Political

30 Apr

As situation improves, mobile internet services restored in Patiala at 4 pm instead of 6 pm

editorPoliticalPunjab

With enchancment in the situation, cellular internet services and SMS services were restored in Patiala district on Saturday after last suspended from 9.30 am to four pm in the wake of a clash between two groups on Friday. As per a revised order of the Home Department, mobile internet services resumed after 4 pm as an alternative of 6 pm. In order to take a look at unfold of rumours, the Punjab government had ordered shutdown of mobile internet services and SMS offerings in the district from 9.30 am to 6 pm on Saturday. The choice had been taken following…

26 Apr

Following Yogi Adityanath order, volume of loudspeakers at 17,000 religious places in UP lowered

editorPoliticalYogi Adityanath

Last week, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated that loudspeakers can be used at non secular places in the kingdom with permission however the sound have to not be heard backyard the premises concerned. Now, the quantity of loudspeakers at 17,000 religious places throughout the nation has been lowered. Those in cost of the spiritual locations have taken this step themselves. Additionally, audio system have been eliminated from a hundred twenty five places, as per the Additional Director General (Law and Order) of Uttar Pradesh Police. ADG (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar also stated that protection arrangements are being…

26 Apr

Prashant Kishor declines Sonia Gandhi offer, won’t join Congress

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Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday declined the Congress offer to be a part of the birthday celebration and evolve its poll strategy and said more than him, the birthday celebration wants management and collective will to fix deep-rooted structural issues through transformational reforms. Kishor was asked by using Congress president Sonia Gandhi to join the celebration and be a phase of the Empowered Action Group-2024 and take care of its election method for upcoming polls. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said Kishor has declined the provide and the birthday celebration appreciates his efforts and suggestions. Kishor had made a…

25 Apr

Protests In Paris After Emmanuel Macron’s Election Win, Police Used Teargas

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Riot police charge and spray teargas on protesters in central Paris after President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected on Sunday, social media footage showed. Police wanted to break up a crowd of ordinary youths who had gathered in the central locality of Chatelet to protest, photos on Twitter showed. Macron earlier defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a runoff vote on Sunday, using a second five-year term victory and averting what could have been a major political upset in another case. Although Macron won by a comfortable margin, the cost of abstention was expected to be high considering 1969, with…

16 Apr

Ousted Ex PM Imran Khan asks for donations from overseas Pakistanis to topple ‘foreign-backed’ govt

editorinternational, PoliticalPakistan

Pakistan's ousted prime minister, Imran Khan, on Friday appealed to Pakistanis abroad to donate cash to his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to topple the "foreign-backed" government of Shehbaz Sharif. Ironically, Khan has urged Pakistanis abroad to donate to a political party that blames America for overthrowing its authority in Pakistan. In a Twitter video, he informed overseas Pakistanis about the namanzoor.com internet site that was collecting donations from them to topple Shehbaz Sharif's government and hold fresh elections. He called the operation "Haqiki-Azadi" and said that the "corrupt government" had put pressure on Pakistan's 22 crore people. Khan said the…

16 Apr

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee thanks voters of Asansol, Ballygunge as TMC inches closer to victory

editorPoliticalMamata Banerjee, West Bengal

Mamata Banerjee thanked the voters as the TMC came close to winning the by-elections held in Asansol and Ballygunge in Bengal. On Twitter, she said, “I sincerely thank the electors of the Asansol Parliamentary Constituency and the Ballygunge Assembly Constituency for giving a decisive mandate to AITC birthday celebration candidates. We consider this to be our people’s heat Shubho Nababarsho gift to our Ma- Mati- Manush organization. Salute to the voters for reposing faith in us, but again.” TMC's Shatrughan Sinha is leading in Asansol seat by 1,02,000 votes, Babul Supriyo is also ahead in the Ballygunge seat. Babul Supriya…

16 Apr

Punjab: Bhagwant Mann government announces 300 units of free power from July 1

editorPoliticalPunjab

The Bhagwant Mann-led AAP authorities in Punjab announced 300 units of free electricity to households from July 1. The announcement was once made in classified ads posted by using the state's information and public family members department in a variety of newspapers on Saturday. It was associated to a 30-day document card of the AAP government in Punjab. A formal announcement is expected to be made later on Saturday. Giving 300 units of free electrical energy was one of the important poll guarantees of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Punjab assembly election. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had on Thursday…

09 Apr

Sri Lanka May Have No Diesel By April End Despite India’s Help

editorinternational, Politicalsri lanka crisis

Sri Lanka is predicted to exhaust $500 million in fuel resource furnished by means of India to mitigate the island nation’s power crisis with the shipping of 120,000 tons of diesel and 40,000 heaps of petrol over the subsequent two weeks. India is scheduled to ship three 40,000 ton-shipments of diesel on April 15, 18 and 23, with a petrol cargo of the equal volume to be despatched on April 22. India on Wednesday despatched two extra fuel consignments to Sri Lanka – 36,000 lots of petrol and 40,000 heaps of diesel. Amid fears Sri Lanka may run out of…

08 Apr

39 person Killed and 100 Injured In Ukraine Train Station Rocket Attack

editorinternational, PoliticalRussia-Ukraine crisis

At least 39 people were killed today in a rocket attack on a command station in the Jap Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, which was used for civilian evacuation. Russia has denied the attack. At least 39 people, including four children, were killed in Russian rocket fire in eastern Ukraine as civilians tried to flee to safer parts of the country, the country's security services said. In addition, the country's railway company said that more than a hundred were injured. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described Russia as "boundlessly evil" after the rocket attack. “They are brutally destroying the civilian population. It…

08 Apr

Sri Lanka constitutes expert panel, imposes tax on rich

editorinternational, Politicalsri lanka crisis

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has formed a professional panel to bail out his United States from an exceptional financial disaster characterized by shortages of essential goods and massive protests. A panel of eminent economists has been mandated to come up with a solution of $8. 6 billion dollars in debt and inflation, luring the IMF and various potential lenders. The President's Advisory Group on Multilateral Engagement and Debt Stability will include Indrajit Kumaraswamy, former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and former Director of Financial Affairs at the Commonwealth Secretariat, an announcement issued from the Office of…