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State Election Commissioners Must be Independent Persons: SC

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 12: In a judgement that may have far-reaching consequences, the Supreme Court on Friday held that a person associated or employed with the Centre or the state government cannot work as a state election commissioner, who need to be an independent person. The judgement came on an appeal by the […]

Modi Launched “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” from Gandhi Ashram

NEW DELHI, Mar 12: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the ‘Padyatra’ (Freedom March) from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, and inaugurated the curtain raiser activities of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ (India@75). Governor of Gujarat Acharya Devvrat, Union MoS (I/C)  Prahalad Singh Patel and Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani and Gandhi Ashram trustees  were […]

SAARC Diary: Construction on the Kholongchhu Hydroelectric Power Project in Trashiyangtse is due to begin soon.

NEW DELHI, Mar 10: Contracts for the construction of the Kholongchhu Hydroelectric Power Project in Bhutan were awarded by the Project Management at a total cost of Nu./Rs. 202.763 billion. The Indian High Commission in Thimpu stated, “M/s Rigsar Construction Pvt Ltd is one of the companies in Bhutan that has been awarded a major […]

Ambani Bomb Scare: “Telegram Created in Delhi,” Mumbai Police

NEW DELHI, Mar 11: The Telegram channel through which an organisation named “Jaish-ul-Hind” had claimed responsibility for placing an abandoned explosives-laden vehicle near “Antilia,” the residence of top industrialist Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai, was “created in the Tihar” area of Delhi, a senior Mumbai police official said on Thursday. The Delhi Police has been informed […]

Covishield Vaccine Price Reduced in Re-negotiation

NEW DELHI, Mar 11: The centre has re-negotiated with the Pune-based Serum Institute of India of the procurement price of “Covishield” and has been offered the further doses of the Covid-19 vaccine at significantly lower price than the initial rate of purchase. The Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday said the price of Covishield, […]

Lockdown again in Nagpur, Similar Measures Likely in Some Other Parts of Maharashtra

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 11: Even as Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu continue to report high number of COVID daily new cases, a week-long lockdown will be in force in Nagpur district from March 15 with the Maharashtra government mulling similar stringent measures in several other parts of the state as […]

Modi’s Photo Removed from Vaccine Certificates in Poll-Bound States

NEW DELHI, Mar 11: The centre has removed the photograph of the prime minister Narendra Modi in the certificates issued to the recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine in the poll-bound states and the union territory. The union health ministry informed the Election Commission of India on Thursday that as per its instructions the government had […]

Shringla Inaugurates South Asia Group of Energy, Suggests Sri Lanka to Join

NEW DELHI, Mar 10: Speaking during the inauguration of the South Asia Group of Energy (SAGE) at the Research and Information System (RIS) for developing countries,  Harsh Vardhan Shringla the Foreign Secretary congratulated RIS for undertaking this timely and useful initiative and said energy cooperation has the potential to be a key pillar of regional […]

SAARC Diary: Indian Naval Ships Visiting Bangladesh Port

NEW DELHI, Mar 10: The Indian Navy ships Kulish and Sumedha visited the port of Mongla to commemorate the ‘Mujibo Barsho’ and th ‘50 Years of Liberation War.’ The visit is significant because it is the first time Indian naval ships are visiting Mongla. The last time it happened was in December 1971, when the two gunboats Padma and Palash, manned jointly by Indian Navy and Mukti Bahini staff, sailed up the Pusur river in a covert […]

Risking Farmers’ Wrath, ML Khattar Government Survives in Haryana

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 10: Even risking farmers’ wrath, the BJP-JJP coalition government in Haryana led by Manohar Lal Khattar managed to keep its ranks intact to defeat the opposition Congress-sponsored no confidence motion against the government. The government alliance received 55 votes against the motion to 32 by the Congress who sponsored the […]
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