Left candidates trounce ABVP in JNU college students’ union elections
Around 11.30 p.m, the election committee declared that the United Left panel received three posts of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU), whereas the Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students’ Association (BAPSA) received one put up. The RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad misplaced all of the posts by just a few hundred votes. Dhananjay of the AISA, who received the president’s put up with a complete of two,598 votes, stated, “I’m overwhelmed at the support I have received. It has been made clear that the students are unhappy with the government and they want things to change.” The ABVP’s Umesh Chandra Ajmeera got here second with 1,676 votes.
Following a political uproar over its alternative of candidate for the Jaipur City Lok Sabha seat, the Congress on March 24 dropped Sunil Sharma and fielded former minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas in his place .Mr. Sharma has been related to Jaipur Dialogues, a right-wing discussion board that’s identified to focus on the Congress management and goal minority communities. In a contemporary record of three names on Sunday, the social gathering fielded Mr. Khachariyawas, a minister within the Ashok Gehlot authorities, from Jaipur.
Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut and tv actor Arun Govil, who starred within the Ramayan collection, are among the many names within the BJP’s fifth record of 111 candidates from 17 States for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, launched on Sunday. Ms. Ranaut will contest from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, whereas Mr. Govil will contest from Meerut.
Pakistan to ‘seriously examine’ restarting commerce with India: Foreign Minister
Pakistan will “seriously examine” whether or not to restart commerce with India, stated its newly appointed Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar. Responding to questions throughout a press meet in London, Mr. Dar stated he had been approached final yr by Pakistani businesspersons over the problem, and stated any determination would comply with a full dialogue with all stakeholders. Meanwhile, visiting Singapore, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankarhit out at Pakistan for its “industry-level” assist to terrorism, stressing that any talks with Pakistan would wish to “face up to the problem”.
IPL 2024, GT vs MI | Titans maintain their nerve, MI loses its poise and the plot
Shubman Gill handed his first captaincy take a look at as Gujarat Titans eked out a nervous six-run win over Mumbai Indians of their Indian Premier League opener on the Narendra Modi Stadium right here on Sunday .Pursuing 169, MI was coasting alongside at 107 for 2 after 12 overs. But Sai Kishore trapping Rohit Sharma (43, 29b, 7×4, 1×6) leg-before and Mohit Sharma sending again Dewald Brevis (46, 38b, 2×4, 3×6) and Tim David triggered a scarcely plausible downturn.
Sri Lanka’s former President Maithripala Sirisena will face police questioning on Monday on his current remarks on the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings that he was “aware” of the masterminds of the assaults that killed 270 individuals, together with 11 Indians. Sirisena, 72, was president between 2015 January and 2019 November. He had beforehand denied any data of the assaults. Police chief Deshabandu Tennakoon instructed reporters on Sunday that Sirisena’s assertion can be recorded on Monday.
AAP management goes into huddle, staff instructed to stay united
The complete brass of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi went right into a huddle on Sunday, with its leaders asking staff to step up their presence on social media platforms and stay united following the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in an excise coverage case .Mr. Kejriwal, AAP nationwide convener, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 within the case involving allegations that the now-scrapped 2021-22 excise coverage benefited sure liquor producers, wholesalers, and retailers for financial concerns.
IPL 2024 | Just a matter of time earlier than Pant regains kind: Sidhu
Former India opener Navjot Sidhu is assured wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant’s return to kind is only a “matter of time” following his almost 15-month-long absence from skilled cricket after a horrific automotive crash .Pant is again main his Indian Premier League facet Delhi Capitals after lacking the motion final season on account of his restoration and rehabilitation. Though Pant didn’t have the comeback he would have wished for in DC’s match towards Punjab Kings right here on Saturday, being dismissed for 18 by Harshal Patel, he was fast between the wickets, took a catch behind the stumps and likewise effected a stumping.
Former choose, Trinamool turncoats, and lady from Sandeshkhali in West Bengal BJP candidate record
The second record of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates in West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha election comprised a combined bag, together with former Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, two turncoats from the Trinamool Congress (TMC), and a lady from Sandeshkhali who was on the receiving finish of the violence .Former Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who resigned from the Calcutta High Court just lately, has been nominated from the Tamluk Lok Sabha seat. The social gathering has fielded Arjun Singh from Barrackpore, and Tapas Roy from Kolkata Uttar. Both Mr. Singh and Mr. Roy had give up the Trinamool Congress to affix the BJP just lately. The BJP candidates from Tamluk, Kolkata Uttar, and Barrackpore had joined the social gathering earlier this month.
CBI staff revisits Sandeshkhali to assemble extra proof within the ED staff assault case
A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) staff, probing the assault on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers at West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali on January 5, on March 24 visited a village within the space to assemble extra proof .This is the second go to by the CBI to Sarberia village in North 24 Parganas district after getting the custody of suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Shahjahan Sheikh, the primary accused within the assault, on March 6. CBI officers had gone to Mr. Sheikh’s home the next day and, after discovering it locked, clicked its photographs and talked to native individuals.
Lok Sabha polls: Samajwadi Party fields S.T. Hasan from Moradabad, adjustments its Bijnor candidate
The Samajwadi Party on March 24 renominated its Lok Sabha MP from Moradabad S T Hasan from the identical seat and adjusted its Bijnor candidate by fielding Deepak Saini, the son of a celebration MLA .The social gathering introduced the names in a put up on X. The Samajwadi Party had earlier named Yashveer Singh as its candidate from Bijnor. However, on Sunday, it named Deepak Saini as its candidate for the seat. He is the son of Ram Avtar Saini, the SP legislator from the Noorpur meeting section that comes beneath the Bijnor parliamentary constituency.
Myanmar rights group asks India to not deport refugees
A Myanmar-based organisation has requested the Manipur authorities to not deport Myanmar refugees again to the war-torn nation except they select to return. They say individuals returning are prone to face conscription .The Nongthombam Biren Singh authorities started the method of sending again 77 refugees from Myanmar by deporting eight of them on March 8. In an announcement issued on Sunday, the Burma Refugees Committee – Kabaw Valley stated they feared that they’d be handed over to the army junta.
Ireland to get its youngest ever premier as Simon Harris elected chief of Fine Gael social gathering
Ireland is poised to get its youngest-ever premier after Simon Harris secured the management of the Fine Gael social gathering on Sunday, changing Leo Varadkar who introduced his shock resignation final week .The 37-year-old Mr. Harris, who’s the federal government’s Further and Higher Education Minister, was the one candidate to place his identify ahead to succeed Mr. Varadkar, who had been Ireland’s earlier youngest Prime Minister, or what Ireland calls its taoiseach.
Industrialist and former Congress MP Naveen Jindal joins BJP
Industrialist and former MP Naveen Jindal give up the Congress and joined the BJP on Sunday. He stated that he wished to contribute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agenda of ‘Viksit Bharat’ .BJP common secretary Vinod Tawde was current on the ceremony. He stated Jindal’s presence within the social gathering will assist the federal government’s agenda of boosting the financial system and creating prosperity. Mr. Tawde famous that the Jindal Steel chairperson has a eager curiosity in sports activities and training as effectively.
Only lessons 3 and 6 will obtain new textbooks in 2024-25, says CBSE
Only college students in Classes 3 and 6 will obtain new textbooks for the upcoming tutorial yr of 2024-25, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) confirmed on March 22, in a round despatched to all colleges affiliated with the board. The new textbooks are being formulated by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
