https://ift.tt/2Y44f5k lends voice to G-23 protest on ‘orchestrated hooliganism’

The Congress dissident bloc G 23 Thursday condemned the protest outside the residence of senior colleague Kapil Sibal, calling it orchestrated and demanding party chief Sonia Gandhi take action against those responsible. While in a spate of tweets from the letter writers did not mention who was behind the protests that they called orchestrated, the allegation appeared to be pointing at the AICC managers.

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https://ift.tt/2ZNdzeT gets drawn into political game

Amrinder Singh, goalkeeper of the Indian national football team and ATK Mohun Bagan FC in the Indian Super League, is a celebrity in his own right, but his name with one syllable less than the former CM has fortuitously invited a whole lot of unwanted political attention. After being repeatedly tagged by the media and others in heated discussions and speculation about the Punjab turmoil, Amrinder has stood up to protect his “identity” like he would the Indian and ATK goal.

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https://ift.tt/3uuxESA CMs can breathe easy as Punjab, G23 occupy core focus

The unexpected crisis in its Punjab unit wrought by the leadership’s choice Navjot Sidhu and the renewed G23 aggression are likely to provide relief to Congress incumbents in the two other party-ruled states which have been rocked by demands for change in recent months. The twin events have created enough disturbance within Congress, that many believe is likely to dampen the leadership’s appetite for experiments.

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https://ift.tt/3F16pnr turncoat MLAs put Congress in a spot in Rajasthan

Amid the pangs of its Punjab headache, Rajasthan has raised its hand to present Congress with a new problem to solve. Four of the six BSP-turned-Congress legislators from the desert state on Thursday reached New Delhi to seek "legal and political" support to save their places in the face of a Supreme Court petition challenging their assembly membership under the anti-defection law.

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https://ift.tt/3zSylG5 agri boost, monsoon set to withdraw from Oct 6

The four-month summer monsoon, which ended as a ‘normal’ rainy season on Thursday and is set to withdraw from October 6, leaves India’s agriculture on a good footing with the levels of soil moisture sufficient to support the rabi or winter crop at a time when the economy is still recovering from Covid.

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https://ift.tt/3D4vQlY frowns on trial judge over quizzing of rape survivor

The Bombay high court has upheld the life term handed to three men for a 2010 gang rape of a young woman who “innocently took a lift from a man in a car’’ in Pune. However, it frowned on the trial court judge and public prosecutor for allowing the defence to put unnecessary questions to her involving graphic details during cross-examination.

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https://ift.tt/3F3UtRL blockade by farmers inconveniencing commuters: SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday cited its own ruling that barred protesters from blocking public roads and said farmers’ grievances could be addressed either by Parliament or judiciary but they cannot be seen to cause harassment to commuters through sit-in dharnas on highways, hindering traffic to and from Delhi to neighbouring Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

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क्रूड महंगा हुआ तो 3 दिन में 45 पैसे बढ़ाए:डीजल की कीमत फिर रिकॉर्ड ऊंचाई पर, पेट्रोल भी उच्चतम स्तर के करीब, देश में क्रूड के दाम कम हुए तो पेट्रोल 65 पैसे सस्ता करने में 50 दिन लगा दिए https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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https://ift.tt/2XY6xmx Charuni threatens stir if paddy procurement doesn’t start today

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https://ift.tt/39V9R4t crisis peaks as Capt says will quit party, senior leaders back Sibal

The crisis in Congress escalated on Thursday with former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh saying he will quit Congress soon, and senior leader P Chidambaram joining veteran partymen Ghulam Nabi Azad, B S Hooda and Anand Sharma to criticise protests by a group of workers outside ‘G23’ leader and former Union minister Kapil Sibal’s house.​

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https://ift.tt/3zRl4Oc on minorities: Sikh hakim shot inside his Peshawar shop

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/86664192.cms69% adults have got at least one jab, 25% fully vaccinated: Govt

As many as 31 states and UTs have covered more than 60% of their adult population above 18 with at least one dose of Covid vaccines and 25% of this cohort has received the full two doses. Overall, 69% of the total adult population of the country has received at least one dose of vaccine. As a share of the entire population, the coverage works out to 46% and India has administered 889 million shots.

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https://ift.tt/3zV9rG4 chief in Jammu on 4-day visit

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) national president Mohan Bhagwat arrived in Jammu on a four-day visit on Thursday. This is the first visit of Bhagwat to J&K after the removal of the special status of the erstwhile state on August 5, 2019. An RSS official in a statement said, "During his stay at Jammu, Dr Bhagwat will meet various sections of society, hold deliberations and also discuss the situation post-Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir."

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https://ift.tt/2lNzTvI Unani physician killed in Peshawar

Unknown gunmen shot dead a Unani physician belonging to the Sikh community in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday, triggering panic among the tiny minority community in the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Sikhs have demanded that the Pakistan government ensure their security and rein in the elements targeting them.

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चीन की नई हरकत:भारत ने कहा- LAC पर सैनिक और हथियारों का जमावड़ा कर रहा ड्रैगन, हम अपनी हिफाजत के लिए पूरी तरह तैयार https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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https://ift.tt/2fSfd3n absconders arrested by Reasi Police in one month

Reasi Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested 21 criminals in one month, who had been evading arrests for long, including five surrendered terrorists who later turned absconders. Reasi SSP Shailender Singh said, "In another round of chase, raids and searches, multiple police teams arrested 21 more absconders evading arrests and executed 35 warrants in the last four weeks."

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https://ift.tt/3kTLdYs summer monsoon and prediction of normal winter rains raise hope for record output in 2021-22 crop year

The four-month summer monsoon ended as ‘normal’ rainy season on Thursday by bridging the earlier deficit and its withdrawal from northwest India will start from October 6 - the second most delayed withdrawal after 1960, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) while predicting ‘normal’ winter (October-December) monsoon rainfall that occurs in south Peninsular India.

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https://ift.tt/3zXLXQk Group case: ED attaches 29 land parcels valued Rs 30 crore

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday attached 29 land parcels admeasuring 13,600 square meters having book value of Rs 30.29 crore in relation to the investigation being conducted against Unitech Group. The land parcels are situated in sectors 96-98 in Uttar Pradesh's Noida. These land parcels were illegally allotted to Carnoustie Management (India) Pvt Ltd (CMPL) by Chandras of Unitech Group, the ED said on Thursday.

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https://ift.tt/2ZLpIRv DGP, Chief Secretary called by CBI in corruption probe against Anil Deshmukh

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https://ift.tt/3kYiSAm Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets PM Modi, discusses development issues

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https://ift.tt/3F6Mu6w has come to expand social security in Rajasthan: Gehlot

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छत्तीसगढ़ कांग्रेस में भी सियासी हलचल:10 से अधिक MLA अचानक दिल्ली पहुंचे; सिंहदेव बोले- प्रदेश में किस बात की चर्चा, सबको पता है https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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मॉर्निंग न्यूज पॉडकास्ट:शाह से मिले कैप्टन, पंजाब में भाजपा का चेहरा बन सकते हैं; गुलाब के बाद महाराष्ट्र-गुजरात पर शाहीन चक्रवात का खतरा, IPL में बेंगलुरु से हारी राजस्थान https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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आज का इतिहास:20 साल पहले माधवराव सिंधिया का प्लेन क्रैश में निधन, जमीनी पकड़ ऐसी कि लोकसभा चुनाव में अटल जी को भी शिकस्त दे दी https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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आज का कार्टून:किसानों के बहाने कैप्टन की शाह से मुलाकात, पंजाब की सियासत में नए समीकरण की शुरुआत https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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दैनिक भास्कर नॉलेज सीरीज:'आओ जानें अपना भारत' क्विज कॉन्टेस्ट, 75 दिन में 11 लाख रुपए से अधिक के पुरस्कार जीतने का मौका https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/86630723.cms‘We’re G23, not Ji Huzoor’: Congress infighting out in open

Congress veteran and ‘G23’ leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has asked the party brass to convene a CWC meeting to discuss the problems in Punjab. Another ‘G23’ leader, Kapil Sibal, said the party was “headless” and no one knew who was taking decisions. ​​Leaders close to “them” (leadership) have left the party, while “we” (G23) are standing by them, he added. Suggesting they were loyal but not blind, Sibal said, “We are G23, not Ji Huzoor 23”.

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टॉपर्स के अंक जारी:यूपीएससी 2020 में टॉपर शुभम को 52.04%, लेकिन इंटरव्यू में टॉप-10 में सबसे कम अंक https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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सस्ते लोन, नौकरियां बढ़ने का असर:घर खरीदी बढ़कर हुई दोगुनी, कोविड-पूर्व स्तर से भी ज्यादा, प्रॉपर्टी कंसल्टेंट एनारॉक की जुलाई-सितंबर 2021 तिमाही की रिपोर्ट https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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https://ift.tt/3zOhNiJ meets Shah, stokes buzz of move ahead of Punjab polls

Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday called on Union home minister Amit Shah at the latter’s residence here. The two leaders had a meeting of over 50 minutes, boosting speculation about the Congress leader either joining BJP or allying with it for the Punjab polls.

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https://ift.tt/3ijiQRw mudslingers can't escape contempt through apology: SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday warned that chronic mudslingers taking potshots at the judiciary and judges cannot escape the rigour of punishment under the contempt of court law by tendering an apology, which is not borne out of remorse but is an attempt to save their skin when caught in an inescapable situation.

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https://ift.tt/2q1spI0 to list ECGC, infuse Rs 6k cr capital

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https://ift.tt/3ilvJe1 genetic testing can assess heart disease risk

More people are now undergoing a one-off genetic test costing Rs 8,000 to assess if they are born with a predisposition to heart diseases. The genomic risk score, also called polygenic score, currently prescribed for high-risk individuals — with family history of heart diseases, uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension or cholesterol levels — helps doctors assess risk, prevent or delay heart diseases, said senior cardiologist Dr S Ajit Mullasari at the Madras Medical Mission.

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https://ift.tt/3me0mTK firecracker giants face SC ire over chemicals use

Ahead of Diwali, six big firecracker manufacturers on Wednesday faced the ire of the Supreme Court, which asked them to explain why contempt of court proceedings be not initiated against them for using the banned chemical barium and its salts in producing crackers.

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https://ift.tt/3F6MFyw port drug haul: DRI nabs head of Afghan cartel in country from Shimla

A fortnight after the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 3,000 kg of Afghan heroin worth approximately Rs 21,000 crore from two containers at Mundra port in Gujarat, DRI’s Lucknow and Noida units in a joint operation arrested the head of the drug cartel in India from Shimla.

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https://ift.tt/3kRAz4g seeks Tirupati response on ritual ‘irregularities’

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response from Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) to a year-and-half old complaint by a devotee of Lord Balaji that irregularities have crept into the daily “puja and archana” in the temple causing consternation among devotees of the principal deity.​

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https://ift.tt/3CXxdmK Breastfeeding inalienable constitutional right of a mom

Breastfeeding is an inalienable constitutional right of a lactating mother and the right of the infant needs to be assimilated with the mother’s right, the Karnataka high court observed on Wednesday. It was disposing a batch of petitions filed by the biological mother and foster parents of a toddler.

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https://ift.tt/3m7x4Gx kids to get midday meals too

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday scaled up the national mid-day meal scheme as ‘PM-POSHAN’ which will also cover students of ‘Balvatikas’ (pre-primary classes) and provide hot cooked meals to students of elementary classes in government and aided schools.

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https://ift.tt/3kQ7fv0 set to take part in SCO anti-terror exercise in Pakistan

India is likely to send a three-member team to participate in a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) anti-terror exercise in Pakistan next week, TOI has learnt. The Pabbi anti-terror Exercise 2021 is being held at Pabbi in Pakistan’s Nowshera district from October 3 under the aegis of SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) which seeks to promote counter-terrorism cooperation between SCO member-states.

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https://ift.tt/2ttnFQo IG N S Jamwal promoted to ADG rank

BSF inspector general (Jammu frontier) N S Jamwal on Wednesday was promoted to the rank of additional director general (ADG) and posted to the prestigious Western Command in Chandigarh. Jamwal, a native of Jammu, has 37 years of professional experience working in different fields.

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https://ift.tt/3ogCKAv wettest Sept in 27 years bridges monsoon deficit

Above-normal rainfall this month, which turned out to be the second wettest September in the past 27 years, has almost bridged the deficit of the monsoon season with the cumulative rainfall showing the gap to be narrowed down from 9% on August 31 to merely 1% on Wednesday, indicating the four-month season may finally be logged as ‘near normal’ monsoon.

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https://ift.tt/2XYNJ6O blames choice of new AG, ‘tainted’ ministers for quitting

The curious case of Navjot Singh Sidhu’s resignation as Punjab PCC chief within 10 days of his bête noire Amarinder Singh’s exit as CM unravelled on Wednesday when he declared the new-look Congress government’s choice of advocate general and the re-entry of “tainted” ministers into the restructured cabinet forced his hand.

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https://ift.tt/3AVjU5E Abdullah mysteriously drops off Zoom call whilst addressing Hindus for Labour event

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president and former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah was due to address the Hindus for Labour event at the Hilton Hotel, Brighton, via video link on Wednesday as its keynote speaker. TOI has seen a letter from him confirming he would address the conference.

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गोरखपुर...DM और SSP बोले- बर्बाद हो जाएंगे 6 परिवार:मीनाक्षी को केस न दर्ज करने की सलाह देते अफसरों का वीडियो आया सामने, कहा- मुकदमे से कुछ हासिल नहीं होगा https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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https://ift.tt/3zQAOkg loses out to Gujarat Gas on city gas distribution network

The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out Adani Gas Ltd’s challenge to the decision of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) to award the city natural gas distribution (CGD) network for Sanand, Bavla and Dholka in Gujarat to Gujarat Gas.

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https://ift.tt/3kPkaxf admits West Bengal's appeal against CBI probe into post-poll violence

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the West Bengal government has made out a case for entertaining its appeal challenging a Calcutta high court order directing CBI and SIT probe into post-poll violence in May after Trinamool Congress, led by Mamata Banerjee, romped home in the assembly elections with a massive mandate.

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https://ift.tt/3ihtUP9 HC fines co Rs 25 lakh for ‘wasting court’s time’

To ensure that those approaching courts in commercial disputes “understand that courts are not playgrounds, and litigation is not a pastime,” the Bombay HC recently directed a private company to pay Rs 25 lakh to a party against whom it was seeking orders.

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जोजिला टनल:साढ़े तीन घंटे की दूरी 15 मिनट में तय होगी; कश्मीर और लद्दाख का संपर्क अब 12 महीने बना रहेगा https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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भवानीपुर उपचुनाव में राष्ट्रीय मुद्दे हावी:पश्चिम बंगाल; ममता किसान आंदोलन का मुद्दा उठा रहीं, भाजपा चुनावी हिंसा का https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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कच्चा तेल 80 डाॅलर पार:3 साल बाद इतना महंगा, सरकारों ने टैक्स नहीं घटाए तो पेट्रोल-डीजल महंगे हो सकते हैं https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/86593531.cmsGovt’s online job exchange for elderly to start on Oct 1

Come October 1, senior citizens seeking work opportunities will be able to register themselves on a first-of-its-kind dedicated employment exchange portal for the elderly. The ‘Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity (Sacred)’ portal, being steered by the ministry of social justice and empowerment (MoSJ&E), will enable “virtual matching” of employable elderly of 60 years and above with employers who come forward and register on the platform.

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https://ift.tt/3m695HI women in managerial posts in Northeast, AP & Punjab

The north-eastern states generally have the highest ratio of female workers in managerial positions, with Meghalaya topping the chart with 34.1%, followed by Sikkim and Mizoram, according to the annual bulletin of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS).​

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https://ift.tt/3EZ1x26 has to compensate RWA for handing over unfinished project: SC

Builders cannot get away by handing over maintenance and administration of a housing society to the residents’ welfare association if the project remains unfinished without all infrastructure and facilities promised to the homebuyers and will need to compensate the RWAs, the Supreme Court said.​

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https://ift.tt/3ATFW8W siblings left red-faced amid efforts to rejig Congress

After the central leadership completely owned the Punjab restructuring and felt it had settled the chaotic unit, the surprise resignation by state president Navjot Singh Sidhu caught everyone by surprise and threatened to destabilise its stronghold and cast the Gandhi leadership in poor light.

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https://ift.tt/2ZENvT8 Singh Channi defends decision to appoint Deol as AG

Hours before Navjot Singh Sidhu quit from the post of Punjab Congress president, chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday defended his decision to appoint senior advocate A P S Deol as new advocate general (AG) of the state.​

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https://ift.tt/3zT0cGa not a stable man, resignation sheer drama: Amarinder Singh

Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said Navjot Sidhu’s resignation as PPCC chief within two months of taking over the vital post had proved beyond doubt that the cricketer turned politician was an “unstable” man, who could not be relied upon to lead the ruling party, especially in a border state like Punjab.

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https://ift.tt/3zRlnZ8 to retire Kerala old warhorses?

It’s a season of open discontent in the Kerala unit of Congress but those in the know say that it is not likely to extend beyond a lot of sound and some fury. Reason: The Congress high command in Delhi wants the old guard sidelined and rampant factionalism neutralised, and to that purpose it will be willing to put up with KPCC president K Sudhakaran’s rather brash and authoritarian style of functioning.​

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https://ift.tt/3zKEfZP Congress leaders defer Delhi visit, Rahul in state today

The discussion between the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) and the Kerala Congress leadership on the appointment of new KPCC office-bearers, scheduled to be held in New Delhi, was postponed on Tuesday. KPCC chief K Sudhakaran and opposition leader VD Satheesan were supposed to reach New Delhi on Wednesday for discussions but have deferred their travel plans.

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https://ift.tt/3AP5KTq releases 35 new crops with ‘special traits’

Seeking to address the twin challenges of climate change and malnutrition, PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday released 35 new indigenously-developed crop varieties with special traits like drought tolerant, disease resistant and biofortified food crops with higher nutrient content such as protein, iron and zinc.

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https://ift.tt/3APfWeL CM Charanjit Singh Channi hands out portfolios, keeps 14 depts with himself

Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi in his first portfolio allocation on Tuesday kept 14 departments with him — including the key responsibilities of vigilance, power and mining. The allocation, which Congress sources said was vetted by Rahul Gandhi, saw the seven new faces in the reconstituted cabinet being given charge of key departments.

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https://ift.tt/3kQbUxi after month, Covaxin missing production target

Homegrown Covaxin was to play a major role in vaccination against Covid-19. But eight months after the vaccination drive began, only one in 11 Indians has managed to get the first indigenous vaccine. Bharat Biotech, which manufactures it, has failed to ramp up production at the pace it had envisaged.

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https://ift.tt/3uite0Z buzz as Captain Amarinder Singh in Delhi to meet ‘friends’

Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh arrived in Delhi on Tuesday amidst an intense buzz over a meeting with the BJP brass that might be a precursor to an alliance, even as his visit was termed as a personal one to meet “friends”.

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https://ift.tt/39JERo3 hit: Sidhu quits as PCC chief; minister follows

In a switch hit that left Congress on a sticky wicket in Punjab again, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu quit as PCC chief on Tuesday, followed by the resignation of new minister Razia Sultana “in solidarity” with him. Gulzar Inder Singh Chahal, who was made PCC treasurer soon after Sidhu took over, also put in his papers along with general secretary Yoginder Dhingra.

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https://ift.tt/3m8Rfnu infiltrators from Pak killed, one caught alive in last 10 days: Army

In the past 10 days, seven infiltrators from Pakistan were killed in separate anti-terror operations along the Line of Control (LoC) while one Lashkar-e-Taiba operative was caught alive in J&K’s Uri sector, GOC 19 Infantry Division Maj Gen Virendra Vats said on Tuesday, adding that Pakistan was itching to carry out a sensational terror strike in Kashmir.

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https://ift.tt/3zPCxGD chief Bhagwat to visit Jammu beginning Sept 30

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat will embark on a four-day visit to Jammu, beginning September 30. A statement issued in this regard by Jammu Prant Karvahak stated that during his stay Bhagwat will participate in many programmes in the region. He had earlier visited Jammu in 2016.

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https://ift.tt/3kOn6KP resignation: Congress general secretary KC Venugopal says 'everything will be okay'

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https://ift.tt/3obQGM6 HC lifts ban on online rummy games

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