Tag: ISIS
Hard To Ascertain Oxygen-related Death Without Probe: Sisodia To Centre
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said that it is difficult to ascertain without a probe if there were any oxygen-related deaths during the second Covid wave. He said that he has written to the Union Health Ministry saying that it is difficult to find out the exact number of oxygen-related deaths without an investigation. He was addressing a virtual press conference here.....
Delhi HC Nixes Fresh Plea Seeking Ban On Salman Khurshid's Book
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected a fresh petition seeking direction from the Centre and Delhi government to stop the publication, circulation, and sale of former Union Minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid's "controversial" book for its alleged remarks on Hindutva likening it to radical jihadist groups like ISIS and Boko Haram. ....
Ashok Gehlot Writes To Sonia Gandhi As Coal Crisis Deepens In Rajasthan
In the wake of shortage of coal in the state, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written a letter to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi enumerating the political losses being reported due to delay in the approval of the coal mines by the Chhattisgarh government. ....
Stock Market Today: Sensex Slips 200 Points, Nifty Around 16,600; Ukraine Crisis In Focus
India's key indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- fell sharply in early trade on Monday as investors are worried about the full-fledged Russia-Ukraine war that is panning out. ....
Pakistan Constitutional Crisis: SC Begins Hearing On Suo Motu Notice On NA Proceedings
The Supreme Court of Pakistan begins hearing on the suo motu notice taken by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial on the constitutional crisis that erupted with National Assembly deputy speaker deeming the no-confidence resolution against Prime Minister Imran Khan "unconstitutional." ....
Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa Revokes Emergency Law With The Doubt Of Defeat In Parliament
With a majority support in doubt in Parliament, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday late night revoked the state of Emergency which he had imposed amid violent street protests demanding him to quit. ....
Imran Khan-led Govt Falls In Pakistan As He Loses Trust Vote After Midnight Political Drama
Imran Khan has been ousted as the Pakistan Prime Minister after losing the opposition's no-trust motion on Sunday, with 174 members in the 342-strong National Assembly (NA) voting in favour of the resolution. ....
Sri Lanka Ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, Family Flee To Naval Base, Surrounded By Protesters: Sources
Former Sri Lanka prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has sought refuge at a naval base in the southern town of Trincomalee, Bloomberg reported Tuesday afternoon, hours after security forces evacuated him from Colombo from the clutches of furious protesters who set fire to military vehicles and stormed the gates of his residence. Bloomberg cited local reports that said a mob had gathered outside the base on speculation the ex-PM and his family were inside. ....
Maharashtra Politics: Uddhav Thackeray Jolted, Legislature Removes Shiv Sena LP Leader, Chief Whip
In a major setback for the Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray, the Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat has struck down appointments of Ajay Chaudhary as the Shiv Sena Legislature Party Leader (SSLP) and the Chief Whip Sunil Prabhu. ....
Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa Emails Resignation; Speaker To Announce Officially On Friday
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday evening emailed his letter of resignation from the post Executive President, but the Speaker has deferred the official announcement till Friday. ....
