Speaker to meet Presiding Officers on Feb 4
The meeting has been called in the wake of Supreme Court notice to him on the expulsion of MPs in the 'cash-for-query' scam.
By Press Trust of India | None, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 20, 2006 08:43 PM IST
In the wake of Supreme Court notice to him on the expulsion of MPs in the 'cash-for-query' scam, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has convened a meeting of Presiding Officers of all state legislatures on February 4 to discuss the matter.
"I have called a meeting of Presiding Officers on February 4 to discuss this matter," Chatterjee told reporters after an all-party meeting which felt that he should not accept or respond to the notice or appear before the court.
As many as 10 MPs were expelled from Lok Sabha and onefrom Rajya Sabha during the Winter Session after they were caught on camera accepting cash.
PDP workers stage protest in Jammu against fuel price hike
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 03:46 PM IST
Police blocked the Dogra chowk here and did not allow the activists of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to take out a rally, they said.
No Covid-19 related deaths in 20 states, UTs in last 24 hours: Government
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Srivatsan K C, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 03:45 PM IST
The health ministry also said that 106 deaths were reported across India in the said period and five states accounted for nearly 87 per cent of these fatalities.
Bombay HC judge warns against overcrowding in court
PTI, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 03:20 PM IST
A division bench headed by Justice S S Shinde, which hears criminal cases, after seeing the crowd in his courtroom, asked staff to tell police officers, advocates and litigants to wait outside.
‘Get vaccinated proactively’: VP Naidu receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Karan Manral, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 03:11 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik also took their first vaccine shots against Covid-19 on Monday.
No Co-Win app, log in to web portal to register for Covid-19 shot: Govt
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 01, 2021 03:11 PM IST
The second phase of Covid-19 vaccination in India kicked off on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi becoming the first senior citizen to take the jab.
PM's move to get inoculated would remove vaccine hesitancy: AIIMS Director
By Susmita Pakrasi | PTI, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 03:04 PM IST
Bharat Biotech has said that efficacy data from a late-stage trial on nearly 26,000 volunteers who took Covaxin will be out soon.
_1614589853868_1614589878008.png "The governments of India and Pakistan have welcomed the border ceasefire announced by the two armies after months of back-channel contact at military and diplomatic level(Agencies)")
‘Not a shot fired’: Ceasefire brings peace to India-Pak border, big test ahead
By Shishir Gupta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 01, 2021 03:37 PM IST
- Indian security officials say they are tracking the infiltration of terrorists from the military-supported terror pads in Pakistan for its assessment of the Imran Khan government's intentions
India flags off second phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive| In Photos
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Ayshee Bhaduri, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 01, 2021 03:12 PM IST
- The first day of the second phase started with the vaccination of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at AIIMS in Delhi.
Chandrababu Naidu detained at Tirupati, stages sit-in at airport floor
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 02:26 PM IST
The leader was to join his Telugu Desam Party leaders in protest against the YSR Congress Party.
Inspired, humbled: Bharat Biotech tweets after PM Modi takes Covaxin
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 02:25 PM IST
PM Modi took his first dose of Covaxin at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) and urged those who are eligible to get inoculated.
'PM Modi gave a clear message to nation by taking Covaxin': Harsh Vardhan
By Susmita Pakrasi
UPDATED ON MAR 01, 2021 02:24 PM IST
- PM Modi, earlier in the day, took his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at AIIMS and appealed to all those who are eligible to get inoculated.
MK Stalin says BJP sided with 'corrupt' AIADMK in reply to Amit Shah
PTI, Chennai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 02:14 PM IST
Stalin said earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier spoken on similar lines, "now Amit Shah has spoken and tomorrow all BJP leaders coming from the Centre will only say the same thing."
Delhi HC adjourns hearing on plea against WhatsApp's new privacy policy
ANI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 02:10 PM IST
A single-judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva asked the Centre to file a status report and listed the matter for April 19.
Bailable warrant issued against Kangana Ranaut on Javed Akhtar's complaint
PTI, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 01:36 PM IST
The Andheri metropolitan magistrate's court issued a summons to Kangana Ranaut on February 1, directing her to appear before it on March 1.
Miss India Delhi 2019 Mansi Sehgal joins AAP, says Kejriwal inspires her
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Ayshee Bhaduri, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 01:20 PM IST
- "Inspired by the honest governance of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and hard work of MLA Raghav Chadha, I chose to join the Aam Aadmi Party..." said Mansi Sehgal
