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04 Jan

36th Annual Convention of Indian Association of Tour Operators

editor0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalGujarat, IATO, Tourism Secretary

The Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendra Patel has inaugurated the 36th Annual Conventon Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) was held at Hotel The Leela, Gandhinagar. Tourism Secretary to the Government of India Shri Arvind Singh, Tourism Secretary of Gujarat Shri Hareet Shukla and other dignitaries were present at the inaugural function. Tour operators from across India came to Gujarat to attend this 36th Convention of IATO. They had discussions on the theme of ‘Brand India: The Road to Recovery’ during the 3 days convention. Various business sessions were held during the 3 day convention, on various subjects including…

03 Jan

Lakhimpur Kheri case: Ashish Misra named prime accused in 5,000-page charge sheet

editor0 CommentsPoliticalfarmer, Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday, January 3, submitted a 5,000-page charge sheet in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. The police named Minister of State for Home Ajay Misra Teni’s son Ashish Misra as the prime accused in the case. Eight people were killed on October 3 after violence erupted during a farmers' protest, claiming the lives of farmers and BJP workers ahead of a visit to Lakhimpur by Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. Four of the dead were people in cars that were part of a convoy of BJP workers who had come to welcome the…

31 Dec

46th GST Council Meet chaired by FM Nirmala Sitharaman

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India, Lifestyle, Political

On 31st December Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 46th GST Council Meet and will likely discuss the report on rate rationalisation, proposed GST hike in textile and among other things. It is an extension to the pre-budget meeting of FM Sitharaman with State Finance Ministers on 30th December. The Group of Ministers (GoM) were tasked to review items under an inverted duty structure to help minimize refund payout, will submit a report to the Council. The Fitment committee has made many "sweeping" recommendations to the GoM regarding slab and rate changes and taking items out of the exemption list.…

24 Dec

Delay UP Elections, Ban Rallies: Court Urges Poll Body, PM Over Omicron

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, India, Politicalelections, Uttar Pradesh

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested the Election Commission to postpone the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 by a month or two, reported news websites. The court also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the EC to immediately ban rallies and public meetings of political parties in the state amid the rising fears of the highly contagious Covid variant Omicron. "If rallies are not stopped, results will be worse than the second wave," Justice Shekhar Yadav said. The court made the observations while hearing an unconnected bail petition. The observation comes on the same day when PM Modi…

19 Dec

Section 144 imposed in Kerala’s Alappuzha after twin political murders, security beefed up

editor0 CommentsPoliticalKerala

Following the murders two political leaders in less than a day, prohibitory order of Section 144 under CrPC has been imposed in Alappuzha district of Kerala for two days, district collector A Alexander said on Sunday. Two state-level leaders of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Bharatyia Janata Party (BJP) were killed amid growing tensions between the two parties in the region. Clashes ensued in the district after the back to back murders. High vigil is being maintained in the area and senior police officers have been rushed to avert further tensions. It is believed that the second…

15 Dec

Karnataka MLC Election Results: BJP wins 12 seats but falls short of majority, Congress nabs 11 seats

editor0 CommentsPoliticalBJP, karnataka

The ruling BJP emerged victorious in 12 of the 25 seats but felling one seat short of gaining a simple majority in the Karnataka Legislative Council for which biennial elections were held on 10 December. The Opposition Congress managed to clinch 11 seats, while the JD(S) has won Hassan seat and is leading in one of the seats in Mysuru. An Independent candidate has managed to win one of the two seats in the prestigious Belagavi constituency, the poll official said. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai heaved a sigh of relief, calling it "a good result". However, the fact that the…

15 Dec

Yogi Adityanath didn’t take dip in Ganga as he knows rivers are not clean: Akhilesh Yadav

editor0 CommentsPoliticalAkhilesh Yadav, PM Modi, Yogi Adityanath

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday claimed that the UP CM Yogi Adityanath did not take a dip in the Ganga as he knew the river is dirty. "The BJP spent crores on cleaning the Ganga. But CM Yogi Adityanath knew that the Ganga is dirty. That's why he didn't take a dip," Yadav said. "The question is, will Mother Ganga ever be clean? Funds flowed out, but the river hasn't been cleaned," he said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Varanasi, however, offered prayers and took a dip in the Ganga at Lalita…

08 Dec

Foreign Secretary arrives in Dhaka for Swarnim Vijay Diwas

editor0 CommentsPoliticalForeign Secretary, Swarnim Vijay Diwas

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday morning for a two-day visit ahead of President Ramnath Kovind’s state visit to Bangladesh from 15-17 December. This will be the first visit by the 14th President of India to Bangladesh. Shringla's trip will focus on the preparation of President Ramnath Kovind's itinerary in Dhaka besides discussions on a host of development and cross-border projects, including health cooperation as well as regional developments, sources mentioned. The Foreign Secretary is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday. India's relationship with Bangladesh is one of the strongest pillars of…

05 Dec

Priyanka Chaturvedi resigns as anchor of Sansad TV show after suspension from Rajya Sabha

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Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has resigned as an anchor for a show titled 'Meri Kahaani' on Sansad TV following her suspension from the Rajya Sabha. In a letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu, she wrote, "It is with deep anguish that I step down as an anchor of Sansad TV’s show Meri Kahaani, I am unwilling to occupy space on Sansad TV for a show but being denied space on it for discharging parliamentary duties due to arbitrary suspension of us 12 MPs. Hence, as much as I was committed to the show, I must step away." Meri…

24 Nov

Gautam Gambhir receives death threats from ‘ISIS Kashmir’; approaches police

editor0 CommentsCrime, Political

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Delhi and former cricketer Gautam Gambhir claimed that he has received death threats from 'ISIS Kashmir', according to news agency ANI on Wednesday. Shweta Chauhan, DCP central, told ANI that Gambhir has approached the Delhi Police in this regard. “Gautam Gambhir has received death threats from 'ISIS Kashmir' through e-mail. Security has been beefed up outside Gambhir's residence,” Chauhan added. DCP (Central) Shweta Chauhan has said that an investigation is underway to probe the death threats. "Gautam Gambhir has received death threats from 'ISIS Kashmir' through e-mail. In 2019, Gambhir was elected as a…