Year: 2023

Parliament’s Winter Session: set to commence in the second week of December; a total of 15 sittings and continue for 19 days

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The Winter Session of the Indian Parliament is slated to start on December 4, and will continue till December 22, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said.  The Winter Session of Parliament will have a total of 15 sittings and continue for 19 days.   According to reports, several pending key bills are likely to be taken during the session.  The winter session usually begins around November, but owing to assembly elections in five states it has been deferred to December.  Though it is not declared officially what bills would be taken…

Enforcement Directorate attaches Rs 24.95 crore worth of properties of Hero MotoCorp’s Pawan Kant Munjal

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ED attaches properties worth ₹24.95 crore of Hero MotoCorp chairman Pawan Munjal in Delhi  On August 1, ED conducted “search operations” at the premises of Pawan Munjal and other officials and seized valuables worth ₹25 crore.  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached the properties of Pawan Munjal, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.  The ED initiated the investigation on the basis of a prosecution complaint filed by the directorate of revenue intelligence (DRI) under section 135 of the Customs Act, 1962 against Munjal and others …

Jaishankar, Antony Blinken holds bilateral talks ahead of ‘2+2’ dialogue

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in New Delhi to co-chair the 5th India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.  Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said Blinken’s visit will further boost the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.  “A warm welcome to US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken, the visit will give a further boost to the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership!” Bagchi wrote on ‘X’.  The talks, as per news agency citing officials, will pick up the threads from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s June visit to…

Khalistani terrorist Pannun warns to blow up Air India flight; Canada enhances security

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In a video SFJ’s general counsel Gurpatwant Pannun warned Sikhs, “Don’t fly Air India after November 19, your lives may be in danger.”  Canada has informed India that security for Air India flights operating to and from the country’s airports has been enhanced.  A senior Indian official confirmed to the media that the Canadian Government had responded to the request for enhanced security for Air India flights.  A spokesperson for Canada’s Minister of Transport told the media outlet “Our government takes any threat to aviation extremely seriously. We are investigating…

Elon Musk owns about 13% of Tesla shares, lost $8.7 billion Amidst Tesla Stock Slump: Forbes reports

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Tesla stock sank 5.5% to $210 on Thursday, wiping out $39 billion in market capitalization and marking the 11th-largest daily percentage drop of 2023 for the volatile stock.  The slip followed an initiation of coverage of Tesla by HSBC analyst Michael Tyndall at a sell rating, valuing the stock 21% below its current price at $133.  Also sliding were fellow American electric car maker stocks Rivian and Lucid after the pair each reported earnings which disappointed investors, with each company on track to burn through billions of dollars in cash…

UP Cabinet meeting: ‘Entire world looking towards Ayodhya’, says CM Yogi Adityanath

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UP Cabinet meeting: The meeting was attended by over 24 senior ministers from the Uttar Pradesh government, along with Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra, Director General of Police (DGP), and Director of Information. UP Cabinet meeting: The Cabinet meeting culminated in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya today (November 9) under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The meeting was conducted to oversee preparations for the Diwali festival and the progress of the work at the under-construction site of the Ram Temple. While addressing the media, UP CM Yogi Adityanath…

Chhattisgarh election: Congress candidate Guru Rudra Kumar’s convoy attacked in Bemetara

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Chhattisgarh Minister Guru Rudra Kumar’s convoy was attackedwith stones in Bemetara. Kumar is contesting the election from Nawagarh Assembly Constituency. Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections: Congress candidate from Nawagarh assembly seat and state Minister Guru Rudra Kumar’s convoy was allegedly attacked with stones in Chhattisgarh’s Bemetara. Reportedly, Kumar’s convoy was attacked on Wednesday late at night. According to police, the Congress candidate was returning from the Jhal village when some miscreants allegedly pelted stones at his convoy. Watch video here: A video of Kumar’s vehicle, which was attacked, showed visible cracks in one of the window…

Telangana Elections: BJP releases list of 14 candidates, fields Ramchander Rao from Malkajgiri

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The BJP had earlier announced its first list of 52 candidates for the November 30 assembly polls in Telangana. Telangana elections: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released a list of 14 candidates for the upcoming elections. The party has fielded Ramchander Rao from Malkajgiri, Deshpandey Rajeshwar Rao from Sangareddy. Three Lok Sabha MPs, including its former Telangana president Bandi Sanjay Kumar, figured in the BJP’s first list of 52 candidates. Amit Shah launched the BJP’s poll campaign by addressing a public meeting at Adilabad and a ‘professionals and intellectuals…

Rajasthan election: CM Ashok Gehlot’s close aide withdraws nomination, joins BJP

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November 9 was the last day for withdrawing nominations. The 200-member Rajasthan Assembly will go to polls on November 25 and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 3. Rajasthan Assembly Elections: In a major setback for the Congress party ahead of the Rajasthan Assembly Elections, a senior leader and Jodhpur mayor Rameshwar Dadhich, who had filed his nomination for the upcoming state polls from the Soorsagar constituency as an independent candidate, withdrew his papers and joined the BJP on Thursday. Notably, Dadhich, who is a close…

Modi in MP: ‘Congress created fort of corruption and termed Lord Ram as imaginary character’

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on Congress during his poll rally in Neemuch district. He claimed that Congress has always created problems for the country and has no solution for them. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lashed out at the Congress, accusing them of pursuing a “divide and rule” strategy to maintain their hold on power and creating new records in corruption. Addressing a poll rally in Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh’s Malwa-Nimar region, he stated that on the one hand, Congress has built a fort…