GUWAHATI The Arunachal Pradesh unit of the BJP on Tuesday expelled 28 members for six years for contesting against its official candidates in the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections on April 19. The State has two parliamentary constituencies and 60 Assembly seats, 10 of which the BJP won uncontested. “The following list of persons … Read more
India is taking the allegations regarding the assassination plot of Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US seriously, the White House has said. File photo | Photo Credit: AP India is taking the allegations regarding the assassination plot of Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US seriously, the White House has … Read more
File image for representation. | Photo Credit: A.M. Faruqui The Uttarakhand government has agreed to translocate four tigers to Rajasthan following a request from the authorities of the western state. The process of selecting the tigers for relocation to Rajasthan has already begun, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) Sameer Sinha told PTI on Saturday. … Read more
Three youths nabbed by police while purportedly en route to join the banned ULFA (I) were injured when they attempted to escape from custody in Assam’s Tinsukia district, a police officer said on December 24. The incident happened late on Saturday night when the trio was being brought to Sadiya, which is a police district … Read more
Vivek Joshi, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: KAMAL NARANG The roadmap for 2047, includes an average growth of 7% to 7.5%; rise of domestic savings to 31% of GDP; rise in credit-to-GDP ratio to 130% among others, said Vivek Joshi, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance on … Read more
‘Animal’ has been receiving polarising opinion from the audience and the critics. While some have loved Ranbir Kapoor’s performance as Ranvijay in the film, some did not appreciate the gore and the toxicity that the film contained. Recently, lyricist Swanand Kirkire said that he is worried about the future of Indian Cinema because films like … Read more
As part of the Biden administration’s endeavour to promote people-to-people ties with India, the US issued more than 1,40,000 visas to Indian students last year and is taking several steps to reduce visa appointment wait period. In an interview to PTI, Julie Stufft, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services, said US missions in … Read more
“The perception among the political team in No10 about the failings in the system, the failings of the civil service and the failings of different institutions was so extreme, Helen MacNamara has told the BBC. Their instinct, she claimed, was to “smash everything up”. Source link
Manjeswaram MLA A.K.M. Ashraf was on Tuesday sentenced to one year in prison and fined ₹10,000 by the Kasaragod Judicial First Class Magistrate Court on the charge of assaulting an official. The incident took place in January 2010. The court also found three others, Bashir Kanila, Abdullah Kaja, and Abdul Khader, all associated with the … Read more
SCR Chief Vigilance Officer Arvind Malkhede and DRM Narendra A. Patil distributing prizes to the winners of contests held during Vigilance Awareness Week, in Vijayawada on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT VIJAYAWADA Senior Deputy General Manager and Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), South Central Railway (SCR), Arvind Malkhede emphasised the need for a whistle-blower system … Read more