2 Ministers Removed

Home Minister Amit Shah today launched a frontal assault on the Congress after a deep-fake video of him saying he would remove reservations went viral. A Congress worker, Reetam Singh, from Assam's Guwahati was arrested yesterday.

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi went beyond the rulebook to do away with almost 2,000 obsolete rules.

China has removed Li Shangfu from his position as defence minister and state councillor, state broadcaster CCTV said on Tuesday.

Twitter ban will soon be lifted in Nigeria after resolving some of its differences with the social media platform, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said, signalling the end of a policy widely condemned as an affront to freedom of expression.

The curfew across Punjab announced last month amid the coronavirus outbreak -- will be extended by two more weeks, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said today. The lockdown will now remain in force till May 17. Depending on the situation after two weeks, a decision will be taken on its extension or removal, the Chief Minister said.

A hundred per cent removal of lockdown two weeks after May 4 -- that tops the the wishlist of Mamata Banerjee as a citizen and the chief of Trinamool Congress. Asked about her opinion on the lifting of the lockdown four days before the video-conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bengal Chief Minister today said she would "share opinion ...

Clampdown may soon be removed from the crucial aviation sector, sources said, with the matter being discussed in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with the Chief Ministers yesterday. Passenger air traffic - domestic and international - was halted even before PM Modi announced the 21-day countrywide "curfew-like" lockdown on the evening of Marc...

Hours after CBI chief Alok Verma resignedfollowing his removal from the top post by a panel led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and a Delhi court asked the agency to investigate its number 2 Rakesh Asthana in a bribery case, former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav quipped"who will investigate the CBI?"

Alok Verma was removed as the chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday evening by a committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, barely 48 hours after he was reinstated by the Supreme Court. The committee said he "had not acted with the integrity expected of him". Mr Verma lost his high-profile job just weeks before his reti...

In a move to cap the spiralling public anger over the Kathua and Unnao rape cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said such incidents could not be part of any civilised society and promised to make sure that the culprits do not get away. "As a country, as a society we all are ashamed of it (rapes)," PM Modi said of the crimes that have jolt...

Delhi's sacked Water Minister Kapil Mishra made a shocking revelation today, claiming he saw Health Minister Satyendar Jain handing Rs. 2 crore in cash to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The allegation triggered a political crisis for the Aam Aadmi Party, which swept to power in Delhi two years ago on an anti-corruption plank. The BJP called for po...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in his Budget for 2016-17, had provided for the seller to collect tax at the rate of 1 per cent from the purchaser on sale in cash of any goods or offering any services exceeding Rs 2 lakh.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said there will be a delay of about two to four months to set up the proposed 1,000 mohalla clinics, a month after NDMC decided to remove such structures which have been built without permission.

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday defended his party's decision to block Parliament from functioning, stating, "We have said there have to be resignations before any discussion." Mr Gandhi is No 2 in the Congress which is demanding the urgent removal of three top BJP leaders linked to major controversies, including Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Home Minister Amit Shah today launched a frontal assault on the Congress after a deep-fake video of him saying he would remove reservations went viral. A Congress worker, Reetam Singh, from Assam's Guwahati was arrested yesterday.

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi went beyond the rulebook to do away with almost 2,000 obsolete rules.

China has removed Li Shangfu from his position as defence minister and state councillor, state broadcaster CCTV said on Tuesday.

Twitter ban will soon be lifted in Nigeria after resolving some of its differences with the social media platform, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said, signalling the end of a policy widely condemned as an affront to freedom of expression.

The curfew across Punjab announced last month amid the coronavirus outbreak -- will be extended by two more weeks, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said today. The lockdown will now remain in force till May 17. Depending on the situation after two weeks, a decision will be taken on its extension or removal, the Chief Minister said.

A hundred per cent removal of lockdown two weeks after May 4 -- that tops the the wishlist of Mamata Banerjee as a citizen and the chief of Trinamool Congress. Asked about her opinion on the lifting of the lockdown four days before the video-conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bengal Chief Minister today said she would "share opinion ...

Clampdown may soon be removed from the crucial aviation sector, sources said, with the matter being discussed in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with the Chief Ministers yesterday. Passenger air traffic - domestic and international - was halted even before PM Modi announced the 21-day countrywide "curfew-like" lockdown on the evening of Marc...

Hours after CBI chief Alok Verma resignedfollowing his removal from the top post by a panel led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and a Delhi court asked the agency to investigate its number 2 Rakesh Asthana in a bribery case, former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav quipped"who will investigate the CBI?"

Alok Verma was removed as the chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday evening by a committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, barely 48 hours after he was reinstated by the Supreme Court. The committee said he "had not acted with the integrity expected of him". Mr Verma lost his high-profile job just weeks before his reti...

In a move to cap the spiralling public anger over the Kathua and Unnao rape cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said such incidents could not be part of any civilised society and promised to make sure that the culprits do not get away. "As a country, as a society we all are ashamed of it (rapes)," PM Modi said of the crimes that have jolt...

Delhi's sacked Water Minister Kapil Mishra made a shocking revelation today, claiming he saw Health Minister Satyendar Jain handing Rs. 2 crore in cash to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The allegation triggered a political crisis for the Aam Aadmi Party, which swept to power in Delhi two years ago on an anti-corruption plank. The BJP called for po...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in his Budget for 2016-17, had provided for the seller to collect tax at the rate of 1 per cent from the purchaser on sale in cash of any goods or offering any services exceeding Rs 2 lakh.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said there will be a delay of about two to four months to set up the proposed 1,000 mohalla clinics, a month after NDMC decided to remove such structures which have been built without permission.

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday defended his party's decision to block Parliament from functioning, stating, "We have said there have to be resignations before any discussion." Mr Gandhi is No 2 in the Congress which is demanding the urgent removal of three top BJP leaders linked to major controversies, including Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj.