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West Bengal: SG Denies Meeting Suvendu Adhikari, Trinamool Seeks Removal
Three Trinamool Congress MPs on Friday questioned the alleged meeting of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta with Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, who is facing probe in Narada case and Saradha chit fund scam, and asked Prime Minister to take necessary action to remove him from the post. ....
India’s Covid Vaccination Coverage Crosses 34 Crore Mark
India's cumulative vaccination coverage crossed the 34 crore on Friday, including 43,99,298 vaccine doses administered in the last 24 hours, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Saturday. ....
Manish Sisodia Asks Ambedkar University Not To Fine Student For ‘slur Remarks’ Against CM Arvind Kejriwal
Days after a student of Ambedkar University was fined Rs 5,000 for allegedly making 'slur remarks' against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, sources in Delhi government said the university has been directed to cancel the imposed fine. ....
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Fined Rs 5 Lakh By Court
Though Calcutta High Court Justice Kausik Chanda recused himself from hearing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's plea challenging the Assembly election verdict in Nandigram, the court fined her Rs 5 lakh for the way in which she sought the judge's recusal. ....
No Muslims In Modi Cabinet Revamp, Naqvi Remains Lone Face
The Narendra Modi cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday did not see any Muslim being inducted, despite a few aspirants in the fray, and Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi remains the community's lone representative in the Union Cabinet. ....
PM Modi Begins Work With Fresh Cabinet, Interacts With Institutions
A day after the reshuffle of the Union Cabinet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started working with the new batch of ministers and initiated the move with Directors of centrally funded technical institutions like IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur and IISc Bangalore. ....
India Adds 42,766 New Covid Cases, 1,206 Deaths In 24 Hrs
India recorded 42,766 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours and 1,206 deaths, said the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Saturday. ....
HC Issues Notice To Suvendu Adhikari On Mamata Banerjee's Poll Petition
Accepting the poll petition of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging the election of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the latter and posted the matter for further hearing on August 12. ....
UP Assembly Secretariat Bans Jeans, T-shirt For Staff
Staff working in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Secretariat have been banned from wearing jeans and T-shirts during office hours. This order was issued by Narendra Kumar Mishra, Joint Secretary in the Vidhan Sabha Secretariat. ....
Free Him On Or Before 5 Pm Today: SC On Activist Held For FB Post
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered for the release of Manipuri activist Erendro Leichombam, on or before 5 p.m. Monday. Leichombam was booked under the National Security Act (NSA) for a Facebook post criticising BJP leaders for advocating cow dung and cow urine as cure for Covid. ....
