Monday, 23 December 2024
Monday, 23 December 2024
Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' led by Rahul Gandhi entered West Bengal from Assam. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed confidence in the unity of the Opposition INDIA bloc in combating injustice nationwide, a day after TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee's decision to go solo in the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the party is hopeful of finding a solution to the seat-sharing impasse with the TMC, a day after its supremo Mamata Banerjee made a surprise announcement of going solo in the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal. "I don't want to make any running commentary on seat-sharing, but we want this impasse to end and we will find a solution," he added.
French president Emmanuel Macron arrived in Jaipur, where he will spend several hours savouring the sites – and perhaps some roadside chai -- before engaging in talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on strengthening India France ties. The two leaders will hold official talks at Rambagh Palace hotel in the evening.
Former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar, who had quit the BJP to join the Congress ahead of the state assembly polls last year, rejoined his old party. Karnataka Congress hit out at Shettar for rejoining the BJP, terming his move as a 'breach of trust' and questioning his conscience.
Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P B Varale was administered the oath of office as a Supreme Court judge by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud in Delhi. With the swearing in, the top court has attained its full strength of 34 judges, including the Chief Justice of India, and would for the first time have three sitting judges from the Dalit community.
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will fence a major portion of the strategic India-Myanmar border, and a 10-km stretch in Manipur has already been covered, a senior official said. The organisation has already finished fencing 10 km along the border in Manipur’s Moreh, which was handed over to the Assam Rifles.
The extended timing to offer prayers at the new Ram temple in Ayodhya came into effect with 'darshan' being allowed from 6 am as key roads leading to the temple town remained closed to regulate vehicular movement. Rapid Action Force and Central Reserve Police Force personnel have been deployed outside the temple and roads from Basti, Gonda, Ambedkarnagar, Barabanki, Sultanpur and Amethi blocked 15 kilometres ahead of their borders with Ayodhya.
Calcutta High Court on Thursday said it will not interfere in the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education's decision to change the timing of the class X examination beginning February 2. The court noted that the counsels for the state and the board submitted that administrative measures for providing logistical support for the examination, in which several lakh students will appear, is complete.
Zee Entertainment has told Walt Disney it does not intend to move forward with a deal to pay around $1.4 billion for cricket TV rights it acquired from the U.S. company, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The Indian company was to pay for the rights over time but it missed the first $200 million payment to Disney in recent weeks and told the U.S. company it was walking back on the deal, said the two sources, who declined to be named because the matter is still private.
Wipro founder Azim Premji has transferred 1.02 crore equity shares of Wipro held by him to his two sons --Rishad Premji and Tariq Premji-- as 'gift', according to exchange filing. Tech magnate Azim Premji's son Rishad Premji currently helms Wipro as its Executive Chairman, and is a prominent face of the IT industry.
