APPOINTMENT
Pro-tem Speaker appointment row: 'NDA govt insulting opposition', says Congress Lok Sabha MP K Suresh New Delhi: After the appointment of pro-tem Speaker for the 18th Lok Sabha, Congress MP, K Suresh said that the NDA government has violated the convention of Lok Sabha. “The NDA government has violated the convention of Lok Sabha. So far, the conven...
24 Jun, 2024, 03.08 PM ISTJP Nadda appointed leader of House in Rajya Sabha, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar announces Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda was appointed leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, the first day of the 264th session of the Upper House. "Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda has been appointed as the Leader of the House in the Council of St...
27 Jun, 2024, 05.37 PM ISTSanjay Jha appointed JDU's national executive president; thanks Nitish Kumar for 'huge responsibility' Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Jha has been appointed as the party's national executive president on June 29 while Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will continue to be the national president.Sanjay Jha appointed JDU's nati...
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WBSSC Scam: Supreme Court stays Calcutta HC order cancelling 26,000 jobs; Mamata expresses relief West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her satisfaction on May 7, 2024, over the Supreme Court's decision to stay the Calcutta High Court verdict that cancelled over 25,000 school jobs. Banerjee stated that she is "very happy and menta...
08 May, 2024, 06.31 PM ISTDMK’s Saravanan Annadurai fumes at Guv Ravi for refusing to re-induct Ponmudy: 'Bizarre behaviour…' Chennai: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Saravanan Annadurai on March 18 called Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi’s behaviour bizarre as the Governor refused to accept the recommendation of Chief Minister MK Stalin to appoint K Ponmudy as a Ministe...
18 Mar, 2024, 03.31 PM ISTUK PM Starmer appoints Cabinet members: Lammy as foreign minister; Reeves takes charge of Finance New Prime Minister Keir Starmer named Rachel Reeves as Britain's first female finance minister and Angela Rayner as his deputy on Friday as he began putting together the team that will help him try to deliver on a promise to rebuild the country. Ree...
05 Jul, 2024, 09.42 PM ISTActress Kareena Kapoor Khan appointed as UNICEF India's National Ambassador Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor has been designated as Unicef India’s National Ambassador. She initially joined the organization as a Celebrity Advocate in 2014. During her recent appointment ceremony, Kareena was moved to tears while delivering her s...
04 May, 2024, 09.24 PM ISTManipur CM Biren Singh urges newly-appointed Mizoram CM not to comment on internal matters of state Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday asked the newly elected Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma not to interfere in the internal matters of Manipur. Citing Lalduhoma's comments, Singh said "It is beyond the Constitution because it is an int...
13 Dec, 2023, 02.57 PM ISTBill to appoint CEC, ECs in RS | Raghav Chadha's 'mockery of democracy' jibe at govt The Government on Tuesday moved a bill in the Rajya Sabha to regulate the appointment and service terms of Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners, triggering a reaction from the Congress, which alleged that the proposed legislation "...
12 Dec, 2023, 05.26 PM ISTEC selection: 10 minutes before the appointment they again gave me just six names, alleges Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Congress Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury after attending the meeting for the appointment of Election Commissioners said that Gyanesh Kumar from Kerala and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu from Punjab selected as election commissioners. " Gyanesh Kumar from Kerala...
14 Mar, 2024, 06.20 PM ISTKarnataka: BJP appoints Vijayendra, son of ex-CM Yediyurappa, new state president The BJP on Friday appointed Vijayendra Yediyurappa, the son of former Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa, its state unit president, a surprise move that underscores the party leadership's acknowledgement of the veteran Lingayat leader's enduri...
10 Nov, 2023, 07.49 PM IST'Rath Prabhari' appointments: Cong chief Kharge writes to PM Modi, alerts risk of politicising govt entities Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his government's orders saying that all agencies, institutions, arms, wings, and departments of the government are now officially 'Pracharaks'. He also said t...
22 Oct, 2023, 05.35 PM ISTSC refuses to stay new law on appointment of CEC, ECs; issues notice to Centre The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the new law that provides for appointment of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners by a panel excluding the Chief Justice of India. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta...
12 Jan, 2024, 11.55 AM ISTCentre delays 70 judicial appointments for Supreme Court, top court expresses concerns The Central government's delay in clearing 70 judicial appointments recommended by various High Courts for the Supreme Court has drawn sharp criticism. In a strong statement, expressed distress over the situation, emphasizing the urgency. The two-ju...
27 Sep, 2023, 01.26 PM ISTSpecial Parliament session: Govt releases tentative list of bills to be taken up for consideration and passage Govt lists bill on appointment of Chief Election Commissioner, other election commissioners for Parliament session beginning Sep 18Special Parliament session: Govt releases tentative list of bills to be taken up for consideration and passage
13 Sep, 2023, 09.48 PM ISTMohan Yadav's appointment as Madhya Pradesh CM sparks excitement among family members The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday brought an end to the looming suspense by officially designating Ujjain South MLA Mohan Yadav as the new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. The decision was taken during the legislature party meeting in Bhop...
11 Dec, 2023, 06.03 PM ISTBill to be tabled in RS to regulate appointment of CEC, ECs; CJI excluded from team The government has listed a bill for introduction in the Rajya Sabha to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners. The Chief Election Commissioner and other...
10 Aug, 2023, 01.34 PM ISTCongress' reshuffle: Sachin Pilot appointed Chhattisgarh In-charge, Priyanka Gandhi removed as UP Chief ahead of 2024 polls Congress published a list of significant organisational changes in many states on December 23. Today in Delhi, the newly established National Alliance Committee of Congress convened to resolve differences with its I.N.D.I.A. allies.Sachin Pilot has ...
23 Dec, 2023, 08.41 PM ISTTelangana Guv appoints Akbaruddin Owaisi as protem Speaker; BJP MLA refuses to take oath in front of Owaisi Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Friday appointed All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MLA Akbarudin Owaisi as protem Speaker of the newly-elected Assembly. Controversial BJP MLA T Raja Singh, elected for the third time from t...
09 Dec, 2023, 09.00 AM ISTPM Modi distributes 51,000 appointment letters in ‘Rozgar Mela’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is attending a ‘Rozgar Mela’ in the national capital on October 28 distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to new recruits.Addressing the event, the Prime Minister said, "'Rozgar Mela' was started in October...
28 Oct, 2023, 10.19 PM IST