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"Amit Shah and Narendra Modi are two syndicate ministers who come to Bengal and lie. I respect the chair of a Prime Minister but it is surprising to see a Prime Minister lie," Mamata said, addressing a rally at the conclusion of a roadshow from College Street to the Dorina Crossing area in Kolkata.
Eden stated that the Kerala government has signed MoUs that are against the spirit of fisheries policy of the state which protects deep sea fishing from local and foreign trawlers.
The clarification, notably on International Women's Day, comes in the wake of recent criticism against the Supreme Court that it had asked a rape accused in another case whether he would marry the victim, who was a minor when the crime was committed.
A Constitution Bench consisting of Justices Ashok Bhushan, L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and Ravindra Bhat issued formal notices to the states and posted the matter for hearing on March 15
Tamil Nadu Telangana Coronavirus Assembly Elections 2021 March 8, 9 Highlights: As of Monday, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 4018.
Petrol and diesel price today: Petrol price in Delhi stands at Rs 91.17 per litre while diesel is available for Rs 81.47. In Mumbai, petrol is retailing at Rs 97.57, while diesel costs Rs 88.60, data available on Indian Oil Corporation’s website showed.
Parliament Today Highlights: Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge raised the issue of sharp rise in prices of petrol, diesel and LPG in Rajya Sabha on Monday, and demanded that the Upper House discuss this "burning subject" as people are suffering.
International Women's Day 2021 Google Doodle: In its image, the portrayal of hands pays homage to these heroes who have opened doors for generations of women and have overcome obstacles of their time to create a lasting legacy.
From the latest on the run up to the Assembly polls in four states and a Union Territory, to a new twist in the political controversy sparked by an illicit CD featuring former Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi; here are today's top stories.
Making a political statement ahead of the state Assembly polls, Mamata had commuted on an electric scooter on February 25 to protest against the rising fuel prices.
PM Modi said the people of Bengal had chosen Mamata as their ‘didi’, but she chose to be a ‘bua’ to only one nephew. “Don’t you have many nephews in Bengal who all look up to you? Why are you fulfilling the greed of only one nephew?” he said.
The main focus of the government in the second part of the session is to get various demands for grants for the year 2021-22 passed along with the Finance Bill which carries various tax proposals.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a grand rally at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground and accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of indulging in "tolabaazi, syndicate, and commission cut".
The political scenario in the poll-bound state has heated up as the Customs informed the Kerala High Court that Swapna Suresh, key accused in the gold smuggling case, “stated with clarity about smuggling of foreign currency at the instance of” CM Vijayan and Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan.
Cyberabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar said that the gang was running a multilevel marketing scheme illegally and lured the public through its promoters and agents by promising high returns on investments.
Budumuru Nagaraju, while representing Andhra Pradesh in cricket, got habituated to a luxurious lifestyle that resulted from securing sponsorships. As he is no more active in cricket, he hatched a plan to target corporate companies for sustaining a lavish life, said the police.
In creating the new reforms, the EGI said, the government did not consult stakeholders and therefore it must “put the rules in abeyance and conduct meaningful consultation with all stakeholders.”
