With political theatrics of Karnataka becoming the talk of the country, Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is leaving no stone unturned to put up a brave front by putting his house in order.The efforts have received a boost with disgruntled Congress MLA MTB Nagaraj saying he would remain with the party. Siddaramaiah has exeduded confidence that he would manage to get most MLAs on the board during the floor test of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government. He has claimed other rebel MLAs will join the party ahead of the crucial floor test on Monday. He also hopes that…
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India and the US will hold the much awaited trade talks in New Delhi today to discuss bilateral and economic issues. The talks have garnered everyone’ attention with hardly any sign of both sides melting down from the stand on a series of protectionist measures undertaken by the two governments in recent months that have strained ties between the strategic partners. With harsh tone, U.S. President has been putting pressure on India to do more to open its markets. Earlier this week again on Twitter, he said India’s high tariffs were “unacceptable”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been pushing nationalist…
The Indian challenge in the ICC cricket world cup finally came to an end on Wednesday, as the Men in Blues went down vying for a crucial win against a spirited Kiwis team that posed a tough challenge for India despite scoring 240 in a rain-hit match. Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the way team fought till the end. India looked in doldrums when the team lost three main batsmen with the likes of Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli for just five runs. The Kiwis’ onslaught was visible with its bowlers and fielders building pressure on Indian players with…
Union Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar has said that government is committed to eradicate the problem of child labour from all parts of the country. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, the Minister said that over 3,20,000 children have been rescued from various forms of child labour during last five years. He said, the government is implementing the National Child Labour Project scheme since 1988 for rehabilitation of child labourer. Women and Child Development Ministry is also implementing Child Protection Services for care, protection, rehabilitation and reintegration of children in difficult circumstances. According to media reports, India’s children used…
Two-time champion India after proving its dominance in the league stage of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup, will look to brush aside New Zealand. Make no mistake; both India and New Zealand have a lot of experience of playing in the knockouts. But it’s for the first time they will face each other in a World Cup semi-final match. Team India will be trying to book a final berth when the two sides face-off in the 1st semi-final at the Old Trafford in Manchester in next few hours. The match will commence at 3 PM Indian time. All-round performances…
Days after stressing upon the need to look at the prevailing water crisis and its looming dangers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shared a blog on his Twitter account on water conservation. In his blog titled ‘A Daughter, A Tree and A Teacher’, Mr Modi has discussed an age-old process to conserve water. https://www.narendramodi.in/a-daughter-a-tree-and-a-teacher-3036 Through the blog, the Prime Minister shared his happiness and thanked people for liking his tweet regarding planting trees. He also welcomed the interest of people towards this initiative. The Prime Minister shared a traditional technique related to water conservation and horticulture, in which a plant…
Lok Sabha will take up general discussion on the Union Budget for 2019-2020 today, three days after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget on Friday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 and the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019. Also, the Consumer Protection Bill, 2019 and the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 is scheduled to be introduced in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament. The Rajya Sabha, the upper house, is scheduled to hold debate on the Dentists (Amendment) Bill and Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment)…
The sinking ship of Congress is quite visible in Karnataka, as senior Congress leaders are holding hectic parleys in Bengaluru since morning. The development comes a day after nine Congress MLAs and three from JD(S) submitted their resignation letters at the Speaker’s office. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1147471069944537088 https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1147471069944537088 Senior state Congress leaders including deputy chief minister G Parameshwara, Home Minister MB Patil, former chief minister Siddaramaiah, HK Patil, KC Venugopal and Mallikarjun Kharge have met and discussing strategy in view of the prevailing political situation in the state following the resignation of legislators. JD(S) MLA from KR Pet, Narayana Gowda, said he decided…
Showcasing the country’s new road to development and government priorities, the Economic Survey 2018-19 will be presented in Parliament today. Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the survey in both the Houses. The Economic survey is presented a day before the Union Budget. This will give the status of the annual economic development of the country. The survey also highlights policy initiatives of the government and a roadmap to further boost the economy. Also Read: Leftist JNU to confer alumni award to Sitharaman, S. Jaishankar It also carries sectoral overviews and comments on reform measures that are…
he Jagannath Rath Yatra, which sees one of the biggest congregation of Hindus and believers in Hindu faith, will be taken out today at Puri in Odisha. Lakhs of people will converge at Jagannath Temple in Puri to witness Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra riding three giant wooden chariots which are pulled by devotees as they travel to Gundicha temple. In Gujarat, 142nd annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath started this morning in Ahmedabad amidst tight security arrangements. Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with his family members participated in the Mangla Arti in the morning. Gujarat Chief…