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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission suspended seven officials in West Bengal and directed the chief secretary to initiate immediate disciplinary proceedings against them for alleged “serious misconduct, dereliction of duty and misuse of statutory powers in connection with SIR.”In a series of letters sent on Sunday night to West Bengal chief secretary Nandini Chakraborty, the … Read more

NEW DELHI: The opposition’s notice for a resolution for Speaker Om Birla’s removal is likely to be taken up in Lok Sabha on the first day of the Budget session’s second part on March 9, parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said on Sunday, as govt looks to get on with its legislative agenda in the … Read more

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cited the global context to argue in favour of modernising India’s defence sector, while calling upon the private sector to step up its act and share the gains with workers and shareholders.“Since Day 1, our govt has been clear we will do whatever it takes to support … Read more

JAMMU: Gulam Ali Khatana, a BJP Rajya Sabha member from J&K, is under fire for allocating a lion’s share of his MP local area development fund (MPLAD) to projects in UP than in the state he represents in the Upper House of Parliament.“What is the purpose of nominating an MP from J&K if 94% of … Read more

The Delhi government has launched an initiative to issue a ‘Bhu-Aadhaar’ card, according a unique 14-digit identification number to each land parcel in the city, in a move aimed at ending land boundary related disputes, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Sunday. A new digital land map of Delhi will be prepared using drone survey … Read more

Jairam Ramesh (ANI image) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday reacted sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interview with news agency PTI, calling it a “carefully scripted and desperate PR exercise” and alleging that it was aimed at diverting attention from key issues.Party leader Jairam Ramesh said that the interview was timed to divert attention … Read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (AP image) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday outlined India’s reform priorities for the next decade, stressing the need for structural reforms, deeper innovation and simpler governance to achieve the goal of a “Viksit Bharat”.In an interview to PTI, PM Modi said that the next phase of India’s growth … Read more

Kiren Rijiju and Om Birla (R) NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said that the debate and voting on the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker will be taken up on March 9.“On March 9 in the Lok Sabha, we will have the debate on the no-confidence motion moved against the … Read more

Isha Mahashivratri 2026 to be livestreamed with sign language interpretation The Mahashivratri celebrations at the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore on February 15 will be livestreamed globally with sign language interpretation for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, according to a press release.The overnight event will begin at 6 pm and continue until 6 … Read more

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and foreign secretary Vikram Misri (File photo) NEW DELHI: India will be represented by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh PM-elect and BNP chief Tarique Rahman on Tuesday, as the BNP returned to power in Dhaka with a landslide mandate.Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will … Read more