Wednesday, 01 January 2025
Wednesday, 01 January 2025
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar offered his apologies both inside and outside Bihar assembly for comments made a day before on the importance of women's education to control population growth which saw the Opposition raising a storm of protest and forcing an adjournment of the house. The Bihar Assembly was adjourned till 2 pm, soon after the commencement of proceedings, as the Opposition BJP kept demanding the resignation of Nitish Kumar. The NCW has demanded strong action from the Bihar assembly speaker against Nitish Kumar over his remarks and demanded his apology.
Israel's ground forces in the Gaza Strip aimed to locate and disable Hamas militants' vast tunnel network beneath the enclave, the next phase in an Israeli offensive that has killed thousands of Palestinians. Gaza City, Hamas' main stronghold in the territory, is encircled.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said the Lokpal has ordered a CBI probe against TMC MP Mahua Moitra on his complaint of alleged corruption by her. Moitra has denied the charge of receiving any pecuniary benefit.
Winter session of Parliament is likely to commence in the second week of December and could conclude ahead of Christmas, sources said. Three key bills which seek to replace the IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act are likely to be taken up for consideration during the session as the standing committee on Home has already adopted the three reports recently.
In view of air pollution in the national capital, the December winter break of all schools has been rescheduled and it will be now from November 9 to November 18, a circular of the Delhi Directorate of Education stated. The air quality in Delhi and its suburbs dropped to the severe category again, with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw burning in neighbouring states accounting for one-third of the air pollution in the national capital.
There are nearly 80 lakh graduates in Bihar, which is around 6.11 per cent of the total population, says the caste survey report tabled in Bihar assembly. A whopping 95.49 per cent of people of Bihar don't own any vehicle, while only 3.8 per cent have two-wheelers and a minuscule 0.11 per cent have cars, according to the report.
Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Trinamul Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee to appear before it in Calcutta on November 9 in connection with the alleged school jobs scam, a TMC leader said. Shashi Panja alleged that the BJP does such vendetta politics to 'harass' leaders ahead of crucial election early in 2024.
US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) will provide $553 million financing to Colombo West International Terminal Pvt Ltd – a consortium of India's largest port operator Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd, Sri Lanka's leading enterprise John Keells Holdings (JKH) and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. According to a statement, the US, Sri Lanka and India will foster an enduring legacy of cooperation in the development of sustainable infrastructure, like smart and green ports.
Youtuber Elvish Yadav was questioned by the Noida Police over suspected use of snake venom at a party, officials said, even as an investigation by the veterinary department found venom glands missing in all nine snakes that were rescued last week. The police have already applied for remand of the five people who were arrested in the case.
India opener Shubman Gill and pacer Mohammed Siraj grabbed the top positions in the batting and bowling charts respectively in the ICC ODI rankings. Among other Indian batters, Virat Kohli has risen to fourth place following his sensational run in the World Cup, while skipper Rohit Sharma is placed sixth.
