Nitish Kumar sails through trust vote, attacks RJD over graft (Round-up)
Patna, July 28 (IANS) Two days after dramitcally embracing the BJP, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday had a smooth sail in the confidence vote in the Bihar assembly after he attacked his former ally RJD, saying secularism cannot be used as cover-up for corruption. After a two-hour discussion on the motion of confidence moved […]
Lok Sabha passes bill to give more autonomy to IIMs
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Indian Institutes of Management Bill, 2017, that aims to give the premier institutes more autonomy by restricting government role and enable them to grant degrees. “After the bill is passed, there will be no government role in the appointment of Board of Directors […]
India’s NSA Doval calls on Chinese President
Beijing, July 28 (IANS) India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval called on Chinese President Xi Jinping here on Friday, on the sidelines of a meeting of BRICS top security officials. Doval, along with his counterparts from member countries – Brazil, Russia and South Africa — called on Xi after the 7th BRICS Meeting of High […]
Nitish wins trust vote; Tejashwi asks ‘aren’t you ashamed’
July 28, 2017 The Nitish Kumar government on Friday won the crucial confidence vote in the Bihar Assembly. The ruling coalition of the Janata Dal-United, the Bharatiya Janata Party and others got 131 votes while the opposition got 108 votes, Speaker Vijay Kumar Chowdhury said. The trust vote was taken through lobby division. Rashtriya Janata Dal MLAs protested […]
As Nitish joins NDA, 2019 poll prospect looks rosy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bid to retain power in 2019 looks stronger than ever, with the Bharatiya Janata Party now reigning over the north, west and the east, quite the way the Congress did in its heyday. With the Janata Dal-United chief Nitish Kumar forming a government with the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar on Thursday, the […]
Hours after resignation, Nitish back as CM with Sushil Modi in tow
July 27, 2017 A little more than 12 hours after 66-year-old Kumar resigned to break ranks with his allies — Lalu Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal party and the Congress — he was back in office after being sworn in by Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi at the Raj Bhawan. Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi was […]
India-China border row may lead to war, says US expert
By IANS : 27th July 2017 WASHINGTON: A US expert has said that the ongoing border dispute between the Indian and Chinese troops at Dokhlam in the Sikkim sector could lead to a war. “Yes I do, and I don’t say that lightly,” Jeff M. Smith, a scholar at the American Foreign Policy Council, told the […]
Send Sanjay Dutt to jail if you think we broke rules: Maharashtra govt to HC
July 27, 2017 The Maharashtra government on Thursday told the Bombay high court that it can direct Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt to go back to jail if it is of the view that the state had erred in granting him early remission. The state government made this submission when it was asked by the court how […]
Naqvi flags off 1st batch of 300 Haj pilgrims from New Delhi Airport
New Delhi :-The Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today morning flagged off the first batch of 300 Haj pilgrims from New Delhi Airport with prayers of country’s safety and prosperity. Shri Naqvi congratulated to Haj pilgrims and extended best wishes to them for their pilgrimage. […]
Measures taken to check irregularities in MGNREGA
New Delhi :The Government today said that the launching of National Electronic Fund Management System (NeFMS) in 21 States and one UT for direct transfer of wages into workers account, eFMS, Direct Benefit Transfer, Aadhaar based payment System are among the several measures being taken to tackle issues like misappropriation of funds, corruption and […]
