New Delhi, Dec12 (UNI) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday approved the first batch of supplementary demands for grants for financial year 2023-24 providing for additional spending of Rs 1.29 lakh crore. The additional expenditure covers subsidy on fuel, fertilizer and LPG among others. Responding to the discussion on supplementary demands for grants, Finance Minister Nirmala…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023, which was moved by Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal. Responding to the debate, Meghwal said, “The government is committed to conducting…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday introduced in the Lok Sabha three amendment bills, which will replace the three existing criminal laws in the country The three new bills are the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill,…
Jaipur, Dec 12 (UNI) Bhajan Lal Sharma, a first-time MLA, will be the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan, after being elected the leader of the BJP legislative party at its meeting here on Tuesday. The meeting also decided that Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa would take over as Deputy Chief Ministers. Making a formal…
Rampur (UP), Dec 11 (UNI) A special court here on Monday directed the police to arrest former MP and actress Jaya Prada Nahata and produce before it in two cases of violation of the model code of conduct after repeated warrants, prosecution sources said here. Prosecution sources said that the MP-MLA court of Additional Chief…
Bhopal, Dec 11 (UNI) Dr Mohan Yadav – who was unanimously chosen as the Madhya Pradesh BJP Legislature Party leader here on Monday – is to assume the mantle of Chief Minister and is believed to be the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s choice as well. Born on March 25, 1965 in Poonamchand Yadav’s family at the…
Dubai, Dec 11 (UNI) The International Cricket Council (ICC) have added the provision of an electronic clock which will look to speed up the game by penalising instances of time wastage by the fielding side. In the newly updated Men’s playing conditions, the ICC have added a provision for an electronic clock. This clock will…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (UNI) In a reference to the eruption of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir in 1980s, Supreme Court Judge Justice Sanjay Krishan Kaul on Monday said there was absence of a “commonly-accepted narrative of what happened” and recommended constitution of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to find out the “collective” truth….
Mumbai, Dec 11 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Monday ended at new peak at 69,928.53, rising 102.93 as buying was seen in Commodities, Metal, and Capital Goods stocks. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose 27.70 pts at 20,997.10. The Sensex opened higher at 69,925.63 increasing 100 pts. It was rallied 232 pts, breaching 70K level…
Banarhat, Dec 11 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday came down strongly on the Centre’s alleged withhold of fund of Rs 7000 crore for 100 days works and said she has sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the matter early next week in New Delhi. “We are not…
