New Delhi: The Parliament this noon disqualified Opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi as an MP a day after a Surat Court found him guilty of defamation and sentenced him to two years in prison, according to a Parliament notice. Rahul Gandhi, 52, was convicted yesterday for a 2019 speech in Kolar, Karnataka, where he…
Union Territory, autonomous status for Kodagu: CNC to hold protest in New Delhi on Nov. 1
October 30, 2022Madikeri: Seeking fulfilment of its demands which chiefly included declaration of Kodagu as a Union Territory or formation of the Second States Reorganisation Commission for restoring Coorg State as a Part-C State of India, which existed from 1950 to 1956, the Codava National Council (CNC) will stage a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi…
Mallikarjun Kharge elected as new Congress Chief
October 20, 2022To assume office on Oct.2 New Delhi: Amid the daunting task of reversing its electoral slide which began with the defeat in the 2014 LS polls, the Congress on Wednesday elected veteran Party leader from Karnataka Mallikarjun Kharge, a first from non-Gandhi family, to head the 137-year-old party in 22 years. Kharge succeeds long-time Party…
AICC President election: Congress issues notification
September 22, 2022New Delhi: Setting the ball rolling for electing the successor to the longest-serving party chief Sonia Gandhi, the Congress’ central election authority today issued a notification for the AICC Presidential polls. After over two decades, the Congress is likely to see a contest for the post of party chief with Shashi Tharoor set to enter…
Comedian Raju Srivastava dies of heart attack
September 21, 2022New Delhi: Popular comedian Raju Srivastava passed away today at the age of 58. The comedian took his last breath at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. He is survived by his wife Shikha and two children, Antara and Ayushman. Raju was admitted to AIIMS after he had a heart…
SC closes all Gujarat riots, Babri demolition pleas
August 30, 2022New Delhi: In what will put a complete closure to the legal battles regarding the Babri Masjid demolition, the Supreme Court (SC) today dropped the contempt proceedings against Uma Bharti, M.M. Joshi, Sadhvi Ritambara, Vinay Katiyar and others and ordered the closure of all the proceedings arising out of the demolition of the Babri Mosque…
Kendra Sahitya Academy Awards announced
August 26, 2022New Delhi: The Union Government on Wednesday announced Kendra Sahitya Academy awards, according to which two Kannadigas have got the award. Dadapeer Jayman of Hagaribommanahalli (H.B.Halli) in Vijayanagar district has bagged the ‘Yuva Sahitya’ award while Thammanna Beegaara of Siddapur in Sirsi taluk of Uttar Kannada district has bagged the ‘Bala Sahitya’ award for the…
Droupadi Murmu takes oath as 15th President of India
July 25, 2022‘My reaching this post is achievement for every poor in India’ New Delhi: Droupadi Murmu today took oath as the 15th President of India at a ceremony in Parliament’s Central Hall here. Chief Justice of India Justice N.V. Ramana administered the oath of office to the former Jharkhand Governor, who became the first tribal and…
Droupadi Murmu’s journey from Odisha to New Delhi
July 24, 2022By Dr. Manik A.V. Bengeri In the 2022 Presidential election, Droupadi Murmu defeated Yashwant Sinha. According to the official data, Murmu won a total of 6,76,803 votes against Sinha’s 3,80,177 votes. She would be the 15th President of the Republic of India. Even before the results were declared, victory became clear and as such, the…
Droupadi Murmu is India’s new President
July 22, 2022At 64, she is youngest and India’s first President to be born after Independence New Delhi: India got its first tribal President yesterday as NDA choice Droupadi Murmu scooped up over 60 per cent of the total vote value. Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha conceded defeat after three rounds of counting. Murmu is likely to take oath…
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