BJP candidate says his vote was in another ward NEW DELHI: BJP candidate Kailashchand in Rajasthan’s urban local body elections found himself at the centre of attention after the results declared that he had received only one vote from the ward that he contested.Kailashchand contested from Ward 13 of the Parbatsar municipality in Didwana-Kuchaman district.According…
AIMIM chief Owaisi opposes Shah’s 2029 UCC deadline, says BJP allies must speak up NEW DELHI: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday hit back at Union home minister Amit Shah’s announcement that BJP-led NDA governments in 21 states would implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) before 2029, questioning whether the BJP’s allies had an independent…
People collect water from a glacier at Everest base camp, Nepal (Reuters) The Himalayas are approaching a critical tipping point as accelerating glacier loss threatens to reshape water availability, increase the risk of floods and landslides, and put millions of livelihoods and vital economic infrastructure across south asia at risk, a new study has warned.The…
NEW DELHI: Swatantra Bhardwaj told a Delhi court on Monday that his arrest was politically motivated and claimed that it was the complainant who attacked him during the incident at Jantar Mantar in July, Bar and Bench reported.Bhardwaj’s counsel Umesh Sharma made the submission while seeking bail for Bhardwaj, who is accused of assaulting the…
Maharashtra govt aims to table UCC bill during assembly winter session The Maharashtra government plans to table its Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill during the winter session of the state assembly in Nagpur, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday. Fadnavis said the government will move ahead with the proposed legislation once the seven-member panel…
The Supreme Court had on August 31 dismissed the accused’s petitions challenging the Bombay high court’s decision to cancel their bail. It also directed the trial court to expedite the proceedings. NEW DELHI: Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, along with their business partner Ajay Gupta, surrendered before a Goa court…
17 NCPI MPs to join BJP together, 3 to back NDA from outside: Rebel TMC MP Basunia NEW DELHI: Seventeen of the 20 MPs are likely to join the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party either before or after Durga Puja in October, rebel TMC leader and Cooch Behar MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia claimed Monday.According to…
Monsoon withdrawal from parts of west Rajasthan likely around Sept 19 Conditions are becoming favourable for the Southwest Monsoon to withdraw from some parts of west Rajasthan around September 19, the IMD said in its latest weather bulletin.The weather office said west Rajasthan is likely to receive isolated to scattered rainfall between September 14 and…
India has approved a proposal to supply power to Nepal India has approved the export of up to 654 MW of electricity to Nepal for 18 hours a day until December 31, following devastating floods that damaged hydropower infrastructure and sharply reduced the Himalayan nation’s domestic generation capacity, the Ministry of Power said on Monday.The…
Union home minister Amit Shah addresses the 6th All India Rajbhasha Sammelan in Mumbai. Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said it took nearly 80 years to restore the “full glory” of the national song Vande Mataram, underlining its enduring role in India’s cultural and national identity.Addressing the 6th All India Rajbhasha Sammelan, Shah…