Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Rajya Sabha: 3 Aam Aadmi Party MPs resort to sloganeering, suspended for a day

Three Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs in Rajya Sabha have been suspended from attending the House proceedings for rest of the day. The MPs are Sanjay Singh, Narain Dass Gupta and Sushil Kumar Gupta.

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Gujarat: Fire at 3 shops in Ahmedabad building, 8 people rescued

A fire broke out in three shops located in a building in Ahmedabad's Naranpura locality on Wednesday morning, a fire official said. Eight people were rescued from the premises, he said. The blaze erupted around 6.30 am in the shops located on the ground floor of the three-story building, he said.

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Rakesh Tikait to attend farmers' mahapanchayat in Haryana's Jind today; to gather support for agitation

Amid the ongoing farmers' protest, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait is set to attend a farmers’ “mahapanchayat” in Haryana’s Jind district today. The mahapanchayat aims to gather support for the agitation against the Centre's new farm laws. Speaking to the media, Tikait on Wednesday said such panchayats will be held across the country until the government accepts the demands of farmers. Earlier, the BKU leader had said the farmers will organise a pan-country tractor rally of 40 lakh tractors if the government does not listen to them untill October. 

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LIC employees protest against Centre's disinvestment proposal

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) employees on Tuesday protested against the government's proposal of disinvestment of the corporation in Coimbatore. During the Union Budget on Monday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the initial public offering of LIC will be brought in through requisite amendments in the session itself.

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Bihar: Fire breaks out at Maniyari police station in Muzaffarpur

A fire broke out at the Maniyari police station in Muzaffarpur on early Wednesday with an official citing an electric short circuit as the reason for the blaze, news agency ANI reported.

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Pune: AMU alumnus Sharjeel Usmani booked over Elgar Parishad speech

The Pune City Police on Tuesday filed an FIR against former Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student Sharjeel Usmani in connection with a speech he delivered at an Elgar Parishad event. The Elgar Parishad conclave took place in the city on January 30 this year.

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Aero India 2021: Asia’s biggest defence and aerospace exhibition to begin today with Rs 47,000 cr Tejas deal

The 13th edition of Aero India -- Asia’s biggest defence and aerospace exhibition will kickstart in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the three-day biannual event which is taking place for the first time in a hybrid mode due to pandemic. The show will be hosted by the Air Force Station Yelahanka in Bangaluru, which is going to be the first international aviation event in the COVID-19 era. 

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Republic Day 2024: French band, marching contingent and Rafale jets participate in parade | WATCH

Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...