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Chief Minister and TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday directed the TDP MPs to raise important issues like the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for various crops, utilisation of the Godavari and Krishna river waters and the support required by Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) for industrial development in the upcoming session of Parliament. Addressing the Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party (TDPP) meeting in the run-up to the monsoon session of Parliament beginning on July 21, Mr. Naidu said the ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 17 (PTI) Asserting that doctors must never bear the brunt of violence, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that strict action has been directed in the recent case of assault of a female doctor at a government hospital in Jammu. Irate over the death of a patient at the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu, his attendants allegedly assaulted a female doctor on Wednesday, triggering protests and a strike by junior doctors. The Doctors Association Jammu (DAJ ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday urged his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Chandrababu Naidu, not to obstruct Telangana's irrigation projects He appealed to the neighbouring state not to obstruct Telangana's crucial irrigation initiatives, including the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, as well as the Dindi, Kalwakurthy, Bheema, Nettempadu, and Koilsagar projects. "We demand Andhra Pradesh not to block our projects. We seek cooper ...Read More >
Qazigund, Jul 18: A 25-year-old man set to be married next month was fatally stabbed during an attempted burglary late Thursday night after the attacker allegedly staged a fake security operation in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. The victim, Zahid Ahmad Banday, a shopkeeper from Sangran village in Qazigund, was killed after confronting a man posing as a security force official who had entered his home under the pretence of conducting a Cordon-and-Search Operation (CASO), Police said. The s ...Read More >
Former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta was appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh on Monday. He replaced Brigadier (retd) B D Mishra, who had been serving as Lt Governor since 2023. No stranger to J&K politics, Gupta has a long association with the RSS, having joined the organisation as a minor. Like many in the RSS, he too was jailed during the Emergency. Advertisement Gupta was the secretary of the Punjab wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) between 1978-79 an ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
Leh/Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) Senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta on Friday took oath as the new lieutenant governor (LG) of the Union Territory of Ladakh, four days after President Droupadi Murmu appointed him to the constitutional post. Gupta was administered the oath of office by the chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Justice Arun Palli, at a ceremony held at Ladakh Raj Niwas in Leh, officials said. Chief Secretary Pawan Kotwal read the warrant of Gupta's appointment by Pr ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to remove encroachments on forest lands, including the fruit-bearing trees, all across the state and not limit it to some areas. The order was passed by a division bench consisting of Justices Vivek Thakur and Bipin C Negi on Wednesday after the Advocate General placed on record fresh instructions issued by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, informing that 2,456 apple and other fruit trees have been felled f ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has warned that "committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won't just cause you legal issues -- it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future US visas". The warning was issued days after a video of an Indian woman who tried to leave a store with a cart full of items without paying went viral. This also prompted the embassy to say, "The US values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws."Res ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 17: Junior doctors in Government Medical College (GMC) hospital Jammu Thursday continued to be on strike amid protests for the second day against alleged assault on a couple of their colleagues by the attendants of a patient on July 16. An FIR was registered in the case on Wednesday after the incident yet the junior doctors refused to join their duties till the arrest of the main accused in the alleged assault case. Though senior doctors, all faculty members and Consultants performe ...Read More >
Jammu: A female doctor was thrashed by attendants of a patient, who died of brain hemorrhage at GMC Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir. The hospital administration has lodged FIR against the attendants even as junior doctors have gone on a flash strike. The incident is said to have taken place on Wednesday July 16 in the emergency section of GMC Jammu where the patient identified as Rajinder Kumar, referred from PGI Chandigarh, succumbed at the hospital. In a press statement, GMC Jammu Principal, Dr A ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi health minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Tuesday directed Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital officials to operationalise 14 newly installed ICU beds without delay, underscoring the govt's push to expand critical care capacity in public hospitals.During a review meeting with the medical director (MD) and senior officials of GTB Hospital, Singh assessed the progress of ongoing infrastructure and civic improvement projects. He instructed that all civil works within the hospital premises be exp ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) put out a public notice on Sunday and asked the city residents to report any cases of firecrackers being stored, sold, manufactured, or used in Delhi. The decision came after a blanket ban put in place by the Delhi government on December 19, 2024, based on the direction of the Supreme Court. The notice said, "As per the order from the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India dated November 4, 2024, the Delhi government gave directions under Section ...Read More >
Chennai: Preliminary investigations attribute the fire on the goods train near Tiruvallur to a possible spark from overhead electrical equipment (OHE) igniting fuel leaking from a derailed wagon.The incident paralysed services on the busy Chennai-Arakkonam route and left nearby residents engulfed in thick black smoke. The disruption left thousands of rail passengers stranded, many of whom were unable to get updates as railway helplines went unanswered for hours. The train carrying diesel from Ch ...Read More >
New Delhi: You may soon be able to access several confidential documents related to the controversial Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA), which was extensively used against opposition leaders and activists during the Emergency.Part of Delhi's govt's archival treasure trove, the documents are likely to be made public by the state's archives department. Sources said a proposal, along with all available MISA-related files, was sent to Delhi govt's home department for final approval. Once t ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) issued a public notice on Sunday, requesting citizens to report any instances of storing, selling, manufacturing, or bursting firecrackers within Delhi. The notice is based on the permanent firecracker ban implemented by the Delhi govt on Dec 19, 2024, in accordance with Supreme Court guidelines."In compliance with the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India order dated Nov 4, 2024, the govt of NCT of Delhi issued a direction under Section 5 of the ...Read More >
Jaipur, Jul 11 (PTI) School students in Rajasthan will no longer study two-part supplementary textbooks with state Education Minister Madan Dilawar arguing that these reading materials are not required because they glorify the Nehru-Gandhi family and carry no marks for students. The Congress has attacked the minister over the decision, saying that the government can remove textbooks from the syllabus but cannot change people's minds. The party leaders dubbed the decision 'ridiculous'. Minister ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram | Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Shashi Tharoor is facing intense criticism from the Congress's state unit over his continued actions that have placed the party in a difficult position. A day after his article criticising Indira Gandhi over the Emergency appeared in a Malayalam daily, senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Thiruvananthapuram MP, urging him to choose a clear political path if he feels constrained within the ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 11 (PTI) Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Shashi Tharoor is facing intense criticism from the Congress's state unit over his continued actions that have placed the party in a difficult position. A day after his article criticising Indira Gandhi over the Emergency appeared in a Malayalam daily, senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Thiruvananthapuram MP, urging him to choose a clear political path if he feels constrained ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday criticised the Emergency and the Gandhis for suspending fundamental rights, in what is seen as another poke at the Congress leadership after defying the party on the Union govt's global outreach on Operation Sindoor and statements lauding PM Narendra Modi.The remarks targeting Indira Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi in an article on an English website and a Malayalam daily in Kerala appeared to ruffle feathers in Congress, but the party maintained ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a veiled swipe at Congress MP Shashi Tharoor after he penned an article on the Emergency, party leader Manickam Tagore on Thursday said when a colleague starts repeating BJP lines word for word, one begins to wonder whether "the bird is becoming a parrot". Tharoor has said that the Emergency should not be remembered merely as a dark chapter in India's history, but that its lessons must be fully understood. Without naming anyone, Tagore, who is a Congress MP from Virudhunagar in T ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has once again found himself in a delicate position within his party amid buzz over rift within the party leadership. In an article published in Malayalam daily Deepika, Tharoor called the 1975 Emergency imposed under then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, as a "dark chapter" in India's history. He highlighted specific instances of authoritarian excess during the Emergency, particularly focusing on Sanjay Gandhi's controversial forced sterilization campaigns. " ...Read More >
Ranchi: As Jharkhand is set to host the crucial eastern zonal meeting in Ranchi on Thursday, chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah, the ruling dispensation here is pinning high hopes on getting special fiscal assistance from the Centre.Two years ago, when Odisha hosted a similar meeting, the Centre approved several crucial schemes and proposals to bolster development works there.By Wednesday evening, representatives from participating states began to arrive in Ranchi. Around 7:30 pm, Bihar's ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress and Shashi Tharoor have been associated for 16 long years. But of late, the Thiruvananthapuram MP seems to be bringing more cheers to the rival BJP than his own party Congress. And what's more, Tharoor seems to be pushing the boundaries with every new "statement" he makes.In the last 6 months, there have been several instances when Tharoor's critical remarks have become fodder for the BJP to attack the Congress. Whenever Tharoor speaks - the Congress ducks for cover while BJP ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 10: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has criticised the Emergency declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975, saying the people of the country responded clearly to the excesses of that period by voting her party out of power by a large margin. In an article published on the measure, which lasted between 25 June 1975 and 21 March 1977, in the Malayalam daily 'Deepika' on Thursday, the Congress Working Committee member termed it "a dark chapter" in India's histo ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 10 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has criticised the Emergency declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975, saying the people of the country responded clearly to the excesses of that period by voting her party out of power by a large margin. In an article published on the measure, which lasted between 25 June 1975 and 21 March 1977, in the Malayalam daily 'Deepika' on Thursday, the Congress Working Committee member termed it "a dark chapter" in India's ...Read More >
Ranchi: The 27th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council commenced in Ranchi on Thursday, chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The meeting, being held at Hotel Radisson Blu, brings together top leaders and officials from Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, and Odisha to deliberate on 20 crucial inter-state coordination issues. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren welcomed Amit Shah on his arrival for the meeting. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, along with Deputy Chief Minister Pravati ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thiruvananthapuram Congress MP Shashi Tharoor set the cat among the pigeons on Thursday when he criticised late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay Gandhi for imposing the Emergency, in an article to commemorate its 50 years, leaving Congress leaders in Kerala jittery. No sooner did the Emergency article surface, that veteran Congress leader and former lawmaker K. Muraleedharan minced no words and asked Tharoor to decide "which party he i ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday called 1975 Emergency a dark chapter in India's history and added that this should serve as a reminder for everyone and everywhere, that democracy cannot be taken for granted. In a strongly-worded Op-Ed in a leading daily, the Congress MP said that the Emergency, imposed in 1975, demonstrated how fragile democratic institutions can be trampled upon, even in a country where they are ostensibly robust and remind ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has once again stirred controversy within the party by strongly criticising the Emergency period and directly targeting the Nehru-Gandhi family. In a recent article that has gone viral, Tharoor described the Emergency as a "dark period" in India's democratic history and called out the "unspeakable atrocities" committed during that time. Tharoor did not mince words as he blamed former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for enforcing harsh meas ...Read More >
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