Major setback to Asaduddin Owaisi as four AIMIM MLAs join RJD in Bihar

The AIMIM had in the November 2020 Bihar Assembly polls won five of the 20 seats it contested. In a major setback to All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi, four MLAs of his party on Wednesday joined the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Bihar. The AIMIM had put up an impressive show in the November 2020 Assembly polls by winning five out of 20 Assembly seats it contested. The five MLAs who had won are Akhtarul Iman (Amour constituency), Muhammed Izhar Asfi (Kochadamam), Shahnawaz Alam (Jokihat), Syed Ruknuddin (Baisi)…

Anti-plastic drive conducted by Noida authority to support ban on single-use plastic

The drive was executed with ACEO, PGM, and OSD (horticulture). The public health team, Fonerwa, local NGOs, and local school kids with teachers were also involved. Single-use plastic ban news: As per instructions from the Uttar Pradesh administration, an anti-plastic drive was conducted by the Noida authority on Wednesday, where Noida CEO Ritu Maheshwari also participated. The event was named RACE (Reduction, Awareness Circular (Solution), and (Mass) Engagement). The event took place in the Som Bazar sector 43 of Noida and will go on till July 3, 2022.  The drive was…

Uddhav quits ahead of Maha trust vote, Fadnavis may return as CM soon | Top Points

Celebrations erupted in the BJP camp as Uddhav Thackeray resigned as Maharashtra CM on Wednesday. His announcement came minutes after the Supreme Court refused to stay the floor test in Maharashtra Assembly. Uddhav Thackeray resigned as Maharashtra Chief Minister on Wednesday, June 29. Uddhav Thackeray’s announcement followed soon after the Supreme Court rejected MVA government’s plea seeking a stay on floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly. Uddhav Thackeray also resigned from the Maharashtra Legislative Council. India Today was the first channel that broke the news about Uddhav Thackeray’s possible resignation.…

PM’s ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’ is now turning into ‘Grihasti Sarvnaash Tax’: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the prime minister’s ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’ is now turning into ‘Grahasti Sarvnaash Tax’. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at the government over the rise in taxes on pre-packed food items and hotel stays, alleging that the prime minister’s “Gabbar Singh Tax” is now taking the shape of “Grihasti Sarvnaash Tax” (household destruction tax) Declining income and employment, topped with a rising blow of inflation. The Prime Minister’s ‘Gabbar Singh Tax‘ has now taken a formidable shape of ‘Grihasthi Sarvnaash…

VP favours mother tongue as the medium of instruction in schools

The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today appealed to schools across the nation to foster the spirit of curiosity, innovation and excellence in students to prepare them for the challenges of the 21st century, technology-driven world. Calling for a futuristic approach to education while shunning rote education, Shri Naidu said “the best skill schools can impart to students today is that of adaptability”. “Train students to think quickly on their feet, to be agile and to innovate using cutting-edge technologies”, he added. The Vice President was inaugurating the Vellore…

Indigenously-developed Laser-Guided ATGM successfully tested by DRDO & Indian Army

Indigenously-developed Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) was successfully test-fired from Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army at KK Ranges with support of Armoured Corps Centre & School (ACC&S) Ahmednagar on June 28, 2022. In the test, the ATGM hit the bull’s eye with textbook precision and successfully defeated the target at minimum ranges. Telemetry systems recorded the satisfactory flight performance of the missile.   The all-indigenous ATGM employs a tandem High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) warhead to defeat Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA)…

ONGC chopper makes emergency landing in Arabian Sea, all rescued

An ONGC helicopter with nine people on board made an emergency landing near an oil rig in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday. An Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) helicopter with nine people on board made an emergency landing near an oil rig in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday. All people have been rescued, ONGC said. The helicopter mishap occurred around 11:50 am, about 60 nautical miles west of Mumbai, near ONGC’s Sagar Kiran offshore rig. A total of nine people, including seven passengers and two pilots, were on board…

Success Story: MHM in Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen

The Distt. Administration of Gadhchiroli, Maharashtra has with the support of UNICEF, embarked upon a silent revolution in which they are gradually eradicating the cruel practice of exiling girls and women to a Kurma Ghar or “Period Hut” during the menstrual period.  The determination of the Administration since 2018, to bring about the mindset change for alleviation of the sufferings of adolescent girls and women from Gond and Madia tribes who face several social, cultural and religious constraints during menstruation is bringing about results. .  In the place of Kurma Ghars,…

Ministry of Steel onboards itself on National portal for GatiShakti

The Ministry of Steel has on boarded itself on PM GatiShakti Portal (National Master Plan portal) with the help of Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BiSAG-N). It has created its first layer of data with uploading Geo locations of all the steel plants of CPSEs under the administrative control of Ministry of Steel. The Geo location of all the mines of these CPSEs under the administrative control of Ministry of Steel are also in the process of being uploaded. BiSAG-N has created an application through which Ministry…

Maharashtra crisis: Still with Shiv Sena but fed up with conspiracies, says rebel MLA Uday Samant

Maharashtra MLA Uday Samant on Tuesday stated that he was still with Shiv Sena but decided to join Eknath Shinde as he was fed up with conspiracies against the party. Two days after he reached Guwahati and joined the rebel camp, Maharashtra MLA Uday Samant on Tuesday said that he was still with Shiv Sena but took the decision to go with Eknath Shinde as he was fed up with the conspiracy to weaken the party, carried out by the allies. During the Rajya Sabha polls, the party decided to…