Nashik, Sep 21 (UNI) With no solution being found to pending demands of onion traders, they called for an indefinite strike from Wednesday, leading to suspension of onion auction at all 15 Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) and sub-market committees in the district. After the central government raised export duty on onions, angry onion farmers…
Chandigarh, Sep 20 (UNI) Former BJP MLA from Abohar Arun Narang joined the Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann formally inducted Narang into the party and welcomed him to the fold. Arun Narang won the 2017 assembly elections from Abohar constituency by defeating the then Congress candidate Sunil Jakhar. Arun Narang is…
Chennai, Sep 20 (UNI) A Principal Sessions Court on Wednesday dismissed the the bail application of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, who was now in judicial custody following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case. Principal Sessions Judge S Alli refused to grant bail accepting the ED’s strong contention…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said for the BJP government, women empowerment is a matter of recognition and not a political issue. “Women empowerment can be a political issue for some parties and a weapon to win the elections, but it is a matter of recognition for BJP,”…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday supported the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, but said it was “incomplete” without a quota for OBC representatives. Presenting his views on the bill, Rahul Gandhi said the bill can be implemented today itself by allocating 33 per cent of Lok Sabha…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Women’s Reservation Bill which provides for a 33 percent quota in the lower house of parliament and the state assemblies for women. As many as 454 members in the People’s House voted in favour of the Bill while 2 members opposed it. The…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Taking a dig at the Modi government, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said India’s space programme has always been powered by locally made parts and components and any suggestion that this started happening only after 2014 is a “complete distortion of fact”. Participating in the discussion on India’s…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday issued travel advisory to Indian nationals including students amid “growing anti-India activities” in Canada. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs asked Indian nationals in Canada and those contemplating travel to the North American country to exercise utmost caution. The MEA said:…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday hit out at the Opposition for calling the Women’s Reservation Bill a “jumla”, and said the Narendra Modi government was determined to implement the legislation in letter and spirit. “Those who are calling the Bill a jumla, I would like…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) The registration for Assam government’s ambitious self-employment scheme Mukhya Mantri Swa-Niyojan Mission, that aims to create two lakh youth entrepreneurs in the state, will begin tentatively on September 23-24, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced here on Wednesday. “Mukhya Mantri Swa-Niyojan Mission scheme is in its final stage. Today, the work…
