Breaking News Highlights: Congress, BJP Release List of Candidates For Rajya Sabha Election
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The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party have released their list of candidates for the Rajya Sabha election. Senior Congress member P Chidamabaram will contest from Tamil Nadu whereas Ajay Maken will fight from Haryana and Randeep Singh Surjewala is party's candidate from Rajasthan.
Meanwhile from BJP, Nirmala Sitharaman will contest from Karnataka and Piyush Goyal is fielded from Maharashtra.
The missing Nepalese Tara Air's 9 NAET twin-engine aircraft with 4 Indian aboard went missing on Sunday has been found in Kowang village of Mustang district, said Tribhuvan International Airport chief, adding that aircraft's status is yet to be ascertained.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while speaking at Assam Conclave said that the Centre will be implementing rail, road, and air connectivity projects in the North East worth Rs 1,34,200.
AAP minister was corrupt in Punjab. We dismissed him & sent him to jail: Arvind Kejriwal in Kurukshetra, Haryana
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal holds rally in Kurukshetra, Haryana
Bahujan Samaj Party will not contest the bypoll for the Rampur parliamentary seat, scheduled on June 23, and also not support any party on this seat, according to BSP statement
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha & IGP Vijay Kumar reach TV artist Amreen Bhat's residence who was fired upon by terrorists in Chadoora, Budgam on May 25th
Embassy of India in Kathmandu issues an emergency hotline number, +977-9851107021, in connection with the Nepali aircraft that went missing today with 22 people on board, including 4 Indians; tweeted "the embassy is in touch with their family."
Delhi | I came to Delhi to meet Sonia Gandhi and discuss the Rajya Sabha election and other issues. From JMM - Congress alliance one candidate will be fielded. There are no differences between JMM and Congress: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
Police have taken Yahiya Thangal, Popular Front of India leader into custody for organising a PFI rally in Alappuzha, ANI reported. He allegedly made remarks against High Court judges yesterday. So far, 27 people have been arrested in the PFI sloganeering case.
Samajwadi Party MLA Azam Khan was reportedly admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi at 3 am on Sunday. As per inputs, Azam Khan has been admitted to the hospital due to difficulty in breathing. His health worsened late on Saturday night, after which he was brought to Delhi where he was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi at around 3 pm.
Azam Khan's son and SP MLA from Swar seat, Abdullah Azam, took his father to the hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.
The SP MLA was imprisoned in Sitapur jail for 27 months after Supreme Court issued a directive for his interim bail.
Home Ministry has deployed two private helicopters from Mustang and Pokhara for the search for missing aircraft. Nepal Army chopper is also being prepared to be deployed for the search: Phadindra Mani Pokharel, spokesperson at Home Ministry told news agency ANI.
"A Nepali Army Mi-17 helicopter has recently left for Lete, Mustang, which is the suspected crashed region of the missing Tara Air aircraft (with 22 onboard)," said Narayan Silwal, spokesperson for Nepali Army
BJP national president JP Nadda will listen to PM Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' & address party workers today at 11am, at Community Centre, Sec 27, Gurugram, Haryana: BJP Media
Crude bombs were hurled and houses vandalised as two factions of the Trinamool Congress clashed in West Bengal's Malda district, triggering tension
India reports 2,828 fresh cases, 2,035 recoveries, and 14 deaths, in the last 24 hours. Total active cases are 17,087. Daily positivity rate 0.60%
Kolkata | Last respects paid to Lance Naik Bappaditya Khutia who lost his life in road accident in Turtuk, Ladakh on May 27.
Maharashtra | A case of molestation with a 13-year-old girl has come to light at Dindoshi Police Station in Mumbai. On the basis of the statement of the victim, a case has been registered under IPC 354 and POCSO Act; accused arrested.
Coming to the defence of the IAS couple shunted out over alleged misuse of a sports stadium in the national capital, BJP leader Maneka Gandhi on Saturday said the transfer of the officials is a "loss to Delhi".
The Centre had on Thursday posted IAS couple Sanjeev Khirwar and Anu Dugga to Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, respectively, following media reports about the misuse of facilities at Thyagraj Stadium by them. Khirwar was then posted as Principal Secretary (Revenue) in Delhi.
"I know (Sanjeev) Khirwar very well. The allegations against him are false. His transfer is a loss to Delhi," Gandhi said.
"When Khirwar was secretary of environment department, Delhi benefited from his work. The action against him is completely wrong," she argued.
Commenting further on the matter, the BJP MP from Sultanpur said Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh are not places for "punishment posting".
"These places also need good officials. People go there happily," she said.
Gandhi was here to meet a former party MLA.
Congress likely to get Rajya Sabha seat from JMM-Congress alliance in Jharkhand: Sources said to ANI
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Kejriwal To Hold Rally In Haryana’s Kurukshetra On May 29
Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi Chief Minister and the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, will visit Haryana on Sunday, where he will hold a rally in Kurukshetra.
The Chief Minister is expected to arrive at the gathering in Brahm Sarover about 12 p.m. and address the crowd around 1 p.m.
Notably, the AAP is aiming to expand its wings outside Punjab following its resounding victory in the border state.
Former Congress Haryana chairman Ashok Tanwar has joined the Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital.
RLD To Hold Conference On May 29 To Demand Caste Census
The Rashtriya Lok Dal will organise a meeting at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Sunday to honour the 35th death anniversary of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh in an attempt to bring disparate Opposition parties together on a single platform on social problems.
The conference will focus on the formation of the Social Justice Commission, which will be responsible with guaranteeing equitable opportunity for disempowered populations, particularly in the commercial sector, according to an official announcement.
"The need for a caste census is another significant agenda item for the conference," RLD national spokesman Sandeep Chaudhary stated.
Kedarnath Yatra To Resume On May 29
The pilgrimage will continue on May 29 at 4 a.m. after being temporarily delayed due to an unanticipated increase in the number of pilgrims on the Char Dham yatra's Kedarnath circuit.
After an unanticipated increase in the number of devotees on the Kedarnath path of the Char Dham pilgrimage at Sonprayag on May 28, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and police had to briefly halt the Yatra. Due to the crowds, the journey was halted at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
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