Political

16 Apr

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

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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…

07 Apr

Sri Lankan President Revokes State Of Emergency; Protests Spread

editorinternational, Politicalsri lanka crisis

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revoked the emergency rule ordinance that had long past into effect on April 1 the day gone by as protests spread in the island united states amid the nation's worst economic disaster in decades. Earlier on Tuesday, Sri Lanka's President lost his parliamentary majority as former allies advised his resignation. Severe shortages of food, fuel and different necessities -- along with file inflation and crippling power cuts -- have inflicted large misery in the country's most painful downturn since 1948. Massive protests reflect public anger which is at a fever pitch in the united states…

07 Apr

Eyewitness of shootout that killed Bengal Congress leader in Jhalda found hanging at residence

editorPolitical, West Bengal

A man, who witnessed the shooting that killed Tapan Kandu, a Congress councilor in Bengal's Jhalda municipality, remained at his residence on Wednesday, a day after the CBI began investigating the case. Eyewitness Niranjan Vaishnav's dead body was found with a handwritten notice. According to the note, the shock of the shoot out forced him to take this step. “Since the day the incident happened, I should not eat or sleep. I could not forget the incident even for a moment. Moreover, the police are constantly calling me to the police station. I never went to police station in my…

01 Apr

Delhi HC Allows Reopening Of Five Floors Of Masjid In Nizamuddin Markaz During Ramzan

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The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed the use of 5 floors - ground and 4 others - during the month of Ramzan, quashing the police order to enable prayers only on the four floors of the Markaz Nizamuddin Mosque. While hearing the Delhi Waqf Board's plea to relax the restrictions on the Markaz, Justice Jasmeet Singh confused the police restrictions on the use of all floors and asked whether, in times of Covid, is it better for devotees to be spread over 5 floors or to limit them to foor? Floor "Is there a reason, tell us?" Justice Singh…

29 Mar

“Shows Work Of All PMs,” Says PM Modi On New Museum Next To Nehru Museum

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged BJP MPs to take up several programs from its foundation day on April 6 as part of "Samajik Nyaya Pakhwada" (a fortnight dedicated to social justice) and emphasized that it is the only ruling birthday party. Every prime minister's contribution has been considered by building a museum to honor it. With the birth anniversary of Constitution architect BR Ambedkar on April 14, PM Modi at the BJP's parliamentary party rally asked MPs celebrating the birthday to highlight the people, especially the underprivileged sections of the society like Scheduled Castes. Number of government programs for…

28 Mar

In West Bengal, govt offices to remain open on March 28 and 29 despite call for bandh

editorPolitical, West Bengal

Following central exchange unions' call for a two-day nationwide strike on 28-29 March, the West Bengal authorities has said that all workplaces will remain open on these days and mandated employees to report for duty. "In view of calls given by means of different trade unions and others for a forty eight hours' nationwide strike/bandh on March 28 and 29, 2022, it has been determined that all state government workplaces consisting of these provided with Grants-in-Aid by the country authorities shall continue to be open and all the employees shall record for obligation on those days," reads the Bengal government…

28 Mar

Hindus can be given minority status too, says Centre in response to plea filed in Supreme Court

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The central authority directed the Supreme Court that affirmative states, where the number of Hindus or other communities is very small, may declare them as minorities in their own territories, allowing them to set up and operate private institutions. Placing the onus on the states, the central government has stated in an affidavit that state governments have the power to declare communities as minorities. "State governments can declare a religious or linguistic community within the state as a minority neighborhood," the affidavit filed in the apex court with the help of the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs said. States may…