Shillong Lok Sabha bypoll: Two professors in fray; university gives NOC
Shillong, Aug 3 (IANS) In a rare electoral contest involving members of the same academic institution, two professors of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) are set to face each other in the upcoming Shillong Lok Sabha bypoll after the university…
Prashant Kishor strengthens lead in Bankipur bypoll
Patna, Aug 3 (IANS) Prashant Kishor of the Jan Suraaj Party has further strengthened his position in the Bankipur Assembly by-election after 12 rounds of vote counting. Contesting on the ‘School Bag’ symbol, Kishor has secured 23,756 votes…
Prashant Kishor strengthens lead in Bankipur bypoll
Patna, Aug 3 (IANS) Prashant Kishor of the Jan Suraaj Party has further strengthened his position in the Bankipur Assembly by-election after 12 rounds of vote counting. Contesting on the ‘School Bag’ symbol, Kishor has secured 23,756 votes…
TN CM Vijay pays tributes to freedom fighter Dheeran Chinnamalai on death anniversary
Chennai, Aug 3 (IANS) Rich tributes were paid to legendary freedom fighter Dheeran Chinnamalai on his death anniversary by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, C. Joseph Vijay, on Monday recalling his armed resistance against British rule and his sacrifice in the…
‘Govt will have to bow down’: Jharkhand students intensify protest over JPSC, JSSC irregularities
Ranchi, Aug 3 (IANS) As students in Jharkhand continued their agitation demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) Civil Services Preliminary Examination, students…
Kerala HC grants bail to 9 CPI(M) workers in ED attack case
Kochi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Monday granted conditional bail to nine CPI(M) workers arrested in connection with the alleged attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials during the politically sensitive Masappadi case investigation.…
HC directs Punjab govt to clear DA dues within 15 days, restrains it from undertaking large-scale ad campaign
Chandigarh, Aug 3 (IANS) In a setback to the AAP government, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday directed the government to clear dearness allowance (DA) dues of government employees and pensioners within 15 days. Also, it restrained the state…
Senior BJP leader, former MP Minister Paras Chandra Jain passes away
Ujjain, Aug 3 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh Minister Paras Chandra Jain passed away on Monday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Indore, the family said. He was 73. Jain, a six-time MLA from Ujjain North, had been…
Where is the insult: Pappu Yadav defends saffron attire during Parl protest on Ram Temple donation theft
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Independent MP from Bihar’s Purnia constituency, Pappu Yadav, on Monday defended his participation in a protest inside the Parliament complex, questioning allegations that he had insulted sants or Sanatan Dharma by wearing saffron…
Gujarat police invoke GUJCTOC against liquor smuggling syndicate, two held
Valsad (Gujarat), Aug 3 (IANS) The Gujarat Police have invoked the stringent Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act, 2015 (GUJCTOC), against an alleged six-member organised crime syndicate accused of running a long-standing liquor smuggling…