Press Council should take quick action against those deliberately spreading fake news: Vice-President Dhankhar

Press Council should take quick action against those deliberately spreading fake news: Vice-President Dhankhar

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said fake news, wrong and mischievous information, political ambitions and preferences, tendency to play power brokers, and monetary considerations, had eroded the people’s faith in the media. “The Press Council of India [PCI] should take quick action against those deliberately spreading fake news and compromising professional ethics. It is not … Read more

If Shinde is disqualified, he will be elected via Legislative Council to continue as CM, says Fadnavis

If Shinde is disqualified, he will be elected via Legislative Council to continue as CM, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. File | Photo Credit: PTI Amid the raging disqualification tussle between the rival Shiv Sena groups, Maharashtra Deputy CM and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis exuded confidence that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde would not be disqualified, remarking that even if that happened in the unlikely event, then Mr. … Read more

Rahul Gandhi extends Ladakh tour, to visit Kargil ahead of hill council polls

Rahul Gandhi extends Ladakh tour, to visit Kargil ahead of hill council polls

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi extended his Ladakh tour by six days. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday extended his Ladakh tour by six days and will meet the youth leaders and address a public gathering in Kargil.  Mr. Gandhi’s change in his otherwise two-day tour comes just weeks ahead of … Read more

Manipur: Naga MLAs’ letter to PMO with Meitei colleagues draws ire of United Naga Council

Manipur: Naga MLAs’ letter to PMO with Meitei colleagues draws ire of United Naga Council

Even as eight Naga legislators from Manipur signed a memorandum to the Prime Minister along with 32 of their Meitei colleagues in the Assembly, some terms that the Naga MLAs put their names to have now stirred up a hornet’s nest within the United Naga Council (UNC), the apex body of the 20 Naga tribes … Read more

Take action against Raut: Maharashtra Legislative Council Chief

Take action against Raut: Maharashtra Legislative Council Chief

The Chief of Maharashtra Legislative Council’s privilege committee, Prasad Lad, has instructed the Council Secretary to take action against Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut, following a breach of privilege motion filed by a BJP legislator. Mr. Lad has requested that the matter be forwarded to the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. In … Read more

Orientation programme by higher education council

Orientation programme by higher education council

The Principals and Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) cell coordinators of nearly 100 educational institutions in the district attended a district-level orientation programme for colleges, organised by the Kerala State Higher Education Council at CMS college, Kottayam, on Monday. The event marked the preparatory step to operationalise the Kerala Institutional Ranking Framework (KIRF), which will … Read more

Karnataka poll results failed to bring any change in BJP, Congress: Council Chairman

Karnataka poll results failed to bring any change in BJP, Congress: Council Chairman

File photo of Chairman of the Telangana Legislative Council Gutha Sukender Reddy. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Chairman of the Telangana Legislative Council G. Sukender Reddy has criticised Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for making comments dividing society on communal lines during his visit to Karimnagar. He observed that they indicate the Bharatiya Janata … Read more