Opposition Party In Maldives To File No Confidence Motion Against President Mohammed Muizzu
Amidst strained relations with India due to derogatory remarks, the opposition party in the Maldives will file a motion of no confidence motion against President Mohammed Muizzu.
ED’s acting Director Rahul Navin ugraded to post of Additional Secretary
Centre has upgraded the rank of Enforcement Directorate's acting Director Rahul Navin among 11 bureaucrats to the post of Additional Secretary. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, took the decision approving the in-situ upgradation of these officers to the level of Additional Secretary to the Government of India as a measure personal to them by temporarily upgrading the posts held by them.
ED Raids Related To Uddhav Faction Leader & MLA Ravindra Waikar Underway
Seven locations linked to MLA and leader of the Uddhav faction Ravindra Waikar and his associates are being raided by the ED in relation to a case involving the suspected manipulation of land use requirements to construct a hotel in Jogeshwari.
President Droupadi Murmu to present National Sports Awards at Rashtrapati Bhawan today
President Droupadi Murmu will present the National Sports Awards at Rashtrapati Bhawan today at 11 AM. Badminton players Chirag C Shetty and Satwik Sai Raj Rankireddy will be honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, highest sporting honour of the country. Twenty-six sportspersons will receive the Arjuna Awards today. Eight coaches will be given the Dronacharya awards.
25 killed and 6 injured in collision between minibus and truck in Brazil’s northeast
A crash between a minibus transporting tourists and a truck in Brazil's northeastern Bahia state left 25 dead, the state's firefighters corps said Monday on its official Instagram account. The accident occurred Sunday night around 10.30 p.m. local time on a highway near the city of Sao Jose do Jacuipe. Another six people were injured.
PM Modi Arrives In Ahmedabad To Be A Part Of ‘Vibrant Gujarat Summit’
Prime Minister Modi arrived in Ahmedabad on January 8, where he was welcomed at the airport by Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, and BJP state president CR Patel. Over the course of his three-day visit, PM Modi is set to engage in the Vibrant Gujarat Summit and various other events. Today, he will be joining UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for a roadshow.
French PM Elisabeth Borne Resigns Amidst Macron’s Push For Second-Term Revitalization
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne stepped down amid President Emmanuel Macron's efforts to invigorate his second term, aligning with the upcoming European Parliament elections and the Paris Olympics this summer. Macron has yet to appoint her replacement. The shift in leadership follows a tumultuous year marked by political crises triggered by contested reforms of the pension system and immigration laws.
Letter about sexual harassment of women personnel fake, says Mumbai police; begin probe
Mumbai police have begun a probe into a fake letter that alleged sexual harassment of women drivers in the force by three senior officers, an official said on Monday. No such incident has taken place and the signatures on the letter, which has been mischievously circulated, are fake, the official asserted. The letter being circulated on social media alleged three officers of Mumbai police's motor transport department had sexually harassed women drivers. "We will find out who is behind this letter and take strict action. Our probe has found some anti-social elements prepared the letter, forged signatures of some women personnel and circulated it," he added.
Bilkis Bano Weeps Tears Of Relief As Supreme Court Pronounces Its Verdict
The Gujarat government was deemed incompetent by the Supreme Court to have granted remission to eleven convicted individuals who were given life sentences for the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of her family members during the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat. Bilkis Bano said, “Today is truly the New Year for me. I have wept tears of relief. I have smiled for the first time in over a year and half. I have hugged my children. It feels like a stone the size of a mountain has been lifted from my chest, and I can breathe again. This is what justice feels like. I thank the honourable Supreme Court of India for giving me, my children and women everywhere, this vindication and hope in the promise of equal justice for all.”
World Bank to give Rs 2328 cr for project to divert flood water to Marathwada: Fadnavis
The World Bank has approved financial assistance of Rs 2,328 crore to develop infrastructure to divert flood water from western Maharashtra to Marathwada, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday. The state government will contribute Rs 998 crore for the plan, he added. "The World Bank has approved financial assistance of Rs 2,328 crore for the project that will help in diverting flood water from western Maharashtra to Marathwada, which faces water scarcity," he said in a statement. Sangli and Kolhapur districts had witnessed flooding in September 2018, and a World Bank team that visited these areas at the time decided to provide aid for the water diversion project, Fadnavis said.
