Category: Politics

After more than 22 people died and 60 fell ill due to consumption of spurious alcohol in the state’s Ahmedabad and Botad districts, Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday questioned the Gujarat government. Kejriwal, after condoling the deaths earlier in the day, was quoted as saying by news agency ANI: “A very sad incident came to my knowledge that more than 25 people have died in Bhavnagar after drinking spurious liquor and several others are admitted to the hospitals. I wish them speedy recovery.” “The question is that if Gujarat is a dry state then…

Bihar news: CM Nitish Kumar appealed to the people to keep vigil during bad weather and follow suggestions issued by the disaster management department. Lighting strikes claimed the lives of at least 20 people in separate incidents in eight districts of Bihar on Tuesday, officials said. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced an ex-gratia of Rs four lakh while extending his condolences to the family of the deceased.  “My deepest condolences to the affected families. An ex-gratia of Rs four lakh will be given immediately to the next of kin of…

The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today called upon people to give preference to domestic tourism and explore all parts of the country before choosing to tour abroad. Stressing the need for giving impetus to tourism in the North East, Shri Naidu said that “frequent people-to-people exchanges and   interactions can strengthen the unity and integrity of our nation.” The Vice President was interacting with the participants of the expedition – ‘North East on Wheels’ organised by Amazing Namaste Foundation in which 75 bikers including 5 women from 18 states travelled…

The BJP’s central leadership has much to navigate before incorporating and subtracting ministers from the Maharashtra Cabinet. It has been nearly a month since Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis have taken over as the chief minister and the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, overthrowing the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government. However, a cabinet expansion is yet to happen. In an interview with his party’s mouthpiece Samana, Uddhav Thackeray, in an apparent jibe at the delay, said that this government is like “hum do, ek qamre me band ho…” Both Shinde and Fadnavis…

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has promised stringent action after the state reported three student suicides in two weeks. In the last two weeks, three students have allegedly died by suicide in the state of Tamil Nadu. In Kallakurichi, a class 12 student allegedly jumped from the hostel building citing pressure from teachers. The death led to widespread violence in Kallakurichi. The Tiruvallur student death also created a tense situation in the district and the autopsy was done amid high security to ensure no untoward incidents took place. The…

An important proposal of the Transport Department was passed by the UP Cabinet on Tuesday following which school buses, cabs and office vehicles would be required to pay only one tax in Delhi NCR.  An important proposal of the Transport Department was passed by the UP Cabinet on Tuesday following which school buses, cabs and office vehicles would be required to pay only one tax in Delhi NCR. As per this, only one tax will have to be paid by those operating from states such as Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan.…

As the Family Courts Amendment Bill passed Lok Sabha, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju asked all states to ensure the setting up of family courts in every district. Emphasising that matters that are heard before family courts are “sensitive” and need “care”, Union Minister for Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju, on Tuesday informed the Parliament that he had “written to all states to ensure” that family courts are set up in each district with over 10 lakh population. The statement was made as the Lok Sabha debated the Family Courts Amendment…

Rahul Gandhi and other senior Congress leaders were detained while protesting against Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons to party president Sonia Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other senior party leaders were detained after leading the protest march today (July 26) against Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons to party president Sonia Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi reached the ED office again today for the second round of questioning in the case. As the Congress leaders protested outside Parliament,…

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, will visit Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), India’s maiden International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), on July 29, 2022. The occasion will also be graced by Shri Bhupendra Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat; Shri Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs and Co-operation: Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs; Shri Kanubhai Desai, Minister of Finance and Energy, Government of Gujarat; Union Ministers of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary and Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad. The Prime Minister, during his visit,…

Asserting that it was his biggest mistake to trust them, Uddhav Thackeray asked the Shinde faction not to ask for votes in his father’s name. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, in his first interview to party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ after stepping down as the chief minister of Maharashtra, has said that he was betrayed and that the coup was planned when he was admitted and could barely move. ” The coup was planned when I was in the hospital and could barely move. When my body wasn’t moving, their movements were…