Anti-CAA violence may have taken over the political discourse in Delhi but a prime electoral issue for the national capital has been the worsening air quality. East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir has sensed it and a foundation run by him is now all set to those open a giant air purifier in South Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar, come Friday. It will be a 20-foot-long prototype air purifier which Gambhir’s office claims will be a “first-of-its-kind” that will be inaugurated on Friday in Lajpat Nagar’s Central Market. The purifier will aim at treating 250,000-600,000 cubic metres of air per day and release…
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Continuing with his stand against the passing of a resolution by the Kerala Assembly on the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday maintained that it has no validity. “Citizenship Act is purely a Central subject and moreover, in Kerala there is no issue of any illegal migrants. Hence, this resolution passed by the Assembly has no Constitutional or legal validity,” said Khan to the media here on Thursday. Elaborating on the fiasco at the recently held Indian History Congress (IHC) at Kannur where eminent historian and Khan openly clashed, he pointed out that it has…
Several people including few fire fighters are reported to be trapped inside a factory at Udoh Nagar area of Peeragarhi, the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said here on Thursday. According to the DFS chief Atul Garg, “A call for fire in a factory was received at 4.23 a.m. on Thursday, accordingly, 7 fire tenders were sent to the spot. However the fire was followed by a sudden blast, due to which the building collapsed.” Garg added that when the building collapsed there were people inside it along with the fire fighters who are rescuing them. However, the number of people…
The Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said the states would have to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. A day after Kerala Assembly passed a resolution seeking withdrawal of the citizenship law, Prasad said there is no escape from the implementation of the law, and emphasised such a procedure is against the Constitution. “I want to gently remind these parties (who oppose the law), to seek proper legal advice. Article 245, 256 and other provisions state that Parliament has the complete power to pass laws regarding naturalization and citizenship,” said Prasad. The Chief Ministers of nine states, including Kerala’s…
The process of counting of votes polled in the two-phased rural local bodies held on December 27 and 30 in Tamil Nadu began on Thursday morning. Tight security has been deployed at the 315 counting centres across the state. The elections for the rural local bodies were held in two phases in 27 districts, barring the nine newly carved ones in line with the apex court’s order. The ballot papers in four different colours were used in the poll instead of the electronic voting machines (EVM). Before counting the votes the ballot papers were being segregated based on their colours.…
Captain Virat Kohli’s final statement on Indian cricket at the end of the year was so true. He said, “2019 is one of India’s best years in cricket barring those 30 minutes at the World Cup.” If one reflects on the performance of Indian cricket in 2019 which started with a bang by beating Australia in a Test match series, for the first time, in Australia. This truly remarkable achievement by the Indian side not only gave it that much needed boost to their morale and confidence but also established them as the best Test side in the world. There…
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh is widening the scope of its ongoing campaign to allay apprehensions about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The party will now meet protesters and their families and discuss the issue with them. This comes even as the Yogi Adityanath government continues its crackdown on protesters and initiates the process of confiscating their properties in lieu of damages done to public property. The party has asked booth and sector level functionaries to identify those engaged in protests and meet them. UP BJP general secretary and in-charge of west UP, Vijay Bahadur Pathak, said…
A brilliant 2019 done with, 2020 is the year of the World T20. But before that comes the Kiwi challenge for Team India and under the leadership of skipper Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri, this team has made its priorities very clear. The longest format of the game is closest to their heart and winning on foreign soil is what they call the real deal. Speaking to IANS in his first interview of the new decade, Shastri speaks about Kohli’s love for the longest format, the day he realised that this Indian bowling would be the best in…
It may have been the New Year Day, but the BJP seems to be in no mood to waste even a day in its preparation for Delhi polls. On Wednesday, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar blamed opposition parties for allegedly spearheading the anti-CAA violent protests in Delhi last month. “Violence on the CAA issue was spread by AAP and the Congress in Delhi. AAP MLA Amantullah Khan made a statement to instigate riots that spoiled Delhi’s atmosphere,” claimed the Union Minister on the New Year Day. Delhi was rocked by a series of protests, violence and arson against the Citizenship Amendment…
The management of the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SSST), Shirdi received Rs 287 crore in donations this year, a top official said here on Tuesday. “Yes, the donation in various forms is around Rs 287 crores from January 1 to December 31 so far. It has surpassed last year’s calendar collection of Rs 285 crores,” SSST Chief Executive Officer Deepak Muglikar told IANS. While around Rs 217 crore has come in the form of cash offerings and at collection counters, Rs 70 crore — nearly 33 per cent — has come from non-cash routes like cheques, demand drafts, money-orders, credit/debit…