Lucknow, Oct 16 (UNI) Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav today said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh has completely ruined the power system. In a statement issued here, Akhilesh said, “Frequent power cuts and increased electricity tariffs have made life difficult for the people. The Power Corporation itself is flouting…
Chandigarh, Oct 16 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Punjab Police DIG (Ropar Range) Harcharan Singh Bhullar in a bribery case and recovered ₹5 crore in cash during raids at his Chandigarh residence. According to CBI officials, DIG Bhullar had allegedly demanded ₹8 lakh through a middleman from a scrap dealer in…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) India today denied information about any conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump in which the Prime Minister had ‘’assured’’ the US President that India would stop buying Russian oil. ‘’I am not aware of any conversation yesterday between the two leaders,’’ External Affairs Ministry spokesman…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court has stayed a Telangana High Court order that permitted the state police to take two women journalists into custody, despite their being granted bail in a case involving an alleged objectionable video against Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) The Ministry of External Affairs today categorically denied any knowledge of a phone conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump yesterday, contradicting the US President on his claims that PM Modi had assured him on October 15 that India would not purchase Russian oil. Ministry of External…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has told the Supreme Court that match-fixing should be treated as a criminal offence, as it involves cheating the public and damaging the integrity of the game. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was informed of the…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) India and Brazil today agreed to expand the Framework Agreement between India and MERCOSUR member States to make it substantial for a significant share of bilateral trade to benefit from tariff preferences. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin welcomed the interest of both India and MERCOSUR…
Lucknow, Oct 16 (UNI) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati today said that the historic event of ‘Manyvar Shri Kanshi Ram Ji Smarak Sthal’ celebrated on October 9, the death anniversary of party founder Kanshi Ram, proved that the Bahujan Samaj still stands firmly with the mission, ideology and leadership of the BSP. Mayawati congratulated…
Gandhinagar, Oct 16 (UNI) In view of the reshuffle in Gujarat cabinet tomorrow, all the state ministers except Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, have resigned. State Bharatiya Janata Party media coordinator Yagnesh Dave told UNI that all ministers, except Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, have resigned from the state cabinet. The swearing-in ceremony of the new ministers…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to restrain the Bar Council of India (BCI) from interfering with or assuming control over the conduct of elections to various State Bar Councils. The plea, filed by Advocate M. Vardhan through Advocate-on-Record Rajesh Singh Chauhan in a pending…
