and when the House re-assembled at 11.30 AM, there were...
HC stays clean energy agency's bar on Anil Ambani firm
The Delhi High Court has stayed clean energy agency SECI's decision to bar Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Power Ltd from participating in auctions for three years, the company said on Tuesday. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) had earlier this month barred Reliance Power and its units from participating...
Supreme Court rejects plea for reverting to ballots in elections
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking to revert to ballot paper voting in elections in the country. "What happens is, when you win the election, EVMs (electronic voting machine) are not tampered. When you lose the election, EVMs are tampered (with)," remarked a bench of Justices Vikram Nath...
PAN cards with QR code planned under PAN 2.0 project
The government has approved a Rs 1,435-crore project to revamp the existing system of issuing permanent account number under which PAN cards with QR Code feature will be given free of cost to taxpayers. The PAN 2.0 project aims to create a "common business identifier" for all digital systems of government...
PM Modi, RSS strengthening wall in path of SCs, STs, OBCs: Rahul Gandhi
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS were strengthening the wall standing in the path of Dalits, Adivasis and OBCs, even as he acknowledged that the UPA took steps to weaken that wall but not to the...