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One Nation, One Election Live Updates | 'Total eyewash': Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury declines to join panel on simultaneous polls
"I have no hesitation whatsoever in declining to serve on the committee whose terms of reference have been prepared in a manner to guarantee its conclusions. It is, I am afraid, a total eyewash," Congress' Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said in a letter addressed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The letter came shortly after Chowdhury was named among the eight members to serve on the panel that will submit a report on the idea of simultaneous polls.
"Furthermore, I find that the current LOP in the Rajya Sabha has been excluded. This is a deliberate insult to the system of Parliamentary democracy. In these circumstances, I have no option but to decline your invitation," he added. The LoP in the Rajya Sabha is Mallikarjun Kharge, who is also the national president of the Congress party.
Asia Cup 2023 LIVE: India vs Pakistan match called off due to rains
The cricket match between India and Pakistan, played in Sri Lanka's Pallekele, has been called off due to rain. Both the team have shared the points equally. The game was washed out after the conclusion of the first innings, in which the Indian side posted a total of 266 in what appeared to be a track that suited pacers. The Pakistani side could not come out to the bat as rainfall continued for a couple of hours after the first innings ended.
Political News Live Updates: UP CM Yogi Adityanath takes a dig at Opposition
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on September 2 said a section of people in the country was not happy with the upliftment of the weaker sections under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Speaking at an event after laying the foundation stone and inaugurating 195 development projects of the Jal Nigam and Public Works Department costing Rs 629 crore here, Adityanath said economic development in the country and the feeling of nationalism among its citizens were on the rise under the Modi government.
Political News Live Updates:
BJD MLA and former Odisha Assembly Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro passes away at the age of 75 at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.
One Nation, One Election Live Updates: Here’s what Congress Rajya Sabha MP Digvijay Singh said
“This is not possible in the current structure of the Constitution... Maybe their (BJP’s) intent is to change the Indian Constitution because from the beginning they have been against the Indian Constitution...”
Govt notifies appointment of judges, additional judges across 3 HCs
A govt notification regarding the appointments read: "In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, vide notifications dated 02.09.2023, is pleased to appoint the following as Judges / Additional Judges of High Courts:
Advocate Sibo Sankar Mishra has been appointed as Judge, Orissa High Court
JO Ananda Chandra Behera has been appointed as Judge, Orissa High Court
JO Budi Habung has been appointed as Additional Judge, Gauhati High Court
Justice CS Sudha, Additional Judge, Kerala High Court has been appointed as Judge, Kerala High Court."
Politics Live Updates: BJP MLA, former legislator joins Congress in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh
A Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and a former legislator from the party on Saturday joined the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, where Assembly polls will be held at the end of the year.
MLA Virendra Raghuvanshi and former legislator Bhawar Singh Shekhawat joined the opposition Congress at the party's state headquarters along with others in the presence of state unit president Kamal Nath and AICC general secretary in-charge of Madhya Pradesh Randeep Singh Surjewala.
Raghuvanshi had resigned from the BJP a couple of days back.
Parliament Session Live Updates: No Question Hour, private members' business in upcoming session from September 18
A session of both Houses of Parliament will be held from September 18-22 without Question Hour or private members’ business, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha secretariats informed on September 2.
"Members are informed that the two hundred and sixty-first session of the Rajya Sabha will commence on Monday, the 18th September 2023," the Rajya Sabha secretariat said.
The session will have five sittings and members will be informed about the provisional calendar separately, the secretariats said.
2024 LS polls live updates: Each LPG cylinder will cost Rs 3,000 if BJP wins, says TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee
Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday urged people not to vote for the BJP in next year's Lok Sabha polls, claiming that the cost of one LPG cylinder will rise to Rs 3,000 if the saffron party wins.
Banerjee asserted that if the opposition bloc INDIA comes to power in 2024, a cylinder would be priced at just Rs 500.
Notably, the central government recently reduced the price of an LPG cylinder by Rs 200. A 14.2-kg cylinder in Kolkata earlier cost Rs 1,129.
PM Modi calls on President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
"The President welcomed him with a bouquet and expressed compliments for the success of India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission, " tweets Rashtrapati Bhavan
Politics Live Updates: Centre working for welfare of 2-3 billionaires, says Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the BJP-led Centre of working for the welfare of 2-3 billionaires of the country and said states governed by his party will have the government of the poor and not the government of Adani.
Addressing a convention of the Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club at Mela Sthal in poll-bound Chhattisgarh's Nava Raipur, Gandhi said the country cannot progress with hatred and violence.
It will march ahead by taking everyone together with love, he said.
Politics Live Updates: INDIA bloc appoints DMK's Tiruchi Siva, PDP's Dr Mehboob Beg as members of Campaign Committee
Opposition's Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc appoints DMK's Tiruchi Siva and PDP's DrMehboob Beg as members of the Campaign Committee. Dayanidhi Maranof DMK, and Rohit Jakhadof RLDhave been appointed as members of the Working Group for Social Media.
Kanimozhi Karunanidhiof DMKand Pawan Khera of INC have been appointed as members of the Working Group for Media while A Raja of DMKhas been appointed as a member of the Working Group for Research.
'One Nation, One Election' Live Updates: Will save excess expenditure, says BJP's Suvendu Adhikari
"I was a member of the standing committee. Then I was a member of the TMC party. This is nothing new...Crores of rupees used in elections will be saved and new hospitals, roads, employment, airports and seaports can be developed from this money...The standing committee was formed in 2015...," news agency ANI quoted West BengalLoPandBJPleaderSuvenduAdhikarias saying on the idea of 'one nation, one election'.
'One Nation, One Election' Live Updates: Centre forms 8-member panel to examine possibilities of holding simultaneous polls
The Central government on September 2 issued a formal notification for the committee on 'One Nation, One Election' under former president Ram Nath Kovind.
An eight-member committee has been constituted to examine ‘One nation, One election’.
Former President Ram Nath Kovind has been appointed as Chairman of the committee.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Former Rajya Sabha LoP Ghulam Nabi Azad, and others have been appointed as the members of the committee.
Maratha Quota Violence Live Updates: Case registered against more than 360 persons
A day after an agitation for reservation for the Maratha community turned violent in Maharashtra's Jalna district leading to several people including dozens of police personnel getting injured, the situation was under control on Saturday, an official said.
Police have registered a case against more than 360 persons for alleged involvement in the violence though no arrest has been made, he said.
Opposition leaders targeted the Shiv Sena-BJP government in the state over Friday's incidents, condemning the use of baton charge by police and demanding that the government take steps to provide reservation to the politically dominant Maratha community.
G20 Summit Live Updates: Getting a chance to showcase beauty of Delhi to world: Atishi on summit preparations
AAP Minister Atishi says, "It is a proud thing for India and Delhi that the G20 Summit is happening here. And we are getting a chance to showcase the beauty and heritage of Delhi to the whole world... Now Delhi is ready to welcome people from all around the world. It will be a very proud thing for us when delegates coming from the whole world appreciate Delhi."
Delhi's Sultanpuri underpass to open for public from September 4
The Sultanpuri underpass project in Delhi, work on which had begun in 2010, has been completed and it will be opened for the public on September 4, officials said on Saturday.
The completion work has been pending for a long time, Mayor Shelly Oberoi's office said in a statement.
Soon after the AAP-led government took charge in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the work was expedited and pending fund was arranged too, she was quoted as saying in the statement.
The underpass has now been completed and it will be thrown open to the public on September 4. It will help ease traffic movement in the area, the statement said.
Balasore train accident updates: CBI files charge sheet against 3 railway officials for culpable homicide, destruction of evidence
The CBI on Saturday filed a charge sheet against three arrested Railways officials for alleged culpable homicide not amounting to murder and destruction of evidence in connection with the June 2 Balasore train accident case, officials said.
The CBI had arrested the three -- senior section engineer (Signals) Arun Kumar Mahanta, section engineer Amir Khand, and technician Pappu Kumar, all posted in Balasore district -- on July 7 in connection with its probe in the accident involving three trains that left 296 people dead and over 1,200 injured.
The accident took place on June 2 when the Coromandel Express crashed into a stationary freight train at Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore district, and some of its derailed coaches fell onto the adjacent tracks and collided with the oncoming Yeshwantpur-Howrah Express.
Maratha quota violence live updates: NCP chief Sharad Pawar meets injured persons, calls police action inhuman
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday met Maratha quota agitators injured in police action a day earlier in Ambad tehsil in Jalna.
On Friday, police had resorted to baton charge and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse a violent mob in Antarwali Sarathi on Dhule-Solapur road after those at the site allegedly refused to let authorities shift a man on hunger strike to the hospital.
Around 40 policemen and several protesters were injured and many buses set on fire during the violence that erupted. More than 350 persons have been booked for alleged involvement in the untoward incidents.
Auto News Live Updates: Tata Nexon facelift teased on September 1
Tata Motors unveiled on September 1 the facelift version of its popular SUV, the Nexon. Ahead of the launch event, the automaker dropped a teaser of the Nexon facelift on social media platform X.
Both the internal combustion engine (ICE) variant and the electric vehicle (EV) variant of the Nexon will receive this facelift simultaneously.
The Nexon EV has garnered significant traction since its initial release in 2020 across the Indian market.
U-WIN portal launch Live Updates:
Govt to soon roll out U-WIN portal for keeping track of routine immunisations
The government is set to launch the 'U-WIN' portal, designed on the lines of the COVID-19 vaccine management system Co-WIN, for maintaining an electronic registry of routine immunisations.
The U-WIN programme has been designed to digitise the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) and it is presently being run in a pilot mode in two districts of each state and union territory.
Sports News Live: India vs Pakistan match resumes
-- India vs Pakistan match resumes after rain delay in the Asia Cup match 2023.
-- Scoreboard: India 16/1 in 5.1 overs.
G20 Summit Live: Delhi Police elaborates on security preparations
Sharing details about the security preparations for the G20 summit during the security rehearsals, Special Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, Delhi Police, Dependra Pathak said, "Our work is to make preparations for prevention to deal with any situation in a professional manner... We will implement the law in a polite but firm way... We are also taking help from the community, paramilitary forces, civil defence, home guard, resident associations, and market associations.”
“We are covering iconic places, vulnerable pockets or communally sensitive areas, and we have made plans for them. This is a professional way of policing...”
“We request the citizens of Delhi to extend their support in this...Do not believe any rumours and call 112 in any such situation... We will see to it that the summit is held in a peaceful and happy manner..."
Rahul Gandhi in Chhattisgarh Live Updates: RaGa reminds electorate about Karnataka poll win
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a rally in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, and says: “Before every election, BJP presents a number. They say they will get 230 seats-250 seats. But every poor person in Karnataka voted for Congress..."
Delhi should have robust infra for hosting grand events like G20 in a week's notice: LG Saxena
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, on September 2, said the national capital’s infrastructure should be such that grand events like the G20 Summit can be hosted in a week’s notice, and stressed that a lot of work was carried out in this regard in the last two months.
In an interview to PTI, he appreciated the efforts and hard work of all the agencies and officials involved in the preparations, and shared that finishing touches will be given by September 2 evening.
Uday Kotak resigns as Kotak Mahindra Bank MD & CEO, Dipak Gupta takes interim charge
Uday Kotak has stepped down as the Kotak Mahindra Bank managing director and chief executive officer with effect from September 1, the bank said in a communication to exchanges on September 2.
Kotak will, however, continue as a non-executive director of the bank, it said. Uday Kotak’s tenure as the chief executive officer and managing director of the bank ends on December 31, 2023. Read here
India wins toss, opt to bat against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2023 match
American singer - songwriter Jimmy Buffett passes away peacefully on the night of September 1st
If BJP is voted to power in Chhattisgarh, every house will have access to clean water supply within two years: Amit Shah
Printing of Aadhar number on degrees and provisional certificates not permissible: UGC tells varsities
AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal will announce poll guarantees for the people of Rajasthan at an event in Jaipur on September 4
At the event, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann will also be present with him. On September 3, Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann will administer the oath to the office bearers of the AAP in Bhiwani, Haryana.
G20 remains important despite Russia, China's absence: German chancellor
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the upcoming G20 summit in New Delhi remains important despite the absence of Russia and China, Reuters reported.He further said that the G20 still has an important contribution to make and a "big damn obligation" to fulfil.Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 8 on the sidelines of the historic meeting. During the Summit, the US president will commend PM Modi for his leadership of the G20, the White House said.
Gurugram shifts to WFH mode for G20 meeting
Gurugram has issued a work from home (WFH) advisory to multinational companies due to traffic restrictions that will be in place September 8 to 11 for the G20 summit in Delhi. “This will also reduce traffic on the road and ensure people are not inconvenienced on these days,” said DCP (traffic) Virender Vij. The traffic restrictions will start from September 7 midnight and continue till the afternoon of September 11.
G20 Summit 2023 LIVE Updates:
There may be certain traffic regulations in the area of in and around New Delhi from 07.09.2023 to 11.09.2023. Delhi traffic police have endeavoured to ensure unhindered Metro services and to ensure that all modes of public transport are available with certain regulations. Outside the jurisdiction of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) area, the flow of general traffic will remain unaffected, with the exception of National Highway 48 (NH-48).
Russia deploys ICBM that Putin says will make enemies 'think twice'
The head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency said Friday that the country has deployed an advanced intercontinental ballistic missile that President Vladimir Putin once said will make Russia's enemies “think twice.”
Agency head Yuri Borisov said Sarmat missiles have been placed on combat duty, according to Russian news agencies. Further details were not reported.
The Sarmat is one of several advanced weapons whose development Putin announced in 2018. The silo-based missile, capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads, is intended to replace the R-36 ICBMs that are known by the NATO reporting name of Satan.
The Sarmat reportedly has a short initial launch phase, allowing little time for surveillance systems to track it.
G20 Summit 2023 LIVE Updates: Where will the G-20 Summit be held in Delhi?
The G-20 Summit will take place at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, on September 9 and 10, 2023. However, the delegates will also visit Rajghat, NGMA (National Gallery of Modern Art) and Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa during the summit.
