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2:18 PM

Bengaluru water crisis: Govt working hard to address water crisis in Bengaluru, says Deputy CM Shivakumar

 

Karnataka government is working hard to address the crippling water crisis in Bengaluru, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Wednesday. He added that over 3,000 borewells in the city have dried up, including the one at his home. "All the borewells are dry, including the one at my house," Shivalumar told reporters.

2:12 PM

News Update: Sandeshkhali women meet PM Modi in Bengal

Women from Sandeshkhali on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his trip to West Bengal.

2:07 PM

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee hikes salary of Bengal Anganwadi, ASHA workers

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that the monthly remuneration of Anganwadi and Asha workers has been hiked from Rs 8,250 to Rs 9,000 - a raise of Rs 750.

2:05 PM

Storm of Sandeshkhali will reach every part of West Bengal, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the storm of Sandeshkhali will reach every part of West Bengal, emphasising that 'Nari Shakti' (woman power) will play a pivotal role in decimating the ruling TMC in the state. PM Modi stated that whatever happened with women in Sandeshkhali is a matter of shame

2:02 PM

List for General Elections candidates in Karnataka to be announced shortly, says CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today stated that the Congress' list of candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls in the state would be announced in two-three days and there is no "major controversy" with respect to their selection. He said the nominees will be finalised based on the opinion of the party's local leaders.

2:00 PM

News update: Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma tests positive for Covid-19

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma today said that he has tested positive for Covid-19. "I am in self-isolation and am completely following the advice of doctors and will participate in all the upcoming programmes through the virtual medium," Sharma said in a post on X.

1:41 PM

Mumbai Congress unit holds protest against BMC

The Congress held a protest march towards the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters  a day after the party alleged that BMC tenders are rooted in corruption and rigged for a select few. Mumbai Congress President Varsha Gaikwad charged that one of the contractor beneficiaries paid Rs259 crore to the BJP through electoral bonds.

 

1:31 PM

News update: After RS poll debacle, Congress removes Himachal secretary-in charge

After six Congress MLAs and three independent MLAs allegedly cross-voted in the BJP's favour,the party's candidate Harsh Mahajan had bagged the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal. the Congress' loss triggered a political crisis for the Sukhu government. 

12:54 PM

Calcutta High Court grants leave to ED to file contempt petition against Bengal government

The Calcutta High Court today allowed the Enforcement Directorate to file a contempt petition against the West Bengal government over the state police not handing over custody of suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh to the CBI, despite an order to that effect.

12:43 PM

Watch: PM Modi addresses women's rally in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal

12:41 PM

I wished for justice, but got only humiliation, says rebel Cong legislator in Himachal Pradesh

 Running from Sujanpur to Shimla and from Shimla to Delhi with folded hands for the fulfilment of the promises made by the Congress in the run-up to the last Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh did not yield results and "I wished for justice, but got only humiliation," rebel party MLA Rajinder Rana has said.

12:39 PM

'Nari shakti' will lead us to 'Viksit Bharat', says PM Modi at West Bengal

"Today's event is a testimony of BJP's belief that Nari Shakti is the force that will lead us to Viksit Bharat. On  January 9, BJP began the Nari Shakti Vandan Abhiyan. We have received messages from lakhs of SHGs all across India," says PM Modi.

12:31 PM

Buses taking Sandeshkhali women to PM's rally stopped over security norms

A few buses in which women of Sandeshkhali were travelling to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in West Bengal's Barasat on Wednesday were allegedly stopped at multiple places by the police citing "security protocol".

12:28 PM

Journalists not employees under Unfair Labour Practices Act as they enjoy special status: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court ruled today that working journalists do not fall in the definition of employees under the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act as they enjoy a special status. As a result, a complaint filed by a working journalist under these Acts before an industrial court would not be maintainable, a division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Sandeep Marne said in its order of February 29.

12:19 PM

Amazed at audacity of ex minister, forest officer in giving total go by to provisions: SC

The top court today slammed former Uttarakhand forest minister and Congress leader Harak Singh Rawat and ex-divisional forest officer Kishan Chand for allowing illegal construction and felling of trees in the Corbett tiger reserve. This is a case where bureaucrats and politicians have thrown public trust doctrine in the waste bin, said a bench headed by Justice B R Gavai. The court asked the CBI, which is already probing the case, to file its status report in the matter within three months.