New Delhi : A larger Opposition minus the Janata Dal (United) today unanimously nominated former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, 72, as its joint candidate for the July 17 presidential election. Announcing her name, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who chaired the meeting of 17 non-NDA parties in the Parliament House Complex, appealed to all parties […]
Chandigarh : Agricultural labourers account for half of the farm suicides in the state, but they found no mention in the Chief Minister’s debt waiver announcement on Monday. The CM said today that his government did not have a record of the number of landless labourers or their debt. He proposed that a five-member committee […]
Chandigarh : In an unprecedented step, the Punjab Speaker today ordered that all 19 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs be forcibly evicted from the Vidhan Sabha. Marshals then physically lifted the MLAs, holding them by their arms and legs, causing injuries to some. Two legislators were hospitalised, even as women MLAs claimed they were inappropriately […]
CHANDIGARH : Punjab Chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh today said that state government has no record of landless farm labourers who could not be covered under farmers debt waiver scheme. Chief minister was responding to criticism by farm organisations and opposition parties who said landless farmers and labourers who are under debt were not given […]
Sydney : Newly-crowned Indonesia Open champion K Srikanth and defending champion Saina Nehwal progressed to the second round with contrasting wins at the Australian Open Super Series here today. PV Sindhu and B Sai Praneeth also entered the second round but it was curtains for four other singles players, including giant-slayer HS Prannoy. Srikanth continued […]