Post Yechuri, Kerala CPI-M all set to dominate
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 5 (IANS) With the passing of Sitaram Yechuri, who was often seen taking a pro-Congress line, and the acting General Secretary Prakash Karat toeing the line of the Kerala unit of the CPI-M of strongly opposing Congress, things are in favour of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The next CPI-M Party Congress will be […]
First part of unamended Article 31C remains in force, rules SC
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Article 31C of the Constitution, to the extent it was upheld in the landmark Keshavanada Bharati case, remains in force. A seven-judge Constitution Bench, after perusal of several judgments delivered in the past, held that first part of the unamended Article 31C was […]
K’taka Police registers FIR against Kumaraswamy, son on SIT Lokayukta’s complaint
Bengaluru, Nov 5 (IANS) Karnataka Police registered an FIR against Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, on Tuesday as per the directions of a court. The petition in this regard was submitted by Lokayukta ADGP and Special Investigation Team (SIT) Chief M. Chandrashekar, in which he has accused Kumaraswamy of defaming and […]
Six-year-old boy dies as school gate falls on him in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Nov 5 (IANS) Tension prevailed at Hayathnagar Zilla Parishad school on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Tuesday as the family members of a six-year-old boy who died after an iron gate fell on him staged a protest, demanding justice. The boy’s parents and other relatives staged a sit-in in front of the school. Hayathnagar […]
Special puja at Kamala Harris’ ancestral village for her win in US Prez polls
Chennai, Nov 5 (IANS) Special puja was being held at the Shree Dharmasastha Temple at Thulaseendrapuram in Tiruvayur district, Tamil Nadu, the ancestral village of US Vice President Kamala Harris, for her victory in the Presidential polls. The Sree Dharmasastha Temple in Thulaseendrapuram is the ancestral temple of Kamala Harris’ mother, Shyamala Gopalan. Kamala’s grandfather, […]
Oppn MPs to meet LS Speaker to protest Waqf JPC chief Pal’s ‘unilateral’ decisions
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) who are part of the 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) reviewing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 are set to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday to express their discontent over the alleged ‘one-sided’ actions of the committee’s chairman, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, and […]
‘Ready to go to jail if Ladki Bahin Schme is crime’: CM Shinde
Kalyan, Nov 5 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena President Eknath Shinde has slammed the opposition for moving court against the ‘Ladki Bahin Yojana’ and said that if the scheme was a crime, he was ready to go to jail. “I am ready to go to jail for the Ladki Bahin (beloved sisters),” he […]
CM Stalin to begin state tour in Coimbatore; sanitary workers, traders to raise grievances
Chennai, Nov 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin will visit Coimbatore on November 5 and 6 as part of his statewide tour to monitor government schemes. During his visit, he will meet with government officials, elected representatives including MPs, MLAs, and local body representatives to assess the implementation of Dravidian model of […]
UP govt to appoint DGP independently; Cabinet approves new policy
Lucknow, Nov 5 (IANS) In a major administrative shift ahead of the bye-elections, the Uttar Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has decided to take control of appointment of the state’s Director General of Police (DGP), bypassing the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) panel process. This move, approved at a Cabinet meeting late […]
Bengal CID summons former BJP MP a day before bypolls
Kolkata, Nov 5 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police has summoned former BJP Lok Sabha member from Barrackpore constituency in North 24 Parganas of West Bengal Arjun Singh for questioning in connection with a Rs 4 crore scam at Bhatpara Municipality in the same district. Singh has been asked to be […]
