Month: July 2022

UK PM Race: TV host faints on air during Rishi-Sunak and Liz Truss debate

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During a UK prime ministerial election debate, Rishi Sunak rushed to the side of a television host after she fainted live on air. The debate had to be cancelled mid-way through. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss was in the midst of making a point about her economic plans if elected as the Conservative Party leader when she was seen on screen reacting with horror to the sound of a crash off screen. ‘The Sun’ newspaper, which was the co-host of the debate with ‘TalkTV‘ on Tuesday evening, had to then switch…

Chennai brought under five-tier security ahead of PM Modi’s visit

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The city of Chennai has been brought under five-tier security, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s visit to the city. Security arrangements have been beefed up with 22,000 police personnel deployed for the PM’s two day visit starting July 28, Thursday during which he will inaugurate the 44th Chess Olympiad. Orders were issued by Chennai’s police commissioner, Shankar Jiwal prohibiting flying of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles in the city on July 28 and 29 in view of PM Modi’s visit. Apart from the 22,000 police personnel, the commissioner, four…

PM inaugurates and lays foundation stone of multiple projects worth more than Rs. 1,000 crores at Sabar Dairy in Sabarkantha

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The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple projects worth more than Rs. 1,000 at Sabar Dairy at Gadhoda Chowki, Sabarkantha, Gujarat. These projects will empower local farmers and milk producers and increase their income. This will also give a boost to the rural economy in the region. The Prime Minister felicitated beneficiaries  of Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme and top women milk producers. Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel was among those present on the occasion. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said…

Won’t apologise to get Rajya Sabha suspension revoked, says TMC’s Mausam Noor

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Suspended Trinamool Congress MP Mausam Noor on Thursday said that there was no question of apologising for protesting and raising questions in the Rajya Sabha and that they would continue their protest. In a defiant stance, suspended Trinamool Congress MP Mausam Noor on Thursday said that there was no question of apologising for protesting and raising questions in the Rajya Sabha and that they would continue their 50-hour relay protest inside the Parliament complex. Noor’s statement comes after Union minister Pralhad Joshi said that the suspension of Opposition MPs could…

ED Money recovered from my place belongs to Partha Chatterjee: Arpita tells

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ED has found another Rs 28 crore in cash, over 5 kg gold and several documents at the second apartment of Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of arrested Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee. Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of arrested Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, Thursday told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that the money recovered from her second flat belongs to Chatterjee. Her statement comes on the day the probe agency recovered another Rs 28 crore in cash and over 5 kg of gold from her second apartment, days after recovering Rs 21 crore…

Mithun Chakraborty urges Partha Chatterjee to spill the beans on real owner of money, says ‘why suffer’

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Actor-politician Mithun Chakraborty has requested the arrested West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee to reveal the names of the people involved in the scam as he believes the money recovered by ED is someone else’s. As the Enforcement Directorate (ED) recovered another Rs 28 crore cash from the second apartment of Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of arrested Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, actor-politician Mithun Chakraborty requested Chatterjee to reveal the names of the people involved in the scam He requested the West Bengal minister to spill the beans. He said that…

‘Don’t talk to me’: Sonia Gandhi lashes out at Smriti Irani in Lok Sabha

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War of words erupted between Sonia Gandhi and Smriti Irani after Lok Sabha was adjourned on Thursday. Things got heated in the Lok Sabha on Thursday as war of words erupted between Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Union Minister Smriti Irani. According to sources, after the Lok Sabha was adjourned at 12 noon, the BJP MPs were raising slogans and demanding the resignation of Sonia Gandhi over Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s ‘rashtrapatni’ remark. The Congress leader had earlier referred to President Droupadi Murmu as ‘rashtrapatni’. During the chaos, Sonia…

Eknath Shinde announces new appointments to Shiv Sena posts

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Even as the fight for ‘real’ Shiv Sena continues, Eknath Shinde announced new appointments to party posts on Wednesday. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced new appointments for the Shiv Sena faction led by him on Wednesday. Kiran Pawaskar and Sanjay More were appointed as party secretaries, while Deepak Kesarkar, Uday Samant, Gulabrao Patil and Sheetal Mhatre were appointed as spokespersons. Balaji Kinikar was appointed as treasurer. Eknath Shinde distributed appointment letters for the Shiv Sena posts on Wednesday. This comes as the fight for ‘real’ Shiv Sena continues between…

UP govt approves skill centre near Jewar airport site

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A skill development centre has been approved by the UP government in Jewar to help the locals in getting jobs in upcoming developmental projects. As the construction of the world’s fourth largest and Asia’s largest airport is underway, the state’s CM Yogi Adityanath has approved setting up of a skill development centre for the local youths of the area. The skill centre will help the locals in getting jobs in upcoming developmental projects like the airport project, film city, toy city, electronic city and others. The local BJP legislator Dhirendra…

UP govt signs MoU with Koo app to boost ‘One District, One Product’ scheme in different languages

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The MSME department of the UP government has signed an MoU with the Koo app to support the ‘One District, One Product’ initiative. To give a boost to the ‘One District, One Product‘ (ODOP) — the ambitious scheme of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath — the state’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Export Promotion Department, on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Koo App. On the occasion, Navneet Sehgal, Additional Chief Secretary, MSME and Export Promotion, Uttar Pradesh said, “Association with Koo is aimed at promoting…