Category: Politics

Delhi’s first woman mayor in 10 years AAP candidate Shelly Oberoi claimed victory in the Mayoral polls, with 150 votes Shelly Oberoi defeated Bhartiya Janata Party’s Rekha Gupta by 34 votes. Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia took to Twitter to congratulate Oberoi, saying AAP’s first mayor. Voting began on Wednesday to elect the new mayor of Delhi as the municipal House met after three previous failed attempts to hold the election to the top post. The proceedings of the municipal House began on Wednesday to elect the new mayor of…

Delhi’s first woman mayor in 10 years AAP candidate Shelly Oberoi claimed victory in the Mayoral polls, with 150 votes Shelly Oberoi defeated Bhartiya Janata Party’s Rekha Gupta by 34 votes. Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia took to Twitter to congratulate Oberoi, saying AAP’s first mayor. Voting began on Wednesday to elect the new mayor of Delhi as the municipal House met after three previous failed attempts to hold the election to the top post. The proceedings of the municipal House began on Wednesday to elect the new mayor of…

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will make its fourth attempt to elect a mayor on Wednesday, after three failed attempts by the municipal body. In the tussle between AAP and BJP which had stalled the election of the mayor for so long, the Supreme Court had to step in and order the issuance of a notice within 24 hours for convening the first meeting of the MCD to fix the date of elections for the mayor, the deputy mayor and the members of the standing committee of the civic…

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will present its annual budget — largest ever — for 2023-2024 in the state Assembly on Wednesday. State Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said that the focus is likely to be on infrastructure development, health sector and education. According to top sources, the budget size is likely to increase by 8-10 percent and is expected to be around Rs 7 lakh crore. This would be over Rs 50,000 crore more as compared to the previous budget size which stood around Rs 6.48 lakh crore,…

Ministry of Home Affairs has given sanction to prosecute Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia under the Prevention of Corruption Act in the `alleged Feedback Unit` snooping case.In a communication to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor Secretariat dated February 17, the Ministry of Home Affairs granted permission to the CBI to prosecute Sisodia in the alleged snooping case. Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had approved the CBI`s request for prosecution sanction and forwarded the same to the MHA.The CBI had sought sanction to register an FIR against Sisodia, who heads the…

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah wishes the countrymen on International Mother Language Day. Through his tweets, the Union Home Minister expressed his best wishes to all on International Mother Language Day. He said that this is the day to take resolution to connect with our mother tongue and make it more prosperous. When a person make his mother tongue prosperous only then all the languages of the country will be prosperous and the country will also be prosperous. We should take a pledge to make…

In a landmark order, the election commission passed the bow and arrow election symbol to Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde-led faction of the Shiv Sena, which will be known as Shiv Sena according to the EC order. Supporters of the Shiv Sena (UBT) protested against the Election Commission of India. After receiving a big blow with the Election Commission (EC)’s order regarding its poll symbol, the Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of the Shiv Sena moved the Supreme Court challenging the decision. Backed by the BJP, 40 MLAs…

Union Minister of Labour & Employment  Shri Bhupender Yadav in prescence of Chief Minister of Haryana Shri Manohar Lal  inaugurated the new building of Directorate Insurance Medical Services, ESI Scheme, Haryana at Panchkula and laid the foundation stone of 3 doctors dispensaries at Rai and Barhi, Sonepat district, Haryana from, Panchkula Chandigarh today. Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri Rameswar Teli was also present on the occasion. During the event at Panchkula, a health check-up camp for the workers and their family members was also organsied.   Dispensary at…

Union Home minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurated the first phase of ‘Shiv Srishti’, a theme park based on the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Pune, Maharashtra today. Many dignitaries including Maharashtra Chief Minister Shri Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis were also present on this occasion.     Shri Amit Shah saluted Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for his contribution in Swadharma, Swaraj and Swabhasha to the country. In his address he said that after the inauguration of the first phase of ‘Shiv Srishti…

Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, starts the Sagar Parikrama Phase-III from Hazira Port, Gujarat, and proceeds towards the coastal line of Maharashtra at Satpati, Vasai, Versova, and Parikrama will end at Sasson Dock, Mumbai. The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, and National Fisheries Development Board, along with the Department of Fisheries, Government of Gujarat, Commissioner of Fisheries, Government of Maharashtra, Indian Coast Guard, Fishery Survey of India, Gujarat Maritime Board, and fishermen representatives, takes part in…