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After parliamentary panel report, Cong targets 2019 'Howdy Modi' event
Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, party spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh said, "Revenue loss of Rs 1.84 lakh crore in first two years of Corporate Tax Cut as on September 20, 2019, the government announced the corporate tax cut from a base rate of 30 per cent to 22 per cent for existing firms without exemptions/incentives and from 18 per cent to 15 per cent for new manufacturing units.
Bihar cabinet expansion: 31 legislators take oath, RJD gets lion's share
As anticipated, the RJD being the single largest party in the state, has secured a lion's share of the ministerial berths. Among the ministers who took oath on Tuesday, 16 were from RJD, 11 from Nitish Kumar's JD(U), two from the Congress, one from Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and an Independent MLA. From the JD(U) the legislators who took oath as ministers are: Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Ashok Chaudhary, Sharavan Kumar, Lesi Singh, Sunil Kumar, Sheela Mandal, Jayant Raj, Jama Khan, Sanjay Jha and Madan Sahani.
Bihar cabinet expansion: RJD announces names of 15 legislators
The swearing-in ceremony will take place at Rajendra Mandapam inside Raj Bhawan here. The RJD announced the names of 15 MLAs for the cabinet and included Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav's elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav also. Other RJD MLAs are: Kumar Sarwajeet, Lalit Yadav, Surendra Yadav, Alok Mehta (MLC), Anita Devi, Surendra Ram, Samir Mahaseth, Shahnawaz Ahmed, Momammad Shamim, Kartik Master (MLC), Ramanand Yadav, Chandrashekher Yadav, Sudhakar Singh and Jitendra Rai.
Nitish Kumar likely to expand Bihar cabinet on Tuesday
Sources in the RJD confirmed that Madhepura MLA and Yadav leader Chandrashekher Yadav selected in the cabinet and he is most likely to take oath in the Raj Bhawan. Mohammad Shahnawaz, a Muslim leader who represents the Seemanchal area, and recently joined the RJD after leaving the AIMIM, would be also included in the cabinet. The RJD during 2020 assembly election did not perform well in the Seemanchal, and keeping that in mind, the RJD would not take any chances to compromise on the Muslim vote bank of Seemanchal area.
All elected leaders keen to resolve Naga issue: CM Neiphiu Rio
Noting that areas under 15 police stations, the Armed Forces (Special Power) Act was lifted and hoped that more areas would come out of the ambit of AFSPA soon, the Chief Minister said that to promote transparency, accountability and promote ease of living the Personal Information Management System (PIMS) for the government employees has been further strengthened and ePay Bill based on PIMS data has been introduced for all the employees.
Anubrata Mondal elated with Mamata's continued support for him
On Sunday, Banerjee gave a clear hint of going soft on Mondal despite taking a strong stand against Partha Chatterjee, who is under judicial custody as the prime accused in the multi-crore teacher recruitment scam. On Monday, Mondal's counsel Anirban Guha Thakurta met him at the CBI's Nizam Palace office in central Kolkata and informed the latter about the latest developments on this count.
Cong hits out at BJP govt for skipping Nehru in advertisement
"It is most unfortunate that the official advertisement issued by the government of Goa has deliberately not included the photograph of first Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. We strongly condemn this act of the divisive BJP," said Congress' Goa unit president Amit Patkar. "Pramod Sawant should watch the video of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh praising Pandit Nehru and should read History books to understand the contribution of Pandit Nehru," Patkar said.
Ram temple opening timed perfectly for BJP's 2024 campaign
The 2024 elections are perfectly timed with the completion of the grand Ram temple and the various developmental projects earmarked for the holy city will also be near completion by then. Ayodhya, therefore, will be the perfect showcase of BJP's achievement -- both in spiritual and developmental terms. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who has already positioned himself as a torch-bearer of Hindutva, will undoubtedly tout Ayodhya as a major achievement.
'India is mother of democracy, diversity is its strength': Top 10 quotes of PM Modi from his Indpendendence Day 2022 speech
PM Modi made this remark while addressing the country from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of India`s 76th Independence Day. In his address, PM Modi called the day as historic and paid tribute to freedom fighters and nation builders like Tatya Tope, Rajendra Prasad, Ram Prasad Bismil, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Ashfaqullah Khan and others who fought against British rule. He further paid tribute to India's women fighters, including Rani Lakshmi Bai, Jhalkaribai, Chennamma and Begum Hazrat Mahal, saying the nation is beholden to them.
'I become helpless, don't dare to cross Lakshman Rekha', Law Minister on pendency of cases
Rijiju said in Parliament many MPs question him, 'why there is pendency of cases and why there is delay in delivery of justice?' He added, "I become helpless, I cannot answer in definite terms...I have a Lakshman Rekha, which I never dare to cross..." Rijiju said he can make statements from his seat, but he never does that, and understands that he has to come back to the judiciary, talk to the Chief Justice and also interact with judges.
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