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Unification of MCDs will improve its financial position: Maken
Congress General Secretary Ajay Maken said, "The consensus is that along with being administratively beneficial, the unification of the municipal corporations will improve its financial position. The Union government should have brought this Bill at least six months earlier to prevent any delay in MCD elections."
UP MLC polls: Nomination papers of 3 SP candidates rejected, BJP to get walkover on 2 seats
The papers of an independent candidate were also rejected along with the papers of two SP candidates for the two MLC seats of Etah-Mathura-Mainpuri, paving the way for unopposed election of BJP candidates. The BJP candidates are likely to be declared winners on March 24, the day for withdrawal of nominations in Etah.
ED hovers close to Thackeray, attaches brother-in-law's properties
These include 11 flats in the Neelambari project in Thane, belonging to Shree Saibaba Grihanirmiti Pvt Ltd, which is owned and controlled by Shridhar Madhav Patankar. Patankar is the brother-in-law of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray (brother of Thackeray's wife Rashmi Thackeray). The action follows a money-laundering case registered in March 2017 against Pushpak Bullion and other group companies under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the ED said.
'Sasikala told me a few times that Jaya was doing fine'
The one-man commission headed by retired Justice Arumughaswamy was constituted by Panneerselvam -- when he was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 2017, a year after the passing away of Jayalalithaa. He also said that he was not suspicious of Jayalalithaa's death, and was only reflecting the opinion of the people of Tamil Nadu and elsewhere.
Unification of municipal bodies will restore importance of Mayor in Delhi
"With the unification and the proposed 'One Mayor' for Delhi, the office will regain its lost glory and the person occupying it will once again receive the stature of 'first citizen' of the national capital. Earlier, the Mayor of Delhi used to receive foreign dignitaries at the airport as the first citizen of the city. After trifurcation, the office of Mayor lost its importance," Arya said.
'Yes, we are slaves of Gandhi-Nehru family': Advisor to Raj CM says in Assembly
During a debate on the Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication (Amendment) Bill, 2022, Lodha got up during the middle of the discussions and said: "Yes, we are slaves. We will do slavery to the Gandhi-Nehru family til.l our last breath because this country has been built by the Gandhi-Nehru family". As soon as Lodha termed the Congressmen as slaves, Deputy Leader of Opposition, Rajendra Rathod
Dhami to be sworn in as Uttarakhand Chief Minister on March 23
A state BJP leader said that Dhami and his cabinet will be administered the oath by Governor Gurmit Singh on March 23 at 3.30 p.m. at Parade Ground in Dehradun. Sources said that invites for swearing-in ceremony have been sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, union ministers Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah, BJP chief J.P.Nadda, chief minister of party-ruled states, including caretaker chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath and others.
Akhilesh, Azam resign from Lok Sabha, to battle it out in UP
Akhilesh Yadav has resigned from the Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat while Azam Khan has given up his Rampur Lok Sabha seat. Akhilesh will now retain his Karhal assembly seat and Azam Khan will keep his Rampur seat. The decision to retain the assembly seats by these two leaders is a clear indication that the SP will continue to fight the BJP on its home turf.
Swati Singh moves court to revive divorce petition
Appearing before the court, the former Minister stated that she had earlier filed divorce petition against her husband in 2012 and the court had issued notice to her husband for filing his reply. Meanwhile, she contested the Assembly election from Sarojini Nagar seat in 2017 and became an MLA. Thereafter, she became a Minister also and her divorce petition was dismissed in 2018 as she could not appear before the court.
UP Congress leader wants Priyanka to resign
Party leaders are now demanding the resignation of Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who is in charge of Uttar Pradesh. AICC member Zeeshan Haider, who was recently expelled from the party, has written a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi saying that in keeping with the party tradition, Priyanka must also take the responsibility for the party's dismal performance in the Assembly polls and step down from her post.
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