Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa late Tuesday night revoked the state of emergency he had declared on April 1 with immediate effect in his island nation. In a gazette notification no 2274/10 issued on Tuesday night, the president said he has withdrawn the emergency rule ordinance, which gave security forces sweeping powers to curb any […]
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, with voice vote. The Bill seeks amendment to the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, to unify three municipal corporations of Delhi into a single entity. It was passed by Lok Sabha on March 30. Meanwhile, alleging that the Delhi government’s step-motherly attitude […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The Bill seeks amendment to the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 in order to unify the three municipal corporations of the national capital.The Bill was passed by Lok Sabha on March 30.Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), Congress […]
After having reacted sharply to Punjab’s move on staking claim over Chandigarh, Haryana convened a day-long special session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar moved the resolution staking claim to Chandigarh.The Punjab Vidhan Sabha had, on April 1, passed a resolution staking the state’s claim on Chandigarh which is […]
State-owned fuel retailers hiked the rates of petrol and diesel by 80 paise on Tuesday, the 13th increase in the last 15 days. In Delhi, petrol is now being sold at ₹104.61 per litre while diesel prices are at ₹ 95.87 per litre, according to the notification by fuel retailers. The latest hike has taken […]
The Excise and Taxation Department carried out the checking of Books and Stationary shops in Chandigarh today.Show cause notices were issued to various booksellers and uniform dealers by the Excise and Taxation officers for non issuance of tax invoices. Total ten show cause notices amounting approx 2 lakhs were issued to the following book and […]
The Supreme Court on Monday referred to the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence matter and questioned the detailed examination of evidence like postmortem report while granting bail to Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, in the case. A special bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Surya Kant […]
Fuel prices were hiked on Monday by 40 paise a litre, taking the overall increase in the last two weeks to ₹8.40. This was the 12th increase in petrol and diesel prices by the state-owned fuel retailers in two weeks. Petrol in Delhi is being sold at ₹103.81 per litre as against ₹103.41 previously, and […]
Imran Khan is officially no longer the prime minister of Pakistan, according to the latest circular issued by the Pakistan government. “Consequent upon the dissolution of Pakistan Assembly by the President of Pakistan in terms of Article 58(1) read with Article 48(1) of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan vide Ministry of Parliamentary […]