The Supreme Court on Tuesday requested Goa Governor Mridula Sinha to hold a floor test in the Legislative Assembly on March 16 for parties to prove a majority. “This sensitive and contentious issue can be resolved by holding a floor test at the earliest. We request the Governor to hold the floor test at 11 a.m. on March 16, 2017,” […]
» Read moreCongress and its UPA allies on Tuesday staged a walkout of the Lok Sabha to protest the alleged efforts to form BJP government in Goa and Manipur despite it having the numbers. Members of Congress, NCP and RJD raised the issue during Question Hour. Congress leader in the House Mallikarjun Kharge claimed that democracy is being murdered. When the Speaker […]
» Read moreFinance Minister Arun Jaitley today took additional charge of the Defence Ministry, a dual position he had held for around six months in 2014. Mr. Jaitley was given the charge of the Defence Ministry yesterday after Manohar Parrikar stepped down from the position to go back to Goa to become its Chief Minister. Mr. Jaitley, one of the senior most […]
» Read moreA strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale today hit the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago. According to National Centre for Seismology, a unit of Ministry of Earth Sciences, the quake, whose epicentre was in the Nicobar islands region, occurred at 8:21 am at a depth of 10 km. However, it was not so powerful as to merit a tsunami […]
» Read moreA BJP councillor was hacked to death today by unidentified assailants In Bengaluru’s Anekal district, police said. “BJP councillor and Dalit leader Srinivas Prasad, popularly known as Kithaganahalli Vasu, was stabbed with sharp weapons around 5 am,” Bengaluru Rural Superintendent of Police Vinit Singh told news agency PTI. Speaking about the motive behind the crime, Mr Singh said, “It is […]
» Read moreDeepa Jayakumar, the niece of J Jayalalithaa, on Sunday alleged that she is being harassed to prevent her from contesting bypoll in R K Nagar Assembly seat to be held on April 12. Apparently referring to AIADMK chief V K Sasikala’s camp, she said, “Right from the day I announced that I will be contesting in R K Nagar Assembly […]
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