Om Birla Vs K Suresh To Be Picked Today New Delhi: he ruling BJP-led NDA on Tuesday maintained its streak of continuity in its third term by fielding previous Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for the crucial parliamentary position again, but its bid for a consensus was thwarted by the opposition which forced an election […]
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker’s post is being contested by two candidates, the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) Om Birla, who was the Speaker in the 17th Lok Sabha, and eight-term MP from the Congress, K. Suresh. This is, however, not the first instance that the Speaker’s post has seen a poll, with at least three […]
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will occupy the post of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a letter about the decision has been sent to Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab by the Congress party. The decision on Rahul Gandhi’s appointment as the Leader of Opposition was announced soon after a meeting of the […]
Jammu: A three-tier security system has been put in place in and around for the Amarnath base camp in Jammu under the charge of Jammu and Kashmir Police’s security wing. Forces have carried out search and sanitisation operations to ensure a safe commencement of the annual yatra from June 28 in Jammu. The 52-day pilgrimage […]
As the ruling NDA coalition and the Opposition’s INDIA bloc fielded their candidates for the election of Lok Sabha Speaker, the former has blamed the “old mentality” of the Congress for not building consensus. The NDA coalition has named Kota MP and former Speaker Om Birla as its candidate for the Speaker’s post, while the […]
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the entire Opposition will support the ruling coalition’s pick for the Lok Sabha Speaker if they are given Deputy Speaker’s post in return. Gandhi said that Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh contacted Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and the latter apprised him of his decision to […]
NEW DELHI: Former Lok Sabha Speaker and BJP MP from Kota, Om Birla on Tuesday filed his nomination for the post of Speaker. The Opposition’s INDIA bloc fielded its eight-term MP K Suresh for the post. Mr Birla, who served as the Speaker in the previous term, is likely to become the Speaker again as […]
NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is auctioning 10,500 megahertz of mobile service radio waves in eight bands to telecom players on Tuesday. Ministry of Communications announced that the frequencies on auction across the spectrum include 800 megahertz (MHz), 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 2,100 MHz, 2,300 MHz, 2,500 MHz, 3,300 MHz, and the 26 […]
NEW DELHI: Marking the 49th anniversary of the imposition of Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the dark days showed how the Congress subverted basic freedoms and trampled over the Constitution. Taking a dig at the opposition, he said those who imposed the Emergency have no right to profess their love for the […]
NEW DELHI: Moody’s Ratings on Tuesday said that India’s worsening water shortage, triggered by high consumption amid rapid economic growth and frequent natural disasters, can negatively impact its sovereign credit strength. “This is detrimental to the credit health of the sovereign, as well as sectors that heavily consume water, such as coal power generators and […]