Proceedings of the Lok Sabha adjourned amid a ruckus over the Adani-Hindenburg difficulty and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s democracy comment in the course of the second section of the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on March 16, 2023.
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Neither facet backing down, Parliament logjam runs on
Both Houses of Parliament put collectively functioned for 345 seconds on March 16, 2023, with the ruling BJP unrelenting in its demand for an apology from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and the Opposition refusing to again down on the decision for a joint parliamentary probe into the Adani Group controversy.
13 Opposition events urge Election Commission to conduct Jammu and Kashmir election
National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah met leaders of Opposition events in New Delhi on Thursday and submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to press for early Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Supreme Court reserves judgment on Maharashtra political row
The Supreme Court on Thursday addressed former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on how there’s an “absolute” lack of freedom inside regional political events, that are largely run by single households. The Bench reserved the case for judgment.
Rameshbhai Solanki, the daddy of 18-year-old Darshan Solanki, who allegedly died by suicide inside IIT-B, instructed The Hindu that he submitted a criticism to the Powai Police, alleging foul play in his son’s loss of life. In the criticism, Mr. Solanki stated that his son “suffered constant caste-based discrimination in the IIT Bombay campus, which the institute enabled to persist”.
DAC clears proposals value ₹70,500 crore together with a number of design and growth circumstances
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals value ₹70,500 crore. Some of the tasks are long-gestation tasks involving indigenous design and growth together with the event of marine diesel engine.
More than one lakh individuals opted for greater PF pension, Centre tells Rajya Sabha
The Centre on Thursday knowledgeable Rajya Sabha that 1,20,279 staff have submitted joint choices on the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) portal for greater pension. The Ministry stated there isn’t a choice underneath the Employees Pension Scheme to permit staff to contribute in direction of the scheme on their very own, the place employers should not contributing for pension on precise wage.
Assam courtroom acquits student-poet of sedition prices
A courtroom in japanese Assam’s Golaghat on March 16 acquitted poet Barshashree Buragohain of sedition prices.
Ms Buragohain, an undergraduate scholar pursuing arithmetic, was arrested on May 18, 2022, underneath the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly praising the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) and calling for rise up towards the nation.
Amid widening variations with Congress, Akhilesh Yadav to fulfill Mamata Banerjee
In a sign of working in direction of an non-Congress opposition entrance on the nationwide degree, Samajwadi Party(SP) president Akhilesh Yadav has reached out to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the SP, which is holding its nationwide govt assembly in Kolkata from March 18, is more likely to deliberate its highway map for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Mr. Yadav is more likely to meet the Trinamool Congress (TMC) president on March 17.
Stepping up from its ongoing initiative of offering potable water in six islands of Lakshadweep utilizing Low Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD) know-how, the Chennai-based National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) is working at making this course of freed from emissions.
India and Australia go into preparation mode for ODI World Cup
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is finished and dusted. The World Test Championship last awaits in June. But for the subsequent week — earlier than many from each camps gel as teammates for the Indian Premier League — the main focus will shift to the format that may achieve prominence because the yr progresses.
