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Bihar minister denies assembly Speaker’s claim on no-confidence motion
Patna: Senior JD (U) leader and Bihar minister Shrawan Kumar on Thursday rejected the claim of assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Choudhary that he came to know about the no-confidence motion against himself…
- India
No misuse of Raj Bhavan in former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s arrest: Guv
Ranchi: Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday denied allegations that the Raj Bhavan was involved in former chief minister Hemant Soren’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case…
- India
Clashes break out after Haldwani madrassa demolition; admin orders shoot-at-sight
Violent clashes broke out between police and local residents in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on Thursday, February 8, after the municipal authorities demolished a madrassa, calling it an encroachment on government land. According to…
- India
Cops foil farmers’ march to Parliament; traffic around Delhi hit
Noida: Noida Police on Thursday stepped up security along its borders with Delhi as thousands of farmers from around 100 villages took to the streets seeking hiked compensation and made an unsuccessful…
- India
INDIA bloc is ‘alliance of corrupt’, people ‘happy’ with action against corruption: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday attacked opposition parties over their allegation that its government at the Centre was misusing probe agencies, saying people are “happy” with the action being taken under…
- India
‘Gau Sansad’ wants the cow to be declared ‘Mother of the Nation’
Prayagraj: The cow may be granted the status of ‘Mother of the Nation’ before the Maha Kumbh 2025, if the Uttar Pradesh chief minister accepts the demand of the sants in Prayagraj.…
- India
Assam govt to lodge police complaints for irregularities in school uniforms
Guwahati: The Assam government will file police complaints against those responsible for distributing poor quality uniforms to school students, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday. During Question Hour, Sarma informed…
- World
‘Worrisome’: India on security situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
New Delhi: India on Thursday said the security situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is “worrisome” and indicated its concerns over possible impact on the Indian consulate in Sittwe. On Tuesday, India had…
- Middle East
World Defence Show in Riyadh: India’s women power in armed forces on full display
New Delhi: Three women military officials — Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth, Colonel Ponung Doming and Lt Commander Annu Prakash — are among the personnel representing India at the World Defence Show in…
- Business
Mallika Srinivasan resigns as independent director from Swiggy board
New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Swiggy said on Thursday that Mallika Srinivasan has stepped down from the company’s Board as an Independent Director a year after joining. According to the company,…
- Hyderabad
Lawmakers use RTC bus, autorickshaw to reach Telangana Assembly
Hyderabad: NSUI State President and MLC Balmuri Venkat came to the State Legislative Assembly in an RTC bus while Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Padi Koushik Reddy took an autorickshaw in solidarity…
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Constitutional conversation—Part One
Siasat.com brings to you an imaginary debate between two individuals, one who believes in the Constitution as it is and the one who says it can and should be changed to suit…
- India
Historical trend of repo rate in India: How Indian economy gets impacted
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today retained the repo rate at 6.5 percent. The historical trend of the repo rate in India shows that it…
- India
Ayodhya mosque foundation distances itself from ‘sacred’ brick
Lucknow: The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation, set up for construction of a mosque at Dhannipur village in Ayodhya, has distanced itself from claims by a member of the same foundation that a “sacred”…
- India
UCC unnecessary, unfair and impractical: AIMPLB spokesperson
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has strongly criticised the passage of Uniform Civil Code Bill in the Uttarakhand Assembly, denouncing it as unnecessary, unfair, anti-diversity, and impractical. Dr Syed…
