“Can’t Provide Free Electricity To Consumers”: Bihar Chief Minister

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday dismissed the opposition’s demand for providing at least 200 units of free electricity to the poor and emphasised that electricity is already being supplied to consumers at highly subsidised rates. The Bihar Chief Minister made the remark in the assembly during a debate on budget allocation for the energy…

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Assam Congress Wants 2 MLAs Disqualified For Supporting BJP govt

The Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, on Friday submitted two petitions to the Speaker, requesting him to disqualify Congress MLAs Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha and Basanta Das, who recently announced their “support to the government” without leaving the party. Leading a delegation of the Congress, Mr Saikia submitted the petitions to…

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“I’m Not A Malala, I’m Free In India”: Kashmiri Journalist In UK Parliament

Yana Mir, a social activist and a journalist from Jammu and Kashmir, was honoured in the UK Parliament with the Diversity Ambassador award. Ms Mir’s speech countering “propaganda” against Jammu and Kashmir is going viral, where she said she is “not a Malala Yousafzai”, the Nobel Peace Prize winner from Pakistan who has taken refuge…

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“Prohibitory Orders In Place”: Delhi High Court To AAP’s Protest Request

The Delhi High Court asked the AAP on Friday how a “ruling” political party could seek permission to hold a protest in the national capital when there was a prohibitory order in force against gatherings in view of ongoing farmers’ protests. Justice Subramonium Prasad, while hearing the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) petition challenging the police’s…

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Priyanka Gandhi To Join Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra In UP’s Moradabad Tomorrow

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi will join the Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra on Saturday in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad. According to party functionaries, from Moradabad, Priyanaka Gandhi will be travelling to Fatehpur Sikri via Amroha, Sambhal, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Hathras, and Agra. Earlier this week, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, who was admitted to Sir Gangaram Hospital in…

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“Where Were You Earlier?” Protesters In Sandeshkhali To Bengal Cops

Local villagers continued to protest in North 24 Parganas’s Bermazur village in Sandeshkhali on Friday as tensions continued to brew in the region that has been witnessing unrest for the last over 10 days. South Bengal Additional Director General, Supratim Sarkar and Deputy Inspector General of Barasat Range, Bhaskar Mukherjee reached the spot with their…

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