Month: May 2023

Karnataka results: Congress readies contingency plan, to herd all winning MLAs to Bengaluru by tonight

Manish Kumar

Karnataka results: With the Congress inching towards a sweeping victory in Karnataka, the party is now leaving no stone unturned to avoid any chances of horse-trading. According to early trends, the grand old party is already leading 44 seats. If sources are to be believed, the Congress has stationed its senior leaders at various locations and they have been asked that as soon as the results are out, they have to take all of its winning candidates to Bengaluru. It’s been ensured that all winning MLAs are brought to Bengaluru tonight,…

‘The Kerala Story’ draws nation’s attention to love jihad: UP CM Yogi Adityanath after attending screening

Manish Kumar

UP CM Yogi Adityanath on ‘The Kerala Story’: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today (May 12) watched a special screening of ‘The Kerala Story’ in Lucknow along with his ministerial colleagues, and claimed the movie draws the nation’s attention to ‘love jihad’. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Uttar Pradesh BJP president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary as well as school children were present at the Lok Bhavan for the screening of the film, which has triggered a row, with opposition parties, including the Congress and the TMC, saying it is based on…

Kanakapura Assembly Election Results LIVE: DK Shivakumar takes lead in early trends

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Kanakapura Assembly Election Results LIVE: In 2018, D K Shivakumar of Congress won the seat by defeating Narayana Gowda of the Janata Dal (secular) with a margin of 79909 votes. he constituency is witnessing the main battle between Congress’s DK Shivakumar along with Bhartiya Janta Party’s R Ashok and Janta Dal (Secular) BR Ramchandra. Congress has been the dominant party in this constituency with the party chief DK Shivakumar representing it for almost seven times. In 2018, D K Shivakumar of the Indian National Congress won the seat by defeating…

UP Nikay Chunav Results 2023 Live Updates: Trends show BJP ahead in 15 corporations, 75 Nagar Panchayats

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UP Local Body Election Results 2023 Live: The counting of votes cast during the two phases of the urban local body polls in Uttar Pradesh began at 8 am on Saturday. The urban local body polls were held on May 4 and May 11. As many as 353 counting centres have been set up for the big day, the State Election Commission (SEC) told PTI. Seventeen mayors and 1,401 corporators will be elected after the results are declared today. As many as 19 corporators have been elected unopposed. The ULB…

Govt to tax Netflix for income earned from streaming services in India: Report

Manish Kumar

The Indian government is considering taxing Netflix Inc’s income generated from streaming services in the country.  This is the first time overseas digital companies are being taxed in India for providing electronic commerce services.  Netflix’s Indian permanent establishment (PE) earned through streaming its services in India, according to the draft order, and is liable to be assessed for tax.  In 2016, Netflix launched its streaming service in India, which currently has more than 6 million subscribers.  Netflix India’s vice president, content, said that the company’s total viewing hours increased by…

Can’t lose more people, need time to launch a counter-offensive against Russia: Zelensky

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country needs more time to launch a much-anticipated counter-offensive against Russian forces.  “We’d lose a lot of people. I think that’s unacceptable. So, we need to wait. We still need a bit more time.”- Zelensky said.  For now, there is no real possibility of talks to end the conflict, as both sides say they will fight until victory.  Mr. Zelensky again rejected the Russian accusation that Ukraine was behind an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin which was described as an attempt to…

PM lays foundation stone and dedicates to nation projects worth around Rs 4400 crores in Gandhinagar, Gujarat

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation, projects worth around Rs 4400 crores in Gandhinagar, Gujarat today. The projects include laying the foundation stone and inaugurating development projects worth over Rs 2450 crores such as Urban Development Department, Water Supply Department, Road and Transport Department and Mines and Minerals Department. The Prime Minister also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of PMAY (rural and urban) projects worth around Rs 1950 crores and participated in Gruh Pravesh of around 19,000 houses built under…

Vice-President to visit Rajasthan on 14th May

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The Vice-President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar will visit Rajasthan (Pushkar, Kharnal and Merta City) on May 14, 2023. The Vice-President will offer prayers at the sacred Brahma temple and Shri Jat Shiva temple, Pushkar. The Vice-President will later visit Kharnal, Nagaur, the birthplace of celebrated and revered social reformer Veer Tejaji. Later in the day, the Vice-President will visit Merta City, Nagaur, to unveil the statue of former Union Minister, Late Shri Nathuram Mirdha. Renowned freedom fighter and eminent leader of the farming community from Nagaur, Late Shri Nathuram…

Atanu Das and Mehuli Ghosh re-included in Target Olympic Podium Scheme of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

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Olympian Archer and World Championship Silver Medallist Atanu Das was re-inducted in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) after his recent performances at the domestic circuit and the Archery World Cup in Antalya this year. Atanu, who had scored 673 points to claim the fourth spot in the Men’s Recurve individual rankings, was making a return to international outdoor competition after nearly one-and-a-half years. Other big names to be included in TOPS is Rifle shooter Mehuli Ghosh who won the 10m Air Rifle…

Y20 Consultation event held at University of Kashmir

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As a part of India’s G20 Presidency, the Youth 20 (Y20) group’s Y20 Consultation was held at University of Kashmir from 10th – 11th May, 2023 to consult the youth of the nation on ideas for a better tomorrow and draft an agenda for action on ‘Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction: Making Sustainability a Way of Life’, one of the five Y20 themes. The Y20 Consultation was inaugurated by Shri Manoj Sinha, Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, JKUT and Chancellor, University of Kashmir. It was also graced by the presence of…