The tour was planned 2 months ago, but CM Siddaramaiah recently said legislators were travelling to Australia & New Zealand using their pocket money, in an attempt to downplay speculation over govt spending.
A lookout circular against Sangram Patil has stranded him in India for 3 months now. He has accused Mumbai Police of trying to 'criminalise political speech, chill dissent & abuse the criminal process'.
Sharma, the former commerce minister, termed the charge ‘false and incorrect’, asserting that facts on record and official WTO documents contradicted Sitharaman’s claim.
After 4 yrs of silence, the distinguished address will be home for Ritu Tawde. Before this, Mumbai's 1st citizen lived in Shivaji Park bungalow, now being turned into Thackeray memorial.
As Assembly polls near, CPI(M) and BJP have criticised Congress for accepting support of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. In turn, the Congress has accused CPI(M) of double standards.
Union minister claimed that 20-25 Congress MPs entered the Speaker's chamber and 'abused' him. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and KC Venugopal were also present, he added.
The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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