Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met the President and Vice President in Delhi on Tuesday.The CM took to Twitter to announce the meeting, “Today I am going to meet the Hon’ble President and the Vice President in Delhi.”
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Local commuters face hardships as app-based cabs, autos remain off road against rise in fuel prices
Tricity commuters faced hardships as App-based cabs and auto-rickshaws remained off the road on Tuesday in protest against rising fuel prices. Members of the Cab-Auto Sanyukt Morcha claimed that there are about 40,000 drivers in the Tricity and their livelihood is on the verge of fall due to the rising prices of petrol, diesel and […]
No respite from heatwave in Delhi until tomorrow: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has revised its forecast and said the maximum temperature in Delhi on Tuesday is expected to be 41 and the minimum 23 degrees Celsius. It earlier said there could be a brief respite from the ongoing heatwave. A dip in temperature is expected from Wednesday, IMD said. Delhi recorded the fifth […]
Nirav Modi’s close aide Subhash Parab extradited from Cairo, arrested in Mumbai
Subhash Shankar Parab, a close aide of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, was brought to India from Cairo on Tuesday morning and arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), people familiar with the development informed to Hindustan Times. The 49-year-old, believed to be the right hand man of Nirav Modi and a senior director in […]
TRAI recommends over 35 per cent cut in prime 5G spectrum base price
Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday recommended a 35 per cent cut in the reserve price for prime 5G spectrum frequencies in 3300-3670 MHz band, at Rs 317 crore per MHz. Releasing its much-awaited recommendations, TRAI said that all available spectrum in the existing bands of 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, […]
Shehbaz Sharif: A hardcore realist who makes no bones while performing onerous tasks
Shehbaz Sharif, who became Pakistan’s new prime minister after the unceremonious ouster of Imran Khan, is a hardcore realist and over the years has earned the reputation of a matter-of-fact person as well as a good administrator. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz, the 70-year-old younger brother of former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has […]
Himachal AAP Mahila Morcha chief, office-bearers join BJP; AAP dissolves state working committee
In another setback to the AAP in Himachal, its state Mahila Morcha chief and other office-bearers joined the BJP in Delhi on Monday. It was again Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur who was instrumental in making Mamta Thakur, state president of the Mahila wing of the AAP, join the saffron party. Union […]
Congress show-causes ex-PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar, former minister KV Thomas for anti-party activities
In a rare punitive action, the Congress party’s disciplinary action committee on Monday issued show-cause notices to former Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar and former union food minister KV Thomas for anti-party activities. Both leaders have been given a week to respond.The committee chaired by former defence minister AK Antony met in the capital today […]
SC defers hearing on Bikram Majithia’s plea seeking quashing of FIRs under NDPS Act
The Supreme Court on Monday deferred the hearing on SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia’s petition seeking quashing of cases registered against him by the Punjab Police under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. A Bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud posted the matter for hearing on April 21 after senior advocate V Giri, […]
Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif rakes Kashmir in his inaugural speech; pledges ‘diplomatic and moral support’
Soon after he was elected as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif in his inaugural speech on Monday raised the issue of abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir and alleged that the people in the Valley were “bleeding” and Pakistan will provide them with “diplomatic and moral support” besides raising the matter at every international fora. […]