Abhishek Banerjee seeks SC direction on disqualification of 20 TMC MPs. Photo credit: PTI NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee has moved Supreme Court seeking an early decision by Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on disqualification pleas against 20 rebel party MPs. The matter is scheduled to come…
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the growing partnership between New Delhi and Moscow.While meeting external affairs minister S Jaishankar, Putin said that his visit “underscores the level of relations that has been established between Russia and India for decades.”“Your visit today underscores the level of relations…
NITI Aayog estimates India’s platform workforce could rise from 12 million in 2024-25 to 23.5 million by 2029-30. NEW DELHI: Despite the flexibility offered by platform work, women’s participation in India’s growing platform economy remains constrained by limited access to formal financial services, gaps in digital literacy, safety concerns and restrictive social norms, an ILO-NCAER…
India’s piped gas netword. Photo credit: IANS NEW DELHI: Trying to accelerate the adoption of piped gas for cooking and industrial purposes, the Centre has asked states and Union Territories to provide district-level administrative support and appoint nodal officers to coordinate with gas distributors and oil marketing companies to expand the network.Govt has also directed…
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke Photo credit: Reuters NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced a youth march on September 5 in Delhi, accusing the government of failing to honour commitments that led to the withdrawal of the students’ protest at Jantar Mantar on July 25. The CJP said the government…
Centre clarifies India’s position on media access during PM Modi-Trump meet Heavy rain disrupts Delhi-NCR, diverts 15 Delhi-bound flights Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay announces free LPG cylinders, expanded bus travel BJP-Congress clash over alleged fish feast at Ajay Rai’s Ayodhya welcome event Revanth Reddy accuses Centre of discriminating against Telangana over US visit…
Dipke asked the state education ministers to publicly disclose details on infrastructure, teacher vacancies, funding, digital facilities and the workload of teaching staff. NEW DELHI: Abhijeet Dipke, founder and convenor of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has demanded transparency on government school funding, infrastructure and staffing. Addressing an open letter to the education ministers across…
Former union minister P Chidambaram opposes the proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ framework. Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Former union minister P Chidambaram has opposed the proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ framework before a joint parliamentary committee, calling the initiative “unconstitutional”, “monstrous” and “mindless”.Chidambaram, who appeared before the panel examining the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill,…
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy (File photo) NEW DELHI: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Monday accused the Centre of “insulting” 4 crore people of the state by declining permission for his visit to the United States.Reddy claimed that the move showed the “Centre’s discrimination” against Telangana and said that the issue would be raised in…
DMK chief MK Stalin moves Madras High Court challenging TVK candidate VS Babu’s victory in Kolathur NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Monday moved the Madras high court challenging the victory of TVK candidate VS Babu from Kolathur in the assembly elections.In his petition, Stalin alleged malfunctions in…