The News Bureau Vijay Rupani was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on December 26 for the second consecutive term after the BJP won the recently-held Assembly elections in the state. Rupani, 61, and his deputy Nitin Patel were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor O P Kohli at a grand ceremony in Gandhinagar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and chief minis ers of various BJP-ruled states…
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The News Bureau The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which fell one short of a ton in the Gujarat Assembly elections, managed to reach the three figure mark with the support of an independent, who was actually from the Congress. Ratansinh Rathore, the newly-elected independent legislator from Lunawada constituency, has sent a letter to the Governor of Gujarat, O.P. Kohli, declaring his intent of lending su port to the BJP government. Rathore was a Congressman for…
"BJP reaches 100 mark in Gujarat"
The News Bureau It took five years for the GHMC top brass to lodge a formal criminal case against its corrupt officials of the transport wing, after the vigilance and enforcement wing of the general administration department recommended criminal prosecution of the officials and private persons responsible for huge scam. What more! The huge financial fraud pertains to the years 2007-09 which was noticed n 2011 by the then GHMC commissioner Sameer Sarma. On his…
"GHMCScam : Key Files Vanish in Garbage"
The News Bureau In a bid to provide better passenger services and amenities at railway stations across the country, the Railways said that it has revised categories of various stations.The major policy decision was taken with a view to make it more practical and rational, the Ministry of Railways said in a statement on December 28. The step comes after Railways and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal directed th re-categorisation taking into account earnings, passenger footfall,…
"Railways revise station categories to improve services"
The News Bureau The Congress said it supports the triple talaq Bill but suggested that it be strengthened in favour of Muslim women, and the law must ensure that the subsistence allowance and maintenance to the women and the children is not stopped. Congress was the first political party to welcome the Supreme Court’s decision to ban the practice of instant triple talaq and also said that this is a firm step towards the protection…
"Support triple talaq Bill, but it must be strengthened Congress"
The News Bureau The deadline to link the Aadhaar number with bank accounts has been extended by three months till March 31, the government announced on December 13.Earlier, the deadline was December 31 for linking the 12-digit unique identification number with both Permanent Account Number (PAN) and bank accounts. However, the government extended the deadline last week for linking it with PAN till March 31.
"Deadline to link Aadhaar with bank accounts extended to March 31"
The News Bureau Sunny Leone has recently signed a deal for a period war saga that will have her in the title role. Titled as Veeramadevi in Tamil and Veeramahadevi in Telugu, the makers of this film are planning to release it in all the four south Indian languages – Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam – and in Hindi as well. Veeramadevi Veeramahadevi is a high budget film that will be bankr lled by Ponse…
"Sunny Leone to train in sword fighting"
The News Bureau The resilient Indian IT industry, which has been going through challenging times on multiple fronts, faced disruption in 2017 from increasing automation and a boardroom spat in software major Infosys which spilled into the public domain.Though the $150-billion (almost Rs 10 trillion) software sector reconciled to single digit export growth of 7-8 per cent for the 2017-18 fiscal, demand for more automation and using Artifici l Intelligence (AI) in the services had…
"What disrupted Indian IT industry in 2017"
The News Bureau Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was convicted on December 23 in the fodder scam case by a special CBI court in Ranchi.Former Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra as well as six others were acquitted in the case. The quantum of punishment will be announced on January 3, Special CBI judge Shivapal Singh ruled.The case relates to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 84.5 lakh rom Deoghar district treasury. Hearing was…
"Fodder Scam Lalu Prasad Yadav found guilty"
The News Bureau In a major development in the Hyderabad drug racket that was uncovered in 2017, the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) has sent the report of five samples for examination by a court. The five samples are a part of the total 11 samples that were sent for examination by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Telangana’s Prohibition and Excise Department, which was probing the case. Top off cials of the SIT had earlier…
"Tollywood drug bust SIT to file charge sheet soon"