Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announces end of ‘VIP culture’ in electricity payments | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Sunday that starting July, all ministers and government officials will be responsible for paying their own electricity bills to end the ‘VIP culture‘.This change begins with the Chief Minister and the Chief Secretary, who will start paying their power bills from July 1, while a…

Read More

Missing American citizen’s body found in Himachal’s Lahaul and Spiti; Amit Shah praises ITBP team | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The police found the body of Trevor Bokstaahlar, an American citizen, who went missing during his visit to the Spiti Valley. The police found the body on Sunday in a ravine between Kee and Tashigang in Himachal Pradesh‘s Lahaul and Spiti district on Sunday. On Friday, with the help of the Dogra Regiment…

Read More

‘Together, we all will work for the nation’: Union minister Kiren Rijiju meets Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union minister of Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence.Rijiju met Kharge at the Congress chief’s 10, Rajaji Marg residence in what was said to be a courtesy call. Rijiju said that Kharge shared valuable experiences of his life, adding that the two will work…

Read More

No grounds to question BJP: Annamalai reacts to Stalin’s remarks over PM Modi’s Constitution gesture | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A day after Tamil Nadu chief minister claimed that INDIA bloc‘s ‘moral victory’ in the Lok Sabha polls prompted Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bow down to the Constitution, BJP’s state president and firebrand leader K Annamalai on Sunday hit back , accusing the DMK of hypocrisy and “utter disregard for the Constitution,”…

Read More

Committed to cracking down on terrorists through innovative means: Amit Shah tells J&K security high-level meeting | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah, chairing a high-level review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir security scenario on Sunday, said that the Centre is committed to cracking down on terrorists through innovative means.Shah also directed agencies to replicate successes achieved in Kashmir through Area Domination Plan and Zero Terror Plan in Jammu division.Shah asserted that…

Read More

‘Black box’: Rahul Gandhi backs Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s concerns over EVMs | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday backed Tesla CEO Elon Musk‘s concerns regarding Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and called it a “black box“.“EVMs in India are a black box, and nobody is allowed to scrutinize them. Serious concerns are being raised about transparency in our electoral process.Democracy ends up becoming a sham and…

Read More