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Rajya Sabha: Disqualification petitions of 3 NCP, NCP-SP members disposed of

New Delhi, May 21 (PTI) Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday disposed of petitions seeking disqualification of three MPs belonging to the NCP and NCP-SP from the House after the two parties sought no further action in the matter. A petition under Rule 6(2) of the Members of Rajya Sabha (Disqualification on Ground of Defection) Rules, 1985, was presented on November 20, 2023 by Praful Patel as regards Vandana Chavan and Fauzia Khan, another member Rajya Sabha (3rd April, 2020 to 2nd April, 2026), for the Chairman’s consideration. On November 21, 2023 another such petition was presented by Chavan

“Will govt have gumption to give notice to X over Grok?”: Congress MP Manish Tewari asks

New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI) Congress MP Manish Tewari criticised the union government on Friday for trying to can gain favour with United States President Donald Trump’s administration, after sources from the Ministry of Information and Technology said that they have not sent any notice to the company X (owned by Elon Musk) for their chatbot Grok using Hindi slang. Claiming that the Trump administration is being run by Elon Musk ‘by proxy,’ the Congress leader asked if the union government will have the gumption to give a notice to X. ‘This government is bending over backwards to praise,

Indian rupee set for best week in 2 years on dollar inflows

MUMBAI, March 21 (Reuters) – The Indian rupee inched up on Friday, maintaining its weekly upward trend, with dollar inflows helping mitigate the impact of the decline in Asian peers. The rupee was up 0.25% at 86.1475 to the U.S. dollar at 12:16 p.m. IST, extending its weekly advance to 0.72%. The local currency is on course for its best weekly performance in two years on the back of inflows via foreign banks and amid traders unwinding speculative long-dollar positions. Large foreign banks were “privy” to a major flow this week and have been on the offer on dollar/rupee “all

Adani defending key India projects against environmental challenges

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, March 21 (Reuters) – Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s group is battling allegations in court this month that its planned multibillion-dollar power plant and a luxury housing complex breach environment laws, adding to its many legal headaches. Such allegations have often troubled Adani projects in India and abroad. In Australia, the group battled a seven-year activist campaign against its Carmichael coal mine, and construction at its seaport in south India was halted for months in 2022 due to protests over coast erosion. Now, Adani Group is defending itself against allegations made in India’s National Green Tribunal that it started

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