Jaipur, Aug 30 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has convened a crucial cabinet meeting on Sunday, ahead of the Assembly session scheduled to begin on Monday. The meeting, to be held at the Chief Minister’s Office, is expected to focus on legislative business and final preparations for the session.According to party leaders, some important bills are likely to be taken up in the meeting.The recent Rajasthan High Court decision on the cancellation of the SI recruitment exam may als…

Tokyo, Aug 30 (IANS) Semiconductor is an important sector in the cooperation between India and Japan, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.Calling the semiconductor sector, a “strategic domain”, PM Modi, who is on an official visit to Japan, said that India “has made significant progress in this field”.Earlier in the day, PM Modi arrived in Sendai in Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, where he travelled aboard the iconic Shinkansen (bullet train) alongside Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba.In Se…

Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Pro-Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Saturday accused Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of indulging in politics, alleging that he wanted the police to resort to lathi charge on protesters gathered in and around Azad Maidan.Jarange-Patil, who has launched an indefinite fast demanding reservation to the Maratha community from the OBC quota, which will pass the test of law, said, “Don’t hold the Marathas captive, you (CM Fadnavis and state government) have an …

Chennai, Aug 30 (IANS) Chief Minister M.K. Stalin left for a week-long official tour of Germany and the UK on Saturday to attract business investments to Tamil Nadu and strengthen ties with the global Tamil diaspora. CM Stalin departed from Chennai at 9.50 a.m. on an Emirates Airlines flight via Dubai, with his first stop scheduled in Germany. Before his departure, he reached the VIP lounge at Chennai airport, where ministers, MPs, MLAs, party executives, officials, and members of the public gat…

Chennai, Aug 30 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami met briefly in the city on Saturday, drawing attention to the evolving relationship between the two alliance partners in Tamil Nadu.The meeting occurred at the memorial of Tamil Maanila Congress founder G.K. Moopanar in Teynampet, where both leaders had come to pay tributes.Although the exchange lasted only a short while, party sources indicated that the conversation revolved arou…

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday inaugurated the office of the District Development Committee Chairman in North Delhi and led a cleanliness drive as part of a larger initiative to strengthen grassroots governance and civic engagement. She was joined at the event by Member of Parliament Yogender Chandolia and local MLA Rajkumar Bhatia.Speaking at the inauguration, CM Gupta highlighted the significant transformation of the North District building and reiterated…

Jagdalpur, Aug 30 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against five individuals affiliated with the banned CPI (Maoist) for their alleged involvement in the murder of Army personnel Motiram Achala in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district.This follows an earlier chargesheet filed against another accused.The latest chargesheet, submitted before the NIA Special Court in Jagdalpur, names Bhawan Lal Jain, Suresh Kumar Salam, Shailendra Kumar Baghel, Anduram Sa…

Patna, Aug 30 (IANS) Janata Dal (United) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav for calling Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav “Jannayak” during the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar, saying the comparison insults the legacy of Bharat Ratna awardee Karpoori Thakur. The controversy erupted after Akhilesh Yadav joined the Congress-led ‘Voter Rights Yatra’ in…

Bengaluru, Aug 30 (IANS) The number of arrests in connection with the case of sending vulgar messages to Kannada actress and former MP Ramya has risen to 12, and the police have launched a manhunt for others involved. All those arrested are fans of jailed actor Darshan.Darshan’s fans had targeted Ramya for sharing a post about the fan murder case and commenting that justice should be served.The latest three arrests were made in the north Karnataka region. The accused were employed in small fir…

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday condemned Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for her controversial remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, calling her comments “unforgivable and highly condemnable.” He further demanded a public apology from the Trinamool Congress for what he termed a disgrace to democratic values. Taking to social media platform X, CM Yogi wrote, “The unparliamentary and objectionable comment made by the Trinamool Co…