New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Uday Kotak is set to remain the Chairman of IL&FS for one more year as the Centre has extended his tenure on the group's board till October 2, 2021.
Category: Politics
Lok Sabha adjourned sine die, opposition remains absent
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Wednesday, eight days before the scheduled end of the Monsoon session, amid concerns about spread of coronavirus among lawmakers.
Political tussle on farmers’ debt waiver in MP
Bhopal, Sep 23 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has issued a clarification, two days after it accepted the debt waiver for farmers by the previous Congress government in the state. The government said that "authorities gave the wrong information".
RLSP upset with seat-sharing, shows cracks within Grand Alliance in Bihar
Patna, Sep 23 (IANS) Even as most political parties are busy tweaking their campaign plans for this year's assembly polls in Bihar, cracks within the Grand Alliance led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) over seat-sharing are coming to the surface.
Electricity consumers in Odisha to pay more from Oct 1
Bhubaneswar, Sep 23 (IANS) Electricity consumers in Odisha will have to pay more as the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has approved a hike in power tariff by 20 paise per unit in case of retail consumers.
Modi raises red flag for India’s 60 districts with CMs
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raised a red flag about 60 districts of the country spread across seven states, as far as their handling of the current pandemic is concerned.
Appoint new Lokayukta in three months, Bombay HC tells Goa
Panaj, Sep 23 (IANS) The Bombay High Court's bench in Goa on Wednesday directed the the state government to appoint a new Lokayukta within three months.
Jaishankar, G4 FMs call for ‘decisive push’ for UNSC reform
United Nations, Sep 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and the foreign ministers of Brazil, Germany and Japan, whose countries make up the G4, met virtually on Wednesday and called for a "decisive push" for UN Security Council reforms.
Delhi Bar Council summons Bhushan over contempt case conviction
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Bar Council of Delhi has issued summons to advocate Prashant Bhushan to appear before it next month and also asked why disciplinary proceedings should not be initiated against him to revoke his enrolment as a lawyer in view of his conviction by the Supreme Court for his contemptuous tweets.
1,249 test positive, J&K COVID tally crosses 67,000
Srinagar, Sep 23 (IANS) Jammu & Kashmir saw 1,249 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday as the total number of people infected crossed 67,000 in the Union territory.
Karnataka debt zoomed 255% in fiscal 2018-19: CAG
Bengaluru, Sep 23 (IANS) Karnataka is facing a financial crunch, evident from a record 255 per cent increase in its net debt for fiscal 2018-19, an official said on Wednesday while citing a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report.
Congress in Telangana to stage protests over new farm laws
Hyderabad, Sep 23 (IANS) The opposition Congress party in Telangana will stage state-wide protests on September 25 against the farm bills passed by the Parliament.
Take sustained, irreversible action against terror: US envoy tells Pak
Islamabad, Sep 23 (IANS) William Todd, the nominated United States Ambassador to Pakistan, has conveyed the Trump administration's expectations stating that "Pakistan must take sustained and irreversible action against terrorism."
Uday Kotak’s term as IL&FS Chairman extended by 1 year
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Uday Kotak is set to remain the Chairman of IL&FS for one more year as the Centre has extended his tenure on the group's board till October 2, 2021.
RS session over, suspended MPs talk of taking protest to home states
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The suspended MPs who are going back to their states after the Upper House adjourned sine die on Wednesday promised to scale up their protest when they reach their home states.