Chhattisgarh Congress on Tuesday launched a massive statewide protest, enforcing a chakka jam (road blockade) across all 33 districts of the state to protest the arrest of former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s son by the Enforcement Directorate.
In June last year, 13.88 billion UPI transactions were done while 18.39 billion in the same period this year, marking a sharp 32 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth.
Following the sudden and unexpected resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, speculation is rife over his possible successor, with several names, including leaders from the BJP and NDA alliance partners, doing the rounds.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday acknowledged Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation, wishing him good health.
With reports of clashes and incidents during ongoing Kanwar Yatras in Uttar Pradesh, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has now decided to engage its cadre for protecting the Kanwariyas from anti-social elements.
A government-run ambulance was stolen from the premises of the Ambikapur Medical College Hospital in Chhattisgarh, raising serious questions about the adequacy of security protocols at one of the region’s key healthcare facilities.
In a meeting of the India bloc leaders attended by Rajya Sabha Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, the opposition decided to push for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s presence in the House, Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal said on Tuesday.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Tuesday raised serious questions about Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s sudden resignation, inferring “far deeper reasons” beyond the stated health concerns.
Azizul Haque, a prominent leftist intellectual, writer and one of the early leaders of the Naxalite movement in India, died on Monday at a private hospital in Salt Lake after a prolonged illness.
City police today came in for some lavish praise from the Calcutta High Court for its conduct during Martyrs’ Day event in the state capital.
