Citizens don’t have right to know source of political funds: AG to SC on electoral bond scheme
Holding that the electoral bond scheme for political funding of parties contributes to clean money, Attorney General R Venkataramani has told the Supreme Court that citizens do not have the right to information under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution regarding the source of funds. In a statement filed before the top...
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CM inaugurates, lays foundation of projects worth Rs 3,357 crore
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France to provide scholarships to 30,000 Indian students
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Process to distribute tablets starts
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Varanasi first in UP dashboard ranking for 6th time
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Secondary Sanskrit schools set to witness a major makeover
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Vigilance Awareness Week begins in BLW
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Mobile medical van dedicated to public
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NER employees take honesty pledge
Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Vineet Kumar Srivastava administered a pledge to the officers and employees of Varanasi Division of North Eastern Railway (NER) to work with honesty and transparency. The function was held at the main entrance of the DRM’s Office, Lahartara here on Monday which also marked the inauguration...
Maratha quota stir turns violent, leaders face heat
The ongoing hunger agitation by Shivba Sanghatana President Manoj Jarange-Patil over job and education reservations to Maratha community on Monday resulted in a violent backlash on Monday, as his pro-quota activists attacked the houses of three ruling alliance MLAs, vandalised vehicles of three tehsildars and also targeted State transport buses,...
Bengal Minister, aides’ assets under ED radar
The huge number of properties accumulated by Bengal Minister Jyoti Priya Mallick — and his cronies — arrested for his alleged role in the multi-crore ration scam have come under the radar of Enforcement Directorate. According to sources Mallick and his close businessman aide Rakibur Rehman had amassed more than 50...
BJP wants probe into WB Health Dept
Close on the heels of the arrest of senior Bengal minister Jyoti Priya Mallick for his alleged role in the ration scam, State BJP president, Sukanta Majumdar on Monday said he had written a letter to Governor CV Ananda Bose, drawing his attention to the scams that have taken place...
Disrespect to national anthem case: Court dismisses plaint against Mamata
A court here on Monday dismissed the complaint against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly showing disrespect to the national anthem at an event here in 2021, citing that “no offence is made out”. Vivekanand Gupta, a functionary of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Mumbai unit, had approached the magistrate...
Climate change most disruptive phenomena, says PK Mishra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Principal Secretary PK Mishra on Monday said climate change is the most disruptive phenomena of our times. Addressing the 98th common foundation course of trainee civil services officers at Kevadia in Gujarat, Mishra said that as members of the elite civil services they need to equip...
Andhra accident: Initial probe points a finger at Rayagada passenger train crew
A preliminary railway probe into the Sunday night accident in Andhra Pradesh has held the driver and the assistant driver of Rayagada Passenger train responsible for the collision as it passed two defective auto signals violating norms. Both crew members were killed in the accident. Signed by seven experts, the preliminary...
