The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife for questioning in a money laundering case linked to an alleged coal scam in West Bengal, officials said on Thursday. Banerjee, nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), […]
With 2,539 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,01,477, while the active cases have declined to 30,799, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday.The death toll has climbed to 5,16,132 with 60 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The […]
Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh could follow the footsteps of his illustrious teammate Sachin Tendulkar as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha as he is likely to be Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) candidate for a seat in the Upper House. AAP, after sweeping the polls in Punjab, formed the new government with Bhagwant […]
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday appointed five senior leaders to assess the causes behind electoral losses in Punjab and suggest post poll remedial measures including organisational changes. AICC general secretary in charge of Rajasthan, Ajay Maken, has been tasked with the job in Punjab, former minister Jairam Ramesh in Manipur, AICC general secretary Jharkhand […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Punjab’s CM Bhagwant Mann, after he took the Chief Minister’s oath on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that they will work together for Punjab. “Congratulations to Shri BhagwantMann Ji on taking oath as Punjab CM. Will work together for the growth of Punjab and welfare of the state’s people”,” […]
India on Wednesday paid tribute to Bipin Rawat, who was the country’s first chief of defence staff, on his birth anniversary. Known for being blunt and outspoken, the senior Army officer, his wife and 11 others died in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor last year. Yesterday Army Chief General MM Naravane announced the […]
Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the BJP’s recent gains in four states may not still make it easy for the saffron camp in the upcoming presidential election. Staring that the BJP would not sail through with support from other parties, Banerjee said the “game is not yet […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India was much better placed to fight the Covid pandemic now with many Made in India vaccines and asked people to adhere to Covid-appropriate behaviour. Hailing the commencement of Covid inoculation drive for younger children, the PM noted with satisfaction the level of vaccine acceptance in India and […]
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday red flagged the “rising danger of social media abuse to hack Indian democracy” and urged the government to end the interference of social media giants in national electoral politics. Noting that this issue was beyond partisan politics and was important for all parties irrespective of who was in power, […]
Refusing to urgently list petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict upholding the ban on hijab in educational institutes in the state, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would take up the matter after Holi vacation. The Karnataka High Court had on Tuesday upheld the ban on wearing hijab in educational institutes in the […]