Congress leader and AICC general secretary for Uttar Pradesh east Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday attended a meeting of the AICC general secretaries and state incharges convened by party president Rahul Gandhi to review preparations for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The meeting, being held at the AICC headquarters at 24, Akbar road, is the first high level meeting being attended by Priyanka after she assumed charges as AICC general secretary for Uttar Pradesh east. Priyanka on Wednesday took charge as AICC general secretary . She assumed charge after dropping her husband Robert Vadra at the ED office. After assuming…
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K T S Tulsi, the lawyer of industrialist and brother-in-law of Congress president Rahul Gandhi Robert vadra on Thursday charged the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of leaking information in the case of alleged money laundering case. Talking to reporters outside ED’s office , Mr Tulsi said, “First principle of any investigation is that it’s confidential. But ED here is leaking information as they know they’ve nothing to be investigated. They are calling people only to bring bad name to them.” The ED on Wednesday questioned Congress’ President Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in-law Mr Vadra for over six hours in connection with the case…
Actor Pankaj Tripathi will play PR Man Singh, the team’s manager in Kabir Khan’s biographical drama ‘83’, based on India’s 1983 cricket World Cup victory. Pankaj Tripathi talking about the role and the director Kabir Khan says that he was always inspired and impressed by Kabir’s films. “He is one of my favourite directors and we met a couple of times but never got an opportunity to work together. Then one day, he called me to narrate the story of ‘83’ and at certain points, it made me tear up,” Pankaj reminisces. Pankaj admits that he had not watched the…
The government is likely to roll out bids to set up solar power projects to tune of around 7,500 MW in Ladakh and Leh region with contentious issues getting nearly resolved at various levels, India Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) chairman K S Popli indicated. Addressing a conference on “Renewable Energy – Challenges and Way Forward” under the aegis of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry here, Popli also announced that IREDA’s total loan disbursal would reach around Rs 9,500 crore by end of current fiscal keeping in view the focus of the government for harnessing the potential of non-renewable,…
Trinamool Congress on Thursday fielded its Member Dinesh Trivedi, a native of Gujarat — to speak in the Motion of Thanks to President’ Address, who said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was behaving like a Mughal emperor. ”Do hazar Uneesh, BJP finish (BJP will be finished in 2019),” said Dwivedi who was Railway Minister in the UPA II regime. Castigating the government for failures in multiple fronts, he specially made a mention of demonetisation decision of Prime Minister Modi and said various survey reports and analysis by economists have shown that the move was a failure. He said the MSME suffered…
(UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur today stated in the House that around Rs 2.31 crore were spent by the state on ‘Janabhar’ rally organised on the one year completion of state government held on Dec. 27, 2018. In a written reply to a question by Congress member from Kinnaur, Mr. Jagat Singh Negi during Question Hour, the Chief Minister said 441 state transport buses and 63 private buses were hired for the Jan Abhar rally. He said no school bus was hired for the rally held at Police ground Dharamshala. In another reply to a question by…
Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore said India’s radio signals have got more reach in Pakistan than signals reaching here from the neighbouring country, Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajvardhan Rathore said on Thursday. ‘Under an International treaty, signals cannot be stopped, so Pakistani signals are reaching here, but our signals are reaching the neighbouring country more than their reaching here,’ Mr Rathore said responding to supplementaries during Question Hour. To another question, he said as many as 221 Programme Executives in All India Radio have been given promotions in 2018 although the execution is pending, he said. ‘The Departmental Promotion…
The Congress on Thursday flayed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government for making use of customary Presidential address to the Joint Sitting of Parliament as a means to draw political mileage. “Aap dusro ko mante hi nahi (You hardly bother about others and their views),” Congress floor leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said participating in the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address delivered on January 31. He said to draw political mileage through President’s address was not in ‘good taste (Yeh shobha nahi deta)’. “Trying to draw a comparison between what your government…
The highly controversial The Citizenship Amendment Bill should not be passed by Parliament, Congress lawmaker in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi said here on Thursday and maintained that the draft law is “unconstitutional” and seeks to violate the sanctity of the Assam Accord and the provisions of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). “The sanctity of the Assam Accord should be upheld,” Gogoi, who represents Kaliabor parliamentary seat in Assam, said during Zero Hour. He said the Supreme Court has already expressed ‘unhappiness’ over the manner the government is delaying the effective implementation of the NRC provisions. He said huge amount…
ପଞ୍ଚାନନ କାନୁନଗୋ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ବର୍ଗର ଭୋଟ ଦାତାମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆପଣାଇବା ପାଇଁ ସବୁ ରାଜନୈତିକ ଦଳ ଅନେକ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମ ଘୋଷଣା କରିଥାନ୍ତି । ଏହା ଏକ ସ୍ୱାଭାବିକ ରାଜନୈତିକ ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟା । ତାହାହିଁ ନିର୍ବାଚନ ସମୟରେ ଅଧିକ ଭାବେ ଘଟିଥାଏ । ଏହା ଭୋଟଦାତାଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଭାବିତ କରିବା ଅବା ପ୍ରଲୋଭନର ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟା କହିଲେ ଅତ୍ୟୁକ୍ତି ହେବନାହିଁ । ସେ ସମୟରେ ଦେଶ ବା ରାଜ୍ୟର ଆର୍ଥିକ ସ୍ଥିତି ପ୍ରତି ଆଦୌ ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ଦିଅନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ । ରାଜନୈତିକ ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟାର ଏହା ହେଉଛି ଅର୍ଥନୀତି ପ୍ରତି କ୍ରୁରତା । ଏବେ ଚାଷୀଙ୍କୁ ନେଇ ଦେଶବ୍ୟାପୀ ସମସ୍ୟା ଦେଖାଦେଇଛି । ଚାଷୀ ଆତ୍ମହତ୍ୟା ଅନେକ ରାଜ୍ୟର ଚିନ୍ତାର କାରଣ ହୋଇଛି । କିଛିବର୍ଷ ହେବ ଦେଶରେ ଚାଷୀ ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନ ତୀବ୍ରତର ହୋଇଛି । ଅନେକ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ବିଶେଷତଃ ଭାରତୀୟ ଜନତା ପାର୍ଟି ଶାସିତ ରାଜ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କରେ ଓ ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ଚାଷୀ ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ପ୍ରବଳ ହେଲା ।…
Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) on Wednesday announced that the company for the quarter ending December 2018 registered an overall sales volume growth of 12 per cent over the corresponding quarter in the last fiscal. IGL is the supplier of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Piped Natural Gas (PNG) in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Rewari & Gurugram. As per the unaudited Q3 results the average daily sale increased from 5.26 mmscmd to 5.91 mmscmd. It was stated that product wise, CNG recorded sales volume growth of 13 per cent, while PNG recorded sales volume growth…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday lowered the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent with immediate effect. In the final monetary policy review of the current fiscal, the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) committee, headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, lowered the rate in 4-2 vote. Following lowering of the Repo rates, the reverse repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility stands adjusted to 6.0 per cent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate to 6.5 per cent. Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has changed its stance to Neutral. Earlier, the…
Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, turned white on Thursday due to fresh snowfall since last night, resulting in chilly weather conditions, disrupting normal life. Roof and tree tops, electric lines and poles besides open fields and roads were under a blanket of white powder as people woke up in Srinagar and adjoining areas this morning. People enjoyed snowfall from windowpanes of their homes. People alleged that till 0800 hrs, no snow clearance operation was started in the city. Snow has not been cleared from main roads one can imagine the condition of inner road, alleged Abdul Rashid,…
In order to achieve the objectives of Agriculture Export Policy, clusters have been identified across the country for development of exports. In Maharashtra, six clusters have been identified for grapes, mango, pomegranate, banana, oranges and onion. For successful implementation, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and co-operatives should be linked with the farmers and exporters. Required infrastructure needs to be provided in these clusters and use of latest technology in agriculture has to be adopted. The Indian Institute of Packaging has been roped in for working on packaging standards for international markets in order to increase the demand for the identified products,…
UK Prime Minister Theresa May will travel to Brussels on Thursday, where she will meet with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker to discuss the United Kingdom’s divorce deal. According to the prime minister’s representative, May will seek to negotiate alternative proposals for the provision on Irish border backstop, which has been the stumbling block in Brussels-London negotiations and prevented the draft withdrawal agreement from being passed by the UK parliament. In January, the UK parliament rejected the draft withdrawal deal agreed by May and EU negotiators and later voted for an amendment urging a replacement to a controversial…
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party National President N Chandrababu Naidu asked his party cadre to register protest against the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the state on February 10. The Chief Minister addressing party leaders through teleconference here on Thursday, said that he is coming to AP to address party meetings on February 10 and asked his leaders and activists to organize protests. The Prime Minister failed to accord Special Category Status (SCS) to the state and fulfill other Reorganization Act assurances, he said. Mr Naidu said that a massive dharna, christened as “Dharma Porata…
Pandalam Royal family representative Sasikumar Varma has alleged that TDB, the administrative body of temples in Kerala, is not with the devotees. The Government and the TDB are not with the devotees to protect customs and traditions, Varma said while reacting to TDB’s stand in Supreme Court which considered the review petitions on Sabarimala on Wednesday. Earlier, TDB President A Padmakumar said TDB’s stand in SC to support women entry was not due to the pressure from the Left Government. The TDB supported the September 28 SC verdict allowing the entry for women of all ages into Lord Ayyappa temple.…
New York, Feb 7 (UNI) Bestselling US author of the thriller ‘The Woman in the Window’, Daniel Mallory has admitted lying about having brain cancer for years in an article that has accused him of making up many details of his past. In a profile for the New Yorker magazine, the writer made this confession and spoke at length about mental illness, which he said was the “defining experience” of his life. Mallory wrote the popular book under the pseudonym A J Finn and it spent weeks on top of the New York Times bestseller list, ABC news reports. At…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7 (UNI) Dr Shashi Tharoor, MP, has recommended Nobel Peace Prize to Kerala fishermen, whose deeds of courage were the main highlight of rescue operations during the floods in the state last year. “It was during the height of this tragedy that fishermen groups of Kerala, taking great risk to their lives and potential damage to the boats that are the source of their livelihood, jumped into the fray to save their fellow citizens,” he wrote in his letter to the Chairperson of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. “They took their boats inland, and with their expert knowledge of…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର – ଅମିତ ଶାହା, ବିଜେପିର ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରୀୟ ସଭାପତିଙ୍କ ମତରେ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ ଗୋଟେ ପୋଡା ଟ୍ରାନ୍ସଫର୍ମର ଯାହାଙ୍କୁ ଖାଲି ବଦଳାଇଲେ ଚଳିବ ନାହିଁ, ବରଂ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଓପାଡି ବଂଗୋପ ସାଗରରେ ଫୋପାଡି ଦେବାକୁ ପଡିବ। – ରାହୁଲ ଗାନ୍ଧୀ, କଂଗ୍ରେସର ଜାତୀୟ ସଭାପତିଙ୍କ କହିବା କଥା ହେଲା, ଚୌକିଦାର ଚୋର ହୈ ଆଉ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ରିମୋଟ କଣ୍ଟ୍ରୋଲ ଚୌକିଦାର ହାତରେ। -କେନ୍ଦ୍ରମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଧର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପ୍ରଧାନଙ୍କ ମତ ହେଲା, ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ସରକାର ସ୍ଥାଣୁ ଓ ଅପାରଗ। -ପିସିସି ସଭାପତି ନିରଞ୍ଜନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ କଥା ଅନୁସାରେ ଏଠି ଚାଷୀ ହତାଶ, ଯୁବକ ହତାଶ, ମଧ୍ୟବିତ୍ତ ହତାଶ, ସବୁଠି କେବଳ ହତାଶା ଓ ହତାଶା । ହେଲେ ଏ ସବୁ ଅଭିଯୋଗକୁ ବିଲକୁଲ ଅଣଦେଖା କରି, ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ନାରା ହେଲା, ଆପଣମାନେ ଖୁସି ତ, ମୁଁ ବି ବହୁତ ଖୁସି। ରାଜନୀତିରେ ସଂଳାପ ର ଏ ଯେଉଁ…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s brother in law Robert Vadra on Wednesday appeared before Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with his alleged links in a money laundering case relating to alleged possession of illegal foreign assets. Vadra arrived at the ED office on Wednesday accompanied by his wife Priyanka Gandhi vadra, who is the general secretary of AICC for Uttar Pradesh (east). Speaking to reporters after dropping off her husband at the ED office, Priyanka said,”I stand by my husband.” Mr Vadra is being questioned by a team headed by a Joint Director and two Deputy…