Two rebel Delhi AAP MLAs disqualified, had campaigned for Modi’s BJP
AAP MLAs were disqualified on a complaint to the Delhi Assembly Speaker that they had shared the stage with BJP leaders during Lok Sabha poll campaigning period.
By Press Trust of India | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 08, 2019 05:38 PM IST
Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel on Thursday disqualified rebel AAP MLAs Devinder Sehrawat and Anil Bajpai under the anti-defection law, an official order said. Bajpai and Sehrawat had shared the stage with BJP leaders during the Lok Sabha polls. The decision comes nearly a week after Goel disqualified rebel AAP MLA and former Delhi minister Kapil Mishra for campaigning for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party. Sehrawat is a legislator from Bijwasan while Bajpai represents the Gandhi Nagar constituency. PTI BUN PR PR TDS TDS
More than 1 million Covid-19 vaccine doses given in a day: Government
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Srivatsan K C, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 11:16 PM IST
“Total 10,93,954 vaccine doses were given till 7 pm today, the forty-eighth day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination,” the health ministry said in a statement.
Complainant fails to join probe against Karnataka ex-minister Ramesh Jarkiholi
By Arun Dev
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 11:01 PM IST
- A police officer said that the complainant's status as witness in the case of alleged sexual exploitation against former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi is also unclear.
‘Choice between smart city and decay’: Minister on Ease of Living Index report
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 10:42 PM IST
The Union minister also hailed the smart cities project as one of the fastest implemented projects anywhere in the world. He, however, said, “there is some kind of perception deficit.”
Press Association seeks priority Covid-19 vaccination of accredited journalists
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 10:33 PM IST
"Like health professionals, security persons and many others, a number of journalists have also lost their lives on the line of duty. Like all other essential services, media houses also remained open during the whole calamity," the press body said in an official statement.
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India plans $6.88 billion steel plant
Posted by Harshit Sabarwal | Reuters
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 09:58 PM IST
The proposed plant to be built by the joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel would have annual production capacity of 12 million tonnes, the state government of Odisha said in a statement.
SC suggests law to create more courts to clear pendency of cheque bounce cases
By Abraham Thomas
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 09:54 PM IST
- On Wednesday, the Centre had submitted a note prepared by Department of Financial Services (DFS) which did not agree with the Court’s suggestion to create additional courts as a solution to curb high pendency of Section 138 cases.
Kotak Mahindra Bank signs MoU with Indian army to handle salary accounts
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 09:35 PM IST
The MoU enables Kotak to offer its salary account proposition, combined with exclusive benefits for the Indian Army, to all army personnel – both active and retired.
Indore ranks ninth in Centre's Ease of Living Index 2020, gets CM's praises
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Srivatsan K C, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 09:21 PM IST
- Indore was ranked the ninth-best city among cities with over a million population.
Odisha govt has data on number of people under OBC category: Dharmendra Pradhan
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 08:52 PM IST
- Pradhan, who has written at least three letters to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik demanding immediate implementation of 27 per cent quota for OBC category, in a statement said that his demand for reservation in jobs and education remain unaddressed till date.
SII writes to PMO proposing reforms in drug regulatory system
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 08:45 PM IST
"In view of the successful result of this provision for Covid-19 vaccine, this provision should also be implemented for non-Covid-19 vaccines," Prakash Kumar Singh, the Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs at the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) said.
Military leaders will have to match political vision behind theaterisation: CDS
By Rahul Singh | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
UPDATED ON MAR 04, 2021 09:44 PM IST
- General Bipin Rawat said the Indian armed forces face greater challenges than any other military in the world and India urgently needs to bring about structural reforms in higher defence and operational organisations.
Punjab logs 1,074 Covid new cases; highest single-day rise in nearly 5 months
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Harshit Sabarwal, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 04, 2021 09:47 PM IST
The health department bulletin showed 173,658 healthcare and frontline workers have been administered the first dose of the Covid-19 disease vaccine in Punjab till now while 44,306 of these workers have received the second dose.
Arunachal assembly passes key bills on GST, regulatory reforms for investors
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 08:23 PM IST
- The bills passed by the assembly are the Arunachal Pradesh Civil Courts Bill, the Arunachal Pradesh Goods and Service Tax (Amendment) Bill, the Arunachal Pradesh Ease of Doing Business Bill and the Arunachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill.
Will abolish EVMs if SP comes to power in UP in 2022, says Akhilesh Yadav
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Ayshee Bhaduri, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 08:14 PM IST
- Akhilesh Yadav launched a similar attack against EVMs during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections citing news clippings on malfunctioning of EVMs.
PM Modi to hold virtual summit with Swedish counterpart Stefan Löfven on Friday
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 08:05 PM IST
India and Sweden have warm and friendly relations based on shared values of democracy, freedom, pluralism and rules-based international order, the Ministry of External Affairs said.