Political

17 Jul

Free education, medical care not ‘revdi’: CM Arvind Kejriwal on PM Modi’s freebie remark

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said giving free training and medical facilities to students and people is not termed as distribution of 'revdi'. The AAP supremo's reaction to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement that efforts are being made to distribute 'free revdy' in the country to garner votes is a subculture. Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'revdi culture', the Delhi CM said, "I am being accused, but I choose to ask what is wrong with me. 18 lakh college students study in Delhi's government schools. We are providing them with free, first-class education." .Am I committing a crime…

16 Jul

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is BJP’s vice-presidential pick

editorPolitical, West BengalJagdeep Dhankhar

The BJP has announced Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhakhar as its choice to be the next Vice President of India. BJP chief JP Nadda made the announcement after the party's parliamentary board meeting in Delhi to discuss their choices. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the meeting, which was attended by Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP National General Secretary BL Santosh. Jagdeep Dhankhar was in the national capital these days and referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the top minister left for the Parliamentary Board meeting. Governors…

15 Jul

Ivana Trump, Donald Trump’s first wife, dies at the age of 73

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Ivana Trump -- Donald Trump's first spouse and mom of his three eldest teenagers -- has died at the age of 73, the former president announced Thursday.Ivana Trump "passed away at her home in New York City," Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, barring providing the cause of death. "She was once a wonderful, beautiful, and extraordinary woman, who led a magnificent and inspirational life," stated Donald Trump, 76. "Her satisfaction and joy were her three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric. She was once so proud of them, as we had been all so proud…

15 Jul

Sri Lanka Crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation confirmed by Speaker

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Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has formally resigned, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena introduced Friday morning, ending days of uncertainty considering the broadly despised chief fled the island, dislodged by means of monumental public protests over a grave financial crisis. Mr. Gotabaya, presently in Singapore, had sent his resignation letter with the aid of e mail on Thursday, however the Speaker’s office said its authenticity and legality had to be proven earlier than it should be accepted. Tens of hundreds of demonstrators stormed the President’s workplace and domestic last weekend, forcing the President to flee for his life, first to the…

13 Jul

Insult to national symbol: TMC leaders attack PM Modi govt over Ashokan lions

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Trinamool Congress MPs Jawahar Sarkar and Mahua Maitra have accused the Modi government at the Center of insulting the national symbol by creating an "offensive" and "disproportionate" likeness of Ashoka Singh in the capital over the construction of a new parliament in Delhi. . Rajya Sabha MP Jawahar Sarkar said on Twitter, “An insult to our national symbol, the royal Ashokan Singh. The original is on the left, beautiful, regularly confident. Modi's version on the right, imposed on building a new parliament - is unnecessarily aggressive and inconsistent. Shame! Change it immediately!" Lok Sabha MP Mahua Maitra tweeted a picture…

11 Jul

SC sentences Vijay Mallya to 4 months in jail in contempt case

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The Supreme Court on Monday sentenced fugitive financial criminal Vijay Mallya to 4 months in jail in a contempt of court case for not only disclosing his assets and secretly transferring $40 million to his family members. Malia will serve the detention center term when she is brought back to India. A bench led by Justice Uday U Lalit additionally ordered Mallya to deposit $40 million with the court docket within four weeks with 8% annual entertainment, failing which the court said attachment proceedings would be initiated. A bench comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and PS Narasimha emphasized that Mallya…

11 Jul

Sri Lanka Crisis: Parliament to elect new President on July 20

editorinternational, Politicalsri lanka crisis

Sri Lanka Parliament Speaker in a statement on Monday said that the House will reconvene from July 15 while a new president for the crisis-hit country will be elected on July 20. Sri Lanka’s complete Cabinet of ministers on Monday agreed to resign once an settlement is reached on the formation of an all-party meantime government, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s workplace said after the president and premier presented to resign. Meanwhile, the Governor of the Central Bank of the us of a said that negotiations are on the India over a $1 billion swap. When requested if he would resign,…

08 Jul

Kaali Controversy: Patna police refuses to lodge FIR against director and Mahua Moitra

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State BJP Kala Cell convener Varun Kumar Singh on Thursday said that the Kotwali police had refused to file an FIR against his group against 'Kali' director Leena Manimekalai for issuing a poster of the film in which Maa Kali is seen smoking a cigarette. Singh and his group decided to lodge an FIR against TMC MP Mahua Maitra who tweeted that Goddess Kali cherished meat and drink. Singh had earlier maintained to the Kotwali police that the film director and Maitra's stance had hurt Hindu sentiments, but the Kotwali police were adamant and adamant in refusing to register an…

07 Jul

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann marries Gurpreet Kaur; Kejriwal, Raghav Chadha attended ceremony

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann married Dr. Gurpreet Kaur today. His family and friends, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, were present on the occasion. Cases of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's marriage ceremony with Dr. Gurpreet Kaur began in an intimate private ceremony at his residence in Chandigarh. Arvind Kejriwal, who played the role of a father figure and performed all the necessary rituals at CM Mann's wedding, told reporters at the airport, “Today is a day of great joy that my young brother and Chief Minister of Punjab Bhagwant Mann ji is…

07 Jul

Could Sena MPs be next? After backing to Murmu by one, voices suggest more trouble for Uddhav Thackeray

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The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena should be subsequent looking at unrest from its parliamentary wing. A day after one Sena MP requested Uddhav to declare aid for the NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, a rebellion MLA on Wednesday claimed that 12 out of the party’s 18 MPs would quickly be a part of the Eknath Shinde-led faction, a declare not denied by way of party sources.