Kochi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has been diagnosed with Covid 19 infection for the second time. This was disclosed by Party General Secretary Jayaram Ramesh who is also incharge of media communications, media reports said. As per covid protocol Sonia Gandhi is in isolation, he said. The 75-year-old leader was affected by Covid 19 in …
Kochi: Despite heading a minority party, Nitish Kumar used his political upmanship to become the Chief Minister of Bihar for the eight time today. Getting out of the tie up with the major party BJP of the NDA, Nitish went back to the erstwhile coalition of Mahagathbandhan that was formed in the state a few …
Kochi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of JD(U) resigned today bringing an end to the long lasting association with the BJP. The relationship between the JD(U) and BJP was on a rough path for the last few years. There were reports of BJP trying to engineer a split in JD(U) for its advantage. This was …
Kochi: Split in the BJP-led NDA and JD(U) alliance has made the exit of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar imminent even as he appears to have found an alternative partner to form a new government. Nitish Kumar had held a meeting of MPs, MLAs to discuss the matter. The leaders are reported to be unanimously behind …
Kochi: Indian space agency, ISRO’s maiden developmental flight SSLV-D1 mission launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sreeharikotta, near Chennai, on Sunday encountered problems in putting on the targeted orbit.The ISRO described the newly launched satellites as no more usable, media reports said.The launch vehicle carrying a 35 kg EOS -02 a 135 kg satellite …
Kochi: Jagdeep Dhankar, fielded by the ruling NDA, was today elected the 14th Vice President of the country. Dhankar secured 346 votes against Opposition candidate Margaret Alva. He bagged 528 votes out of 725 cast. While 15 were invalid. Alva got 182 votes. Voting began at 10 am and concluded at 5 pm. Two BJP …
Kochi: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, sister Priyanka Gandhi and a number of party MPs were arrested for taking out a march against issues like price rise, unemployment, GST hike, violating prohibitory orders in New Delhi on Friday. They were taken to Kingsway camp police station. Congress President Sonia Gandhi led the march participated by scores …
Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the government is taking all precautions across the state based on the experiences the state had endured in the past few years in the state. The rains have claimed six lives and one person has been reported missing.Five houses have been damaged in floods and 55 houses …
Kochi: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s Mumbai house was raided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case on Sunday. After questioning the Rajya Sabha MP for about 10 hours on July 1, the 60-year-old Shiv Sena leader was summoned by the probe agency on July 27, but he could not …
Kochi: Questioning of Congress president Sonia Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the National Herald money laundering case at New Delhi ended today. Sonia Gandhi was questioned for eleven hours in the last three days. She was allowed to meet Priyanka Gandhi in the middle of questioning. Sonia Gandhi fully cooperated with the …
Kochi: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, MP, was detained for protesting on many issues on Tuesday when his mother and party president Sonia Gandhi was being questioned by the ED in connection with the National Herald case. Rahul was arrested at Vijay Chowk near Rajpath near high security Parliament and key government offices. After about …
Kochi: Droupadi Murmu took oath as the 15th President of the country at the Central Hall of the Parliament today. Chief Justice of India N V Ramana administered the oath of office to 64-year-old Murmu who became the youngest person to occupy the highest constitutional post. She is the first tribal and the second woman …
Kochi: President Ram Nath Kovind demitted office on Sunday after completing his full term as the president of the country. Kovind hailed the ‘power of vibrant democratic system’ of the country and said the specialty of Indian culture is its strong bonding. Praising the vibrancy of democracy, Kovind said he grew up in a very …
Kochi: With casesc of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes increasing alarmingly, the Centre is mulling to slash prices of medicines for these diseases drastically. The centre is likely to announce the decision on August 15. There are a few proposals before the government in this regard. The high cost of drugs for some diseases is worrying …
Koch: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee in connection with the West Bengal Secondary School Commission recruitment scam under the Money Laundering Act.The Minister was questioned for about 24 hours before he was arrested. Soon he was taken to a hospital for a medical test. The seizure of over Rs …
Kochi: The 64-year-old BJP-led NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu will become the country’s 15th President after the incumbent President Ramnath Kovind’s term ends on July 24. In the Presidential election, she won more than 50 per cent of votes needed to establish victory against opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha. The President-elect will become the first tribal leader …
Kochi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the National Herald case. She reached Enforcement Directorate headquarters at 12 pm. She was questioned for three hours only considering her health conditions. She was accompanied by daughter Priyanka Gandhi and son Rahul Gandhi.The ED told her that it would call …
Kochi: In a temporary relief, the Supreme Court ruled that no coercive action should be taken against the suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma who is booked at various places for her hate speech on May 26. Hearing her prayer for a second time, the Supreme Court sent notices accordingly to the Centre and state governments …
Kochi: In a temporary relief, the Supreme Court ruled that no coercive action should be taken against the suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma who is booked at various places for her hate speech on May 26. Hearing her prayer for a second time, the Supreme Court sent notices accordingly to the Centre and state governments …
Kochi: The Centre has ordered a probe into the reported incidents of security staff forcing a student to remove her undergarment during the NEET examination at Kollam. The Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan directed the Union Education Additional Secretary to conduct an investigation into the allegations. The minister gave the direction after Congress leaders Hibi …
