NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday announced the dates for by-elections to six vacant Rajya Sabha seats from four states. The polling is scheduled to take place on December 20, with the counting of votes scheduled for the same day, from 5pm.List of members who vacated their seats: Name of Member State Venkataramana Has…
NEW DELHI: The external affairs ministry voiced serious concerns on Tuesday over the arrest of Hindu community leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in Bangladesh.“We have noted with deep concern the arrest and denial of bail to Shri Chinmoy Krishna Das, who is also the spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote. This incident follows…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday suggested Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde to consider stepping aside and allow Devendra Fadnavis to assume the role of Maharashtra chief minister.While speaking to reporters, the minister suggested that Shinde could serve as deputy chief minister or seek a position in the Union cabinet.“The Maharashtra dispute should…
NEW DELHI: Eknath Shinde tendered his resignation as chief minister to governor CP Radhakrishnan as the term of the Maharashtra assembly ended on Tuesday. The governor, however, asked Shinde to remain as caretaker CM until new government is sworn-in.NCP chief Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis also reached the governor’s office to tender their resignation.The Mahayuti…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janta Dal leaders Rabri Devi, Tejashvi Yadav and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) leaders staged a protest outside Bihar assembly demanding 65% reservation for the underprivileged castes and arrest of Gautam Adani after he was indicted by the US.Among other issues, the opposition also demanded the withdrawal of smart meters with Rabri…
NEW DELHI: Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) director Nilesh Desai said that the government has approved the Venus Orbiting satellite project, Shukrayaan.“The Indian government has recently given a nod to our Venus Orbiting Satellite — Shukrayaan. It will be launched in 2028. The idea of Chandrayaan 4 has been proposed as a follow up of…
“On 26th January 1950, India will be an independent country,” father of Indian Constitution BR Ambedkar had said as he presented the draft of Indian Constitution 75 years ago. But this optimism was accompanied by the anxiety of “Will she maintain her independence or will she lose it again?”Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday requested his supporters not to assemble outside Varsha Niwas, the chief minister’s official residence, or any other location in his support.“After the great victory of Mahayutti, our government will be formed once again in the state. As a grand alliance, we contested the election together and…
NEW DELHI: A top Army officer has called for a comprehensive policy on “gender neutrality” as well as a “pragmatic performance analysis” of Colonel-rank women commanding officers (COs) in the force, citing several instances of them not measuring up to requisite standards due to their lack of training for command, among other factors.Lt General Rajeev…
Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis (File photo) Sources indicated that this decision has been communicated to NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) which is comfortable with the idea of Fadnavis’s return to the office he held between 2014 and 2019 and then, briefly, for a few days in 2019. Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis (File photo) Sources…
