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…

Lucknow, Aug 7 (IANS) Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Thursday exhorted students of IIM Lucknow to be prepared to face a future that never unfolds as neatly as it appears in classrooms and have the courage to build new pathways to overcome unprecedented challenges to achieve success.Gautam Adani advised them to opt for conviction over caution, consequence over comfort, creation over conformity, and conscience over convenience in making their decision as leaders.”The future is messy, uncerta…

Neemuch, Aug 7 (IANS) Kartik Khandelwal, a city resident, has become the toast of town because of his tremendous success as a start-up entrepreneur and also over the unique business of selling herbs and spices online. PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ – a monthly radio program- served as the driving force behind his aspiring journey as an entrepreneur, as he started with a meagre capital of Rs 20,000 and went on to set up a company, with an annual turnover of Rs 70 lakhs.Being a BCA graduate, he wa…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Amid India’s quickly changing logistics and procurement landscape, the International Procurement and Supply Chain Conference (IPSC) was organised here by the Blue Ocean Corporation and industry association ASSOCHAM to prepare the country for a leadership role in the field.Greenline Mobility Solutions CEO and ASSOCHAM’s Logistics and Warehousing Council Co-Chairman, Anand Mimani, emphasised that effective supply chain and procurement systems are essential to accomplishing …