Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (IANS) After a gap of nearly five years, the contentious issue of opening Vault B of Kerala’s famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple has resurfaced.The matter came up for discussion at a joint meeting of the temple’s administrative and advisory committees held in the state capital on Thursday.The issue was brought up by the state government’s nominee, who pointed out that since the Supreme Court’s 2020 order, no decision had been made regarding the opening of Vault B.The…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by High Court judge, Justice Yashwant Varma – who faces an impeachment threat following the cash discovery episode – challenging the in-house enquiry that led to a report recommending his removal from office.In a detailed judgment, a Bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and A.G. Masih framed several key questions, including: the maintainability of Justice Varma’s petition, the legal sanction of the in…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra strongly responded to the allegations made by Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, who had accused the Election Commission of colluding with the BJP. Patra objected to Gandhi’s remarks and highlighted one in particular: “If there is no response to my press conference, there will be serious consequences.”Addressing a press conference, Patra said, “Today we saw Rahul Gandhi’s press briefing, and this…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) A major controversy erupted on Thursday after Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, in a press conference on Thursday accused the election commission of manipulating data and said Aditya Srivastava (EPIC No. FPP6437040), son of S.P. Srivastava, and Vishal Singh (EPIC No. INB2722288), son of Mahipal Singh, have been listed as voters in multiple constituencies, a violation of electoral rules. He referred to voter data published by the Election Commission…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Attacking the previous AAP government over corruption, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday called for formally referring a CAG report on 2023-24 financial accounts to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for a comprehensive investigation. Launching a sharp attack on the former government during her address in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, CM Gupta accused the previous administration of deceiving the public by portraying free schemes as their unique gift to them,…

Visakhapatnam, Aug 7 (IANS) Two persons were killed and four others were injured in a gas cylinder blast in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam on Thursday.The accident occurred in the Bukka Veedhi area near the Fishing Harbour. According to a preliminary investigation by the police, the blast took place in a scrap shop when some workers were engaged in welding.The cylinder used for welding exploded, killing two people on the spot. The bodies of the deceased were blown to pieces under the impact of t…

Bengaluru, Aug 7 (IANS) Karnataka Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy on Thursday accused the state BJP unit of spreading false information regarding the urea fertiliser shortage in the state.Asked by reporters here about the large quantity of urea allegedly smuggled to Kerala and the reported shortage across Karnataka, Cheluvarayaswamy said: “The statements being made are false. The issue pertains only to a few districts in Karnataka.””Comments about urea being smuggled from the state to K…

Jaipur, Aug 7 (IANS) Jailed self-styled godman Asaram, who is serving life sentences in rape cases in both Gujarat and Rajasthan, has once again received temporary relief on Thursday. The Gujarat High Court has extended his interim bail for medical treatment till August 21.Following this extension, it is now expected that Asaram will also move the Rajasthan High Court seeking a similar extension of interim bail in the Jodhpur rape case.Earlier, the jailed self-styled godman had approached the Su…

Gandhinagar, Aug 7 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel addressed the Loan Acceptance Programme organised by the Gujarat State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank Ltd. (Kheti Bank) in Gandhinagar on Thursday. “Prime Minister Modi’s vision of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ has breathed new life into India’s cooperative ecosystem,” said the CM, lauding the role of cooperative banks like Kheti Bank in bringing credibility, transparency, and growth to the rural econom…

Chandigarh, Aug 7 (IANS) Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday asked the Haryana government to stop “playing the game of holding meetings” with the Punjab government and file contempt proceedings against the latter in the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue as the Supreme Court has already decided in favour of Haryana. Congress leader Hooda said “it is now the responsibility of the Union government to get Haryana its due share of water”. Reacting to the meeting of Punj…