Told PM we will back BJP's decision on next CM: Eknath Shinde

Told PM we will back BJP's decision on next CM: Eknath Shinde

Wednesday, 27 November 2024 | PTI | Thane

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...

Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned for the day

Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned for the day

Wednesday, 27 November 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

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

Indictment row: Rahul demands Adani's arrest, accuses govt of protecting him

Wednesday, 27 November 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

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

RS proceedings adjourned for day amid opposition protest

Wednesday, 27 November 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

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

HC stays clean energy agency's bar on Anil Ambani firm

Tuesday, 26 November 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

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

Supreme Court rejects plea for reverting to ballots in elections

Tuesday, 26 November 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

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

PAN cards with QR code planned under PAN 2.0 project

Tuesday, 26 November 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

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

PM Modi, RSS strengthening wall in path of SCs, STs, OBCs: Rahul Gandhi

Tuesday, 26 November 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

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...

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