POLITICS
Andhra Pradesh to handhold MSMEs from manufacturing to marketing
At a review meeting held here on the implementation of MoUs signed at the Global Investors Summit 23 held at Visakhapatnam, the Chief Minister told officials to identify the products having global demand, state-of-the-art technology needed for the small enterprises to produce such products and the ways to market them by tie-ups with MNCs.
Basavaraj Bommai takes responsibility for BJP's drubbing in Karnataka polls
Speaking to reporters after the meeting of BJP leaders in Belagavi, he said that they had introspected the party's defeat in the assembly elections. "The meeting was convened to ascertain whether local issues or other reasons affected the elections," Basavaraj Bommai said.
Arunachal witnessing reverse migration towards villages bordering China: Assembly Speaker
He said that this reverse trend is because of the projects and schemes launched by the government of India in the areas of Arunachal Pradesh along with the Chinese border. He said that the ambitious Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) scheme is one such programme which inspired the people of the border areas to give up on leaving their ancestral villages in search of livelihood.
Coal smuggling case: ED summons Abhishek Banerjee's wife, Bengal law minister
She has been asked to be present at ED Central Government Office (CGO) Complex office at Salt Lake on the northern outskirts of Kolkata on June 8 at 11 a.m.
Delhi HC dismisses Sisodia's interim bail plea, allows one-day to visit ailing wife
A bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said that the court finds it tough to grant interim bail to the AAP leader, who has serious allegations on him in the matter. The court finds it very difficult to persuade to release the petitioner on interim bail for six weeks, Justice Sharma said.
Oppn parties' meeting deferred due to Congress, says Nitish Kumar
He added that the presence of Congress was needed for the meeting. "Except for the Congress, the majority of the opposition political parties had agreed to meet in Patna on June 12. The Congress leadership was not comfortable with the venue.
Mukhtar Ansari convicted in 1991 murder case
The quantum of the sentence will be announced later in the day. A five-time MLA, Ansari has been charged with the murder of a Congress leader in 1991, when he was gaining political prominence. On August 3, 1991, Awadhesh Rai, Congress leader and brother of former MLA Ajay Rai, was shot dead outside the latter's house in Varanasi.
K'taka BJP to stage protests against minister's 'why can't cows be slaughtered' remark
The protest will be staged at all party district headquarters. Besides, the party plans to organise a large-scale protest in Bengaluru on Tuesday in which all legislators, former ministers and prominent BJP leaders are expected to take part.
Yogi celebrates his 51st birthday today in Gorakhpur
The chief minister will have a quiet birthday at the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur by offering a 'puja'. There are no official celebrations lined up for the day. Yogi Adityanath is currently in his second term as the 22nd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
BJP, RSS have habit of looking backward, they always blame someone for past: Rahul
He also took indirect swipe at the BJP government over Odisha's Balasore train tragedy on Sunday, saying that if a Congress Minister would have been in power, he would have taken moral responsibility for the mishap and would have resigned.
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