The Congress members alleged that contents of the address were “a bundle of lies”. Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru Dattatraya was allegedly manhandled by some Congress members in the Assembly complex on Friday, following which five MLAs were suspended for the remainder of the Budget Session.Speaker Vipin Parmar said the Congress MLAs, including Leader of the Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri, were suspended on a motion moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Bhardwaj.The Opposition members tried to stop the governor in front of the speaker’s chamber when he was going towards his cavalcade, accompanied by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and Mr. Parmar,…
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Leaders of the DMK, Congress, MDMK and others expressed grief over the veteran leader’s demise DMK President M.K. Stalin and Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K.S. Alagiri expressed grief over the demise of veteran Communist Party of India leader D. Pandian.“Mr. Pandian had great faith in Tamil Nadu, Tamil and India’s diversity. The news of his demise is hard to digest,” Mr. Stalin said in a statement. He also said the demise is a great loss for organisations including the DMK, which are focused on public service, welfare of farmers, middle class and poor people.In his condolence message, Mr.…
Once Nirav Modi is brought to Mumbai, he will be kept in one of the three cells of barrack number 12, which is a high security barrack With a UK court ruling in favour of extradition of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering in Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, Mumbai’s Arthur Road jail has kept a special cell ready to lodge him, an official said on Friday.The jail official said that once Nirav Modi is brought to Mumbai, he will be kept in one of the three cells of barrack…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday granted bail to labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur in a case of attempt to murder and rioting, among others.“The court has granted bail to Nodeep Kaur. While granting, the court observed that Section 307 [attempt to murder] is debatable at this stage of the case,” Ms. Kaur’s counsel Arshdeep Singh Cheema told The Hindu. “Once the order is signed, she can walk out from jail,” he said.Ms. Kaur, who was arrested by the Haryana police in January and is currently in Karnal Jail, said in her bail plea that she was beaten…
Telangana Congress stepped up its offensive against the TRS government meeting the Governor, Tamilisai Soundararajan and demanding that a court-monitored CBI enquiry be launched on the daylight murder of lawyer-couple, Vaman Rao and Nagamani, since the police and TRS leaders were facing accusations.A delegation of Congress led by TPCC president. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy consisting Manthani MLA, D. Sreedhar Babu; Sangareddy MLA, T. Jayaprakash Reddy and MLC, T. Jeevan Reddy met the Governor at Raj Bhavan on Friday morning and submitted a memorandum.Later, Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy told reporters that the brutal murder of High Court advocates in Manthani reflected…
Ahead of the release of the declassified U.S. intelligence report, U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to Saudi King Salman for the first time since taking office more than a month ago. The United States has pledged to tell the world its conclusions on what role Saudi Arabia’s crown prince played in the brutal killing and dismembering of a U.S.-based journalist, but as important is what comes next — what the Biden administration plans to do about it.Ahead of the release of the declassified U.S. intelligence report, and announcement of any U.S. punitive measures, President Joe Biden spoke to Saudi King…
India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, during Thursday’s phone call, agreed to establish a hotline, as both sides stressed the importance of “timely” communication in the wake of last year’s border crisis.A statement from the Ministry of External Affairs said that during the call, the ministers “agreed to remain in touch and establish a hotline.” Analysis: With media blitz, China crafts new narrative on border crisisThe Chinese Foreign Ministry, in a separate statement, said both sides agreed to set up a communication hotline to exchange opinions in a timely manner. This hotline will be…
Australia’s Parliament passes the final amendments to the so-called News Media Bargaining Code. Facebook announced on Friday preliminary agreements with three Australian publishers, a day after the Parliament passed a law that would make the digital giants pay for news.Facebook said letters of intent had been signed with independent news organizations Private Media, Schwartz Media and Solstice Media. Also read: Australia’s new Bill to regulate Facebook, Google figures in Morrison’s chat with PM ModiThe commercial agreements are subject to the signing of full agreements within the next 60 days, a Facebook statement said. “These agreements will bring a new slate…
This is a positive step towards greater peace and stability in South Asia which is in our shared interest and we encourage both countries to keep building upon this progress, says White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki The United States has welcomed welcomed India and Pakistan’s announcement that they would observe the 2003 ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and called on the two countries to reduce tensions and violence along the Line of Control.Also read: Analysis | Backchannel diplomacy played its part in India, Pakistan decision to cease fire along LoC”…The United States welcomes the joint statement between…
The visit comes just over two months after Mr. Jaishankar visited the United Arab Emirates in November last year UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan will visit India on Friday to hold talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishanakar, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.The visit comes just over two months after Mr. Jaishankar visited the United Arab Emirates in November last year.Mr. Jaishankar had paid a two-day visit to the UAE on November 25-26.During his talks with Nahyan in November, Mr. Jaishankar had discussed further opportunities to work together with the Gulf kingdom in a…