Congress MLA Vishwajit Rane on Thursday submitted his resignation to the Speaker of the Goa State assembly and announced his decision to quit Congress. The legislator who had won the February 4 election from Valpoi constituency of North Goa said that he will contest the election afresh from Valpoi on the ticket of local outfit of Sattari Yuva Morcha and […]
» Read moreThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Goa smoothly won a crucial Supreme Court-mandated floor test today with 22 votes in favour of it in the 40-member Assembly. That gave the BJP-plus combine a majority – it needed 21 – and allowed the Manohar Parrikar-led government to continue. Parrikar claims support of 22 legislators, two more than the halfway mark […]
» Read moreCapt. Amarinder Singh on Thursday was sworn in as Chief Minister of Punjab in Chandigarh in the presence of Congress leaders, including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. Capt. Amarinder was administered oath of office and secrecy by Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Punjab Raj Bhawan. Along with him nine […]
» Read moreFour suspected militants from a banned Islamist group were killed during a police raid on a building in southeastern Bangladesh. Senior police official Shafiqul Islam said on Thursday that they had completed an overnight operation after cordoning off the building where the suspects used to stay in Sitakunda in Chittagong district. Bangladesh has experienced a surge in attacks by suspected […]
» Read moreThe government, on Wednesday, approved the National Health Policy, which proposes to provide “assured health services to all” in the country. Government sources said the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its nod to the policy, which has been pending for the last two years. Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda is likely to make a suo moto […]
» Read moreCape Town-based software and solutions developer Solution House Software has officially partnered with IT holding company Dynamic Technology Holdings (DTH) in the UK as both companies accelerate their expansion into the post-Brexit UK market. Recently recognised by global research firm Frost & Sullivan with the ‘Customer Value Leadership’ award for Incident Management (IM) software in South Africa, Solution House is […]
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