Political

25 Jun

Nupur Sharma again refuses to turn up at police station in Kolkata

editorPoliticalKolkata, Nupur Sharma

Suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma, on Saturday, once again refused to adhere to the summons from a police station in Kolkata.According to the summons issued by Amherst Street police station under the north and north suburban police station under Kolkata Police, Sharma was supposed to be present at said police station on Saturday afternoon. However, a letter from Sharma reached the Kolkata Police through email on Saturday. This is the second time that Sharma has ignored the summons from the city police. Earlier, she was sent a notice from the Narkeldanga Police station under Kolkata Police’s eastern suburban division where…

24 Jun

Rebel Eknath Shinde Claims Fifty MLAs Back Him, Forty From Sena

editorPoliticalMaharashtra

Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde today told NDTV that more than 50 MLAs are supporting him in his revolt against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. "Around forty of them are Shiv Sena," Mr Shinde, who is camping in BJP-ruled Assam, told NDTV in an extraordinary interview. “Those who trust our function will be part of us. We want to carry forward Balasaheb Thackeray's ideology, those who like it will come," Mr Shinde said, insisting the rebels had not left Balasaheb Thackeray's Shiv Sena. Mr Shinde, 58, also said that Kru Thackeray's move to file a disqualification petition in opposition…

24 Jun

Parameswaran Iyer appointed next CEO of NITI Aayog

editorPolitical

IAS officer Parameswaran Iyer have started his journey as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog on Friday. Department of Personnel and Training announced his appointment. He will be on the job for two years. Iyer's tenure will begin on June 30, 2022 after the tenure of current CEO Amitabh Kant ends.

22 Jun

PM Narendra Modi to go to Germany for G7 summit later this week, will then travel to UAE

editorinternational, PoliticalPM Modi

PM Narendra Modi will be in Germany later this week to attend the G7 summit, a govt. authorities assertion stated on Wednesday. He will then move to the UAE to “pay his private condolences on the passing away of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the former UAE president and Abu Dhabi Ruler,” it added. The prime minister - at some stage in his two-day visit on June 26 and June 27 - will be speaking in two classes in the course of the summit, which encompass environment, energy, climate, meals security, health, gender equality and democracy, the overseas…

22 Jun

Bangladesh to West Bengal, 600kg of sweet ‘mango diplomacy’

editorPolitical, West Bengalbangladesh, Mamata Banerjee, PM Modi

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has despatched a present of the flavour of the season - mangoes from Rajshahi, 600 kilos of it - to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, hitting the perfect 'sweet spot' in overseas diplomacy. Representatives of Bangladesh Deputy High Commission on Monday went over to Banerjee's Kalighat home on Monday to hand over the gift, delicately wrapped and packed in cartons to maintain freshness. Separate groups also went over to the New Delhi residences of President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with similar cartons. The fruit was additionally despatched to those who…

21 Jun

West Bengal University of Health Sciences Bill passed, replaces governor with CM as chancellor

editorEducation, Political, West BengalCM Mamata Banerjee

The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which replaces the governor with the West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee as the chancellor was surpassed in the state Assembly on Tuesday. The Bill will come into effect immediately. The Bill was cleared by way of 134 votes for it and fifty one against. BJP was also not in favour of it. The Bill was established by the nation Minister of State for Health, Chandrima Bhattacharya and was first surpassed by voice votes. Participating in the discussion on the bill, BJP chief whip in the Assembly, Manoj Tigga and…

21 Jun

No Illegality In West Bengal’s Ration System, Rules Calcutta High Court

editorPoliticalWest Bengal

The Calcutta High Court has held that there is no illegality in the West Bengal door ration scheme, under which the Mamata Banerjee government delivers foodgrains to the doorsteps of beneficiaries. While ruling on a plea challenging the state government's Dwarre ration scheme, Justice Krishna Rao noted that on an earlier occasion too, fair rate shop vendors had filed a petition on a comparable issue, but the high court, even then, did not intervene now. Duare Ration Scheme. Justice Rao, passing the June 16 judgment, held that as per the provisions of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, it…

19 Jun

BJP Leader Assures Guard’s Job To ‘Agniveers’; Congress, AAP Hit Back

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BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya's proposal today to appoint 'Agniveers' as security guards at party workplaces in an attempt to pacify protesters against the new army recruitment scheme, 'Agnipath', was once rejected by the opposition and even a member of his own party.BJP's nationwide frequent secretary told Newssound that young men who have completed the four-year compulsory tour will get first priority for security guard jobs in BJP offices under the new scheme. In response, Mr Kejriwal criticized the BJP leader for favoring security guard jobs for young people who are educated to be part of the armed forces. “Do no…

19 Jun

Terror attack on gurdwara in Kabul was in ‘response to insults levelled at Prophet Mohammed’, says Islamic State

editorinternational, Political

An attack claimed by using Islamic State on a gurdwara in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least two people and injured seven, officers said. On an affiliated Telegram channel, the nearby department of Islamic State stated the attack used to be in response to insults levelled at the Prophet Mohammed, an obvious reference to remarks by an Indian government spokeswoman that have been condemned with the aid of many Muslim-majority countries. Grey smoke billowed over the area in images aired with the aid of home broadcaster Tolo. A Taliban indoors spokesman said attackers had encumbered a vehicle…

18 Jun

‘Agnipath’ Violence: Sonia Gandhi’s Request To Protesters From Hospital

editorPolitical

With the protests towards the new recruitment scheme, Agnipath, now spreading to eight states, Congress President Sonia Gandhi nowadays certain army job aspirants that her celebration "will strongly stand" with them as they attempt to put stress on the government to rollback the contentious scheme. The new navy recruitment scheme is "directionless", and was introduced besides maintaining the pastimes of the army job aspirants in mind, the Congress chief said in a declaration in Hindi. "I am disappointed that the authorities not noted your voices and announced the "new military recruitment scheme", which is directionless. Many ex-servicemen have additionally raised…