With the BJP waiting in the wings to form the government in Madhya Pradesh, Governor Lalji Tandon on Sunday wrote a stern letter to Speaker Narmada Prasad Prajapati telling him to quit his post as per convention. The Governor said by convention the Speaker must quit once the party that elected him loses power. A BJP delegation had called on the Governor on Saturday to complain about the Speaker who accepted the resignation of BJP legislator Sharad Kole. The BJP which was clamouring for early acceptance of 22 Congress legislators in absentia complained that Kole”s resignation was accepted in haste.…
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As the country goes into a complete lockdown to check the march of coronavirus, one institution parliament had been functioning, raising much protest from a section of opposition members. But with the number of COVID-19 cases going up rapidly, the centre has decided to adjourn the session on Monday, top government sources say. https://twitter.com/derekobrienmp/status/1240826224328523779?s=20 The budget session of Parliament was scheduled to be adjourned on the April 3. Tomorrow, the house will meet at 2 pm to pass an important legislation – the finance bill which would allow the government to pay salaries and bills after March 31, for the…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced complete shutdown of the national capital till March 31 to stem the virus spread. India will also suspend trains, transport between states and Metro in its biggest cities during the same period. Seventy districts that have reported confirmed coronavirus cases or deaths will run only essential public services till that date, said a government press release. Millions in the country put themselves under a 14-hour long voluntary curfew, acting on Modi’s appeal to “add tremendous strength to the fight” against the disease. India reported three more coronavirus deaths on Sunday, including the first…
Former union minister P Chidambaram, one of the sharpest critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-led government, has backed the “Janata Curfew” in a column published today in The Indian Express and said he is “duty-bound” to support the PM in the fight against coronavirus or COVID-19. “I am duty bound to support the PM and I shall do so. In effect, he has asked the people to fight the enemy with moral armaments. I am afraid that the virus is not like Clement Attlee imbued with high moral values. I am pretty certain the PM will be…
Union Minister for the Ministry of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani encouraged netizens to participate in ‘online antakshari’ to fight boredom amid coronavirus lockdown. “We are a 130 crore family so tag karna mushkil hai ki next kaun gaana uthayega isiliye sing / tweet a song coz ye apni marzi wala #TwitterAntakshari hai,” Smriti tweeted. Seeing her tweet, many celebs, including Karan Johar and Ekta Kapoor participated in the game. Filmmaker Karan Johar shared that antakshari is his favourite game to pass time. Not only this, he also mentioned his favourite song “Lag jaa gale”. “Helloji! Antakshari is my…
Salman Khan’s ‘Bigg Boss 13’ managed to become the talk of the town, all thanks to its drama-packed episodes. The popular reality show had set the TRP charts on fire, despite airing at a late night slot. We had earlier informed you that ‘BB 13’ will return back to the small screen. ‘Bigg Boss 13’ will be re-telecasted on Colors channel as the makers of ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karoge’ had to end their swayamvar based show due to Coronavirus outbreak. ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karoge’ ended prematurely after the shooting for films, TV shows and web series were put on hold from March…
The Pakistan-Afghan border at Chaman has been opened for two days after a 19-day closure to allow trucks loaded with Afghan transit trade goods, fresh fruits and other items following Prime Minister Imran Khan’s order to do so. However, the people stranded on both sides of the border were not allowed to cross into their countries, Dawn news reported. Official sources said that the border had been opened just for two days Saturday and Sunday and the Friendship Gate will be closed on Monday till further orders. “The authorities opened the border and allowed around 90 trucks to cross into…
hurled near the site Protesters at Shaheen Bagh in the capital are continuing with their demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Act in symbolic fashion Sunday, as the country shuts down for a 14-hour ‘janata curfew’ to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The protesters had originally announced that they would continue as usual on the day of the curfew called by PM Narendra Modi in a TV broadcast Thursday. However, as the appointed hour of 7am approached Sunday, protesters vacated the site, instead laying out their slippers and shoes on the wide benches to mark their symbolic presence. “We aren’t ending the…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked people to be prepared for more Janata Curfews in the coming days. In statement issued from Gorakhpur on Sunday, the Chief Minister said that social distancing was the only way to check the spread of the coronavirus. He urged the people to fight collectively against the pandemic, but underlined the fact that there was no need to panic. The Chief Minister said that Uttar Pradesh had reported 27 patients who were COVID-19 positive and 11 of them had completely recovered. He appreciated the efforts of all those who were involved in checking…
Millions of people across the country stayed indoors, streets wore a deserted look and bare number of vehicles were on the road on Sunday in an unprecedented shutdown on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for a ‘ Janata curfew’ to help check the spread of coronavirus. Moments before the “Janata Curfew” that he proposed came into effect on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that the daylong stay-at-home for millions of Indians would “add tremendous strength to the fight” against coronavirus or COVID-19. “In a few minutes from now, the #JantaCurfew commences. Let us all be a part of this curfew, which will add…