GOVERNMENT

Thai prime minister acquitted of ethics breach, retains post

3:03 pm December 2, 2020

Bangkok: Thailand’s highest court on Wednesday acquitted Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of breaching ethics clauses in the country’s constitution, allowing him to stay in his job. The Constitutional Court ruled on a complaint brought by the Pheu Thai party, the largest opposition grouping in Parliament, that Prayuth had broken the law by continuing to live in his military residence […]

Win by even one vote is ultimately a victory: Nitish

10:56 pm November 27, 2020

Patna: In a bid to blunt the RJD’s assertion that the NDA managed to win the Bihar assembly election by getting only 12,270 votes more than the Grand Alliance led by the party, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that victory by even one vote is ultimately a triumph. If anyone thinks that irregularities […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Former CEC Quraishi bats for electoral reforms

9:27 pm November 16, 2020

New Delhi: Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi has supported a ban on door-to-door campaigning by candidates in the ‘silence period’ to prevent allurement of voters using cash and liquor. He also batted for change in law to allow the Election Commission deregister a political party on various grounds, including repeated violation of the […]

Govt hikes ethanol price by up to Rs 3.34/ltr

7:30 pm October 29, 2020

New Delhi: The government on Thursday hiked the price of ethanol extracted from sugarcane for doping in petrol by up to Rs 3.34 per litre as it looked to ramp up the programme that has benefited farmers and also helped cut down oil import bill. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) headed by Prime […]

Schools in Delhi to remain closed till further orders; Parents welcome decision

9:35 pm October 28, 2020

New Delhi: All schools in Delhi will continue to be closed till further orders in view of the COVID-19 situation, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Wednesday. Parents are not in favour of reopening schools either, Sisodia said at an online press conference. The Delhi government had earlier announced that schools will remain closed […]