Bharat Express

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Wednesday January 3, 2024

SC seeks Secretary General’s reply on TMC leader’s plea within two weeks

Supreme Court asks Secretary General of Lok Sabha to file a response within two weeks on a plea of Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra challenging her expulsion from Lok Sabha in a cash-for-query case. Supreme Court posts the matter for hearing in the week commencing from March 11.

Wednesday January 3, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi And President Draupadi Murmu Express Condolences On Golaghat Road Accident In Assam

President Droupadi Murmu posts, "The news of the sudden death of many people in a road accident in Golaghat, Assam is extremely sad. I express my deepest condolences to the bereaved families and pray for the speedy recovery of those injured." Prime Minister's Office posts, "Pained by the loss of lives due to a road mishap in Golaghat, Assam. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover at the earliest. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000."

Wednesday January 3, 2024

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Skips ED Summon; Union Minister Anurag Thakur Accuses AAP Of Being Biggest Corrupt Party

On Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to skip ED summon today, Union Minister Anurag Thakur says, "AAP is the biggest corrupt party in today's date. Several ministers of the party are in jail and their CM (Arvind Kejriwal) is skipping ED's summon continuously, this shows that there is something wrong."

Wednesday January 3, 2024

Prime Minister Modi Digs A Jibe At Congress Party: Said They Worked For Their Party’s Development

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "The governments that remained at the Center for decades after independence, their priority was only the development of their political party. Far-off states, border areas or those in the middle of the ocean were not given any attention. In the past 10 years, our government has prioritised these states... Today foundation of several development projects projects worth crores has been laid here. The priority of the Central Government is to make life easier for every region and every citizen of India. Today, the foundation stone of projects worth about Rs 1,200 crore has been laid and inaugurated here. These are projects related to internet, electricity, water, health and child care."

Wednesday January 3, 2024

PM Modi Inaugurates, Lays Foundation Of Development Projects Worth Rs. 1,156 Crores In Kavaratti

Lakshadweep: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates and lays foundation of several development projects worth Rs 1,156 crores in Kavaratti. PM also distributes laptops, bicycles, Kisan Cards and Ayushman cards to the beneficiaries of several schemes in Kavaratti.

Wednesday January 3, 2024

US intel confident militant groups used largest Gaza hospital in campaign against Israel

The US is “confident” that Palestinian militant groups used Gaza's largest hospital to hold “at least a few” hostages seized during their bloody Oct. 7 attack and to house command infrastructure, an American intelligence assessment declassified Tuesday and shared by a U.S. official found.

Wednesday January 3, 2024

Iconic Lata Mangeshkar Chowk is Ayodhya’s new selfie hotspot

An iconic roundabout in the heart of Ayodhya, named after legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, has of late turned into a major hotspot for local residents and tourists seeking a perfect selfie in the temple town. Art has the power to pull in people, and perhaps a giant ornate veena sculpture weighing 14 tonnes, sitting at its centre, is doing the trick.

Wednesday January 3, 2024

Rescuers race against time in search for survivors in Japan after powerful quakes leave 62 dead

Rescue workers and canine units urgently sifted through rubble in the winter cold Wednesday in what the prime minister called a race against time after powerful earthquakes in western Japan left at least 62 people dead and dozens believed trapped under collapsed buildings.

Wednesday January 3, 2024

Minimum temperature several degrees below freezing point in Jammu Kashmir, no relief in cold wave conditions

There was no relief from the intense dry and cold wave conditions in Kashmir on Wednesday as the minimum temperatures stayed several degrees below the freezing point, officials said. Anantnag town was the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday night as the mercury plunged more than seven degrees below the freezing point, they said.

Wednesday January 3, 2024

2 killed as unidentified vehicle hits motorbike in MP’s Harda

A man and a minor boy were killed when an unidentified vehicle hit their motorcycle in Madhya Pradesh's Harda district, police said on Wednesday. The accident took place late Tuesday night in Nandwa village under Rehatgaon police station limits.