Congress Will Cancel Agnipath Scheme When Our Govt Is Formed At Centre: Priyanka Gandhi In Kangra - HIGHLIGHTS
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Indranil Rajguru, who had earlier quit the Congress to join AAP in Gujarat, rejoined Congress in Delhi on Friday. "We were always with Congress, even my family didn't approve when I quit. I had joined AAP to defeat BJP but felt that they mislead people just like BJP," news agency ANI quoted him as saying.
In a major relief to passengers, Railways has rolled back the platform ticket rates that were increased from ₹30 to ₹50 due to Diwali and Chhath Puja. The platform ticket prices will now be available at earlier prices.
The Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi will be decorated with flowers worth Rs 80 lakh on the occasion of Dev Deepawali on November 7. The government has also decided to light up 10 lakh lamps at all the ghats on the occasion.
We will cancel the Agnipath scheme when our govt will be formed at the centre. What we promise, we fulfill that. In Chhattisgarh, we promised farmer’s loan waiver and it was implemented: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Kangra, as quoted by ANI.
50 per cent of Delhi government employees to take work from home, says Delhi Minister Gopal Rai
Delhi LG VK Saxena writes to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on stubble burning and pollution "Request you to undertake urgent and substantive measures to control Parali (stubble) burning in Punjab, that has converted the national capital once again into a gas chamber," writes Delhi LG
Centre needs to take specific steps to save north India from pollution; no time for blame game and politics: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in a press conference with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
Primary schools in Delhi to be shut tomorrow onwards till the pollution situation in the National capital improves, ANI reported.
Union Minister Amit Shah arrives in Gujarat for BJP State Election Committee meeting. All the BJP leaders including the Chief Minister are already present. Today the candidates for 58 assembly seats in 15 districts will be discussed.
Supreme Court to hear on November 10 a plea seeking necessary measures to reduce the pollution in Delhi NCR, ANI reported.
"Income Tax raids are currently ongoing at my Bermo (Jharkhand) & Patna residences," says Congress MLA Kumar Jaimangal Singh in Ranchi
The chief officer of Morbi Nagar Palika Sandipsinh Zala suspended following Morbi Bridge Collapse incident, ANI reported citing sources
State Election Commission NCT of Delhi to hold a press conference at 4 pm today, likely to announce MCD polls
Income Tax raid underway at the residence of Congress MLA Kumar Jaimangal Singh in Ranchi, Jharkhand, ANI reported
UN Peace Operations are often burdened with objectives that go beyond traditional mandate of peacekeeping...Need of the hour is a holistic approach; coordinated action; and a clear strategy that addresses the challenges to peacekeeping operations and peacebuilding: Foreign Secy Vinay Kwatra at UNSC yesterday, as quoted by ANI.
We've strongly advocated for keeping the peacekeeping mandates objective, well-defined, and focused. Indian peacekeepers nearly 5800 military and police personnel are today deployed in 9 out of 12 active UN peacekeeping missions, he added.
11 people died after a bus accident collided with a car near Jhallar police station.
UGC-NET results will be announced by National Testing Agency (NTA) on 5th November: UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar
India will demand 'action' in terms of climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building from developed countries to help developing countries fight climate change, says Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav ahead of COP, as reported by PTI
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Delhi: AAP MLA Raaj Kumar Anand To Take Oath As Minister
AAP MLA Raaj Kumar Anand will take oath as a minister in a ceremony in Raj Niwas in Delhi on Thursday morning, a Delhi government official said.
Anand will be administered oath of office by Lt Governor VK Saxena at the ceremony to be held at 10 AM on Thursday, the official said.
Anand, MLA from Patel Nagar Assembly seat, is replacing Rajendra Pal Gautam in Arvind Kejriwal cabinet, he said on Wednesday.
Gautam who held charge of Social Welfare minister resigned last month from the post after he was embroiled in a controversy over his presence in a religious conversion programme.
Anand will take charge of his office after being administered oath, at Delhi Secretariat, the official added.
Nirmala Sitharaman To Launch 6th Round Of Commercial Coal Mines Auction
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will launch the sixth round of commercial coal mines auction on Thursday.
Sitharaman will be the chief guest at the launch event to be held in the national capital. The coal mines to be auctioned are fully-explored and partially-explored coking and non-coking mines, the coal ministry said in a statement.
Coal minister Pralhad Joshi and Minister of State for coal, mines and railways Raosaheb Patil Danve will be the guests of honour for the event.
"Details of the mines, auction terms, timelines etc. can be accessed on MSTC auction platform," the coal ministry said in a statement.
The auction will be held in online mode through a transparent two-stage process, on the basis of percentage revenue share.
The coal ministry has so far auctioned 64 mines under commercial coal mines auction, which was launched in 2020.
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