The season of defections has started in Maharashtra, two months ahead of the assembly polls. On Tuesday, four opposition legislators including three from the Nationalist Congress party (NCP) and one from the Congress joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a function organised by the party in Mumbai. This is being seen as one of the first such functions that the BJP might end up hosting over the next two months as the inflow from the opposition camp continues until the eve of the polls. Water resources minister Girish Mahajan glibly told reporters a day earlier that as many as fifty opposition…
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President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the Triple Talaq Bill passed by Parliament, turning it into a law which makes the practice of instant divorce among Muslims a punishable offence, a government notification said.The gazette notification, published on Wednesday, says the president has given assent to the bill passed by Parliament. The Act will replace an ordinance promulgated on February 21 this year to the same effect.The new law — The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 — makes talaq-e-biddat or any other similar form of talaq having the effect of instantaneous and irrevocable divorce pronounced by a Muslim husband void…
Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “betraying the people who voted for an independent and hassle-free economy.” His comments came shortly after Cafe Coffee Dday founder VG Siddhartha’s body was found in the Netravati river in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. Siddhartha, who disappeared on his way to Mangaluru from Bengaluru in Karnataka, had said in a letter a few days ago he felt harassed when the Income Tax Department attached “our shares on two separate occasions to block our Mindtree deal and then taking position of our Coffee Day shares, although revised returns have…
Amidst a growing discomfiture within its ranks, the Congress may appoint an interim chief later this week to shepherd the party in the run-up to the formal election for the president’s post. In an informal discussion with party leaders in Parliament on Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi insisted that the decision on the alternative arrangement after his resignation from the president’s post be expedited. Gandhi, however, categorically turned down any suggestions to appoint anyone from the family, including his sister Priyanka Gandhi, as party chief. “An interim in-charge or president may be announced and the person may take charge later this week.…
In his alleged suicide note, which was recovered after he went missing, Siddhartha blamed one of his private equity partners for “creating pressure” to buy back stocks. He also alleged harassment by the previous DG, Income Tax. “There was a lot of harassment from the previous DG income tax attaching our shares on two separate occasions to block our Mindtree deal and then taking position of our Cafe Coffee Day shares, although the revised returns have been filed by us. This is very unfair and has led to serious liquidity crunch,” the letter read. Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah…
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik today said people should not pay heed to rumours of any major decision on the special status of the state as “everything is normal”. “A lot of rumours are spread here. Do not pay any heed to them. Everything is fine, everything is normal,” Governor Malik said when asked about the several orders appearing on social media about the possibility of a prolonged law and order situation in Kashmir valley. The Governor said the orders that appeared the social media in recent days were not valid. “No order is valid. If someone catches…
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will hold a radio talk show named ‘Lok Vaani’ to share his views and to “know the sentiments, queries and suggestions of every section of the society” on second Sunday of every month at 10.30 am. It will be relayed by all the state based Akashwani centres from 10.30 am to 10.55 am. The first episode will be on the subject ‘Farming and rural development’. The people can come up with their views and suggestions. They can call on Akashwani Raipur telephone number 0771-2430501, 2430502 and 2430503 till July 31 and between 3.00 to 4.00…
The Flame Red, Glacier Blue, and Carbon Fiber color variants of the Redmi K20 Pro are now joined by a fourth option – Summer Honey. The new variant comes in three memory versions – 6GB/128GB priced at CNY2,599 ($380/€340), 8GB/128GB priced at CNY2,799 ($405/€365), and the top-end 8GB/256GB model which costs CNY2,999 ($435/€390). It will be available for purchase in China from August 1 through the company’s online store, but its availability in other markets is currently unknown. The Redmi K20 Pro is a flagship powered by the Snapdragon 855 SoC. It flaunts a 6.39″ FHD+ Super AMOLED notch-less display with a…
Like other institutions in India, the Presidency is also changing — diplomatically speaking. President Ram Nath Kovind, who completed two years in office recently, left for State visits to three countries on Sunday. With this seven-day trip, Kovind would have visited 23 countries so far. His hectic diplomatic schedule in 24 months compares with 24 countries which his immediate predecessor Pranab Mukherjee visited in five years. Prior to that, Pratibha Patil visited 23 countries during her entire tenure as President.Such increase in presidential travel overseas is a decision taken after carefully considering, among other things, that China has a President,…
Ms Anusuia Uike took oath as the new Governor of Chhattisgarh on Monday. Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice PR Ramchandra Menon administered oath of office to Ms Uike.Uike, a resident of Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh worked as Economics lecturer during the period between 1982 and 1985 in Government College Tamia (Chhindwara). She began her political career with Congress but later joined BJP. Subsequently, she was elected as legislator from Damua Assembly constituency between 1985 and 1990 and was inducted as woman and child development minister in the Madhya Pradesh Government.She had been a member of state and national level commissions. She was also member of…