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8:47 PM

Maharashtra cabinet expansion soon, says Dy CM Fadnavis

The expansion of the Maharashtra cabinet will take place soon, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday. He was replying to media queries on cabinet expansion of the state government, which took charge on June 30 with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Fadnavis being sworn in.

7:40 PM

No bar to performance of havans at Kolkata's Rabindra Sarobar: NGT

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said that its earlier order prohibiting puja in and around Rabindra Sarobar in Kolkata did not bar the performance of havans at the lake. The NGT was hearing an application seeking clarification on whether the tribunal's earlier directions in the order dated November 15, 2017, prohibited the performance of havans at Rabindra Sarobar.

6:41 PM

Cooperative federalism being turned into joke, boycotts Niti Aayog meet: Kejriwal to Modi

AAP supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, announced boycott of the Niti Aayog meeting over Centre's recent ordinance and charged that "cooperative federalism" in the country was being turned into a "joke".

5:04 PM

Delhi HC dismisses Gandhis' pleas against I-T assessment transfer

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed petitions by Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra against the Income Tax department's decision to transfer their assessments to the Central Circle, which is mandated to check tax evasion, instead of an ordinary assessment in a matter related to fugitive arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari.

 

4:37 PM

73% women want companies to allow them take menstrual leave: Report

Around 73 per cent of women want companies to allow them to take menstrual leaves while 86.6 per cent are in favour of a menstrual-friendly workplace where hygiene methods and support infrastructure are available to women, according to a recent study.

4:09 PM

Delhi services ordinance issue: Kejriwal to meet Telangana CM on Saturday

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet his Telangana counterpart K Chandrashekar Rao in Hyderabad on Saturday to seek the Bharat Rashtra Samithi's support to oppose the Centre's ordinance on control of services in the national capital. Kejriwal has been reaching out to leaders of non-BJP parties to garner their support against the ordinance so that the Centre's bid to replace it through a bill is defeated when it is brought in Parliament.

 

3:22 PM

Govt's rice procurement reaches 52.06 million tones so far; makes Rs 1.6 ltrn MSP payment

The government's rice procurement has reached 52.06 million tonnes so far in the ongoing 2022-23 marketing season, benefitting 1.12 crore farmers with MSP of Rs 1.6 trillion, the food ministry said on Friday.

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) along with state agencies undertakes procurement of paddy under price support scheme. The Centre has set a target to buy 62.60 million tonnes of rice in the 2022-23 marketing season (October-September).

 

3:02 PM

Health condition of fourth cheetah cub in MP's Kuno National Park stable: Official

The health condition of the fourth and the last surviving cheetah cub at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh, which witnessed the death of its three other siblings earlier this week, is stable, an official said on Friday. India's ambitious cheetah population revival program suffered a setback after three India-born cheetah cubs died at the KNP this week. Jwala, earlier known as Siyaya, gave birth to four cubs in the last week of March after being translocated from Namibia in September last year.

 

2:38 PM

Air India's plane to Vancouver suffers technical problem; returns to Delhi

An Air India plane en route to Vancouver returned to Delhi shortly after take off on Friday due to a technical issue, according to the airline. The Boeing 777 aircraft operating flight AI185 landed back safely in the national capital.

"Air India flight AI185 Delhi to Vancouver dated May 26, 2023, operated by B777 aircraft has air returned to Delhi following a technical issue shortly after take off," it said in a statement.

 

2:32 PM

NCLAT sets aside NCLT order on Zee-Sony merger

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has set aside the order of NCLT directing bourses NSE and BSE to reconsider their approval for the Zee-Sony merger. A two-member NCLAT bench has asked NCLT to consider the merger of Zee Entertainment with Culver Max Entertainment (earlier known as Sony Pictures Networks India) afresh, after hearing all the parties.

2:27 PM

Arvind Kejriwal to meet Telengana CM tomorrow to seek support against Centre's ordinance

2:18 PM

Go First airlines cancels flights until 28th May due to operational reasons

1:47 PM

We are not slaves of Congress: Former Karnataka CM & JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy on new Parliament

1:23 PM

Congress releases '9 saal 9 sawaal' document questioning 9 years of Modi govt

1:20 PM

SC refuses to stay ED, CBI probe against Abhishek Banerjee in Bengal recruitment case

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to stay the Calcutta High Court's direction allowing the ED and CBI to probe Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee in connection with the multi-crore recruitment case in state-run schools of West Bengal. A bench comprising Justices J.K. Maheshwari and P.S. Narasimha said that as far as an investigation is concerned, the court is not inclined to interfere. However, the bench stayed the high court's order imposing a Rs 25 lakh cost on the party's national General Secretary.

12:47 PM

Siddaramaiah meets Sonia, Rahul in Delhi ahead of cabinet expansion in Karnataka

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met former party presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at their residence here on Friday, a day after meeting senior party leaders to discuss the cabinet expansion in the state. Siddaramaiah, who had arrived in the national cabinet on Wednesday evening, met Sonia Gandhi for the first time after he took oath as the Chief Minister last Saturday in Bengaluru. The meeting between the three leaders lasted for over 30 minutes during which they reportedly discussed fulfilling promises the party made to the people of the state and also to focus on governance.

 

12:22 PM

Parties boycotting Parliament’s inauguration lack any commitment to democracy: JP Nadda

11:50 AM

Kejriwal requests meet with Rahul Gandhi for support in ordinance row

11:16 AM

Punjab government likely to boycott the Niti Aayog meeting on Saturday

10:56 AM

Inauguration of new building of Parliament is a festival of democracy: S Jaishankar

10:40 AM

Curfew relaxed in East and West Manipur from 5am to 12 noon

10:17 AM

Tamil Nadu I-T search: Clash breaks out between DMK workers and IT officials

9:59 AM

We support inauguration of new Parliament building by PM Modi: SKM

9:39 AM

Neuralink gets FDA’s approval to launch first-in-human clinical study

9:19 AM

Narendra Modi will become PM again next year with over 300 seats: Amit Shah

8:41 AM

Earthquake of Magnitude 4.3 jolts Tajikistan

8:40 AM

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on a 2-day Gujarat visit

8:37 AM

United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III to visit India next week

8:35 AM

Income Tax searches underway at premises linked to Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji

Income Tax authorities on Friday launched coordinated searches across different locations in Tamil Nadu linked to state Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji, police sources said,

The searches were being held in cities including Karur and Coimbatore, at the premises of individuals allegedly linked to the minister, sources said without elaborating.

Balaji also holds the Prohibition and Excise portfolio.