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BJP MLA resigns from Gujarat assembly ahead of Lok Sabha polls, says it’s not a pressure tactic

Vadodara, Mar 19 (PTI) Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ketan Inamdar on Tuesday tendered his resignation from the state assembly, saying he listened to his “inner voice” and that nothing is being than self-respect. Inamdar also said his move was not a pressure tactic and that he will work to ensure the victory of BJP candidate Ranjan Bhatt from Vadodara seat in the upcoming parliamentary polls. The three-term MLA from Savli seat in Vadodara district submitted his resignation to legislative assembly speaker Shankar Chaudhary. In the letter, Inamdar said he was resigning after

Patanjali advertising case: Supreme Court asks Ramdev, Balkrishna to appear before it

New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought personal appearance of Yoga guru Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna before it in the contempt proceedings relating to advertising of the company’s products and their medicinal efficacy. A bench of justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah took strong exception to the failure of the company and Balkrishna in filing replies to the court’s notices issued to them earlier to show why contempt proceedings be not initiated against them for prima facie violating the undertaking given to the court. The bench also issued notice to Ramdev to

Congress ally IUML pleads case against implementation of CAA

New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader PK Kunhalikutty on Tuesday questioned the ‘need’ to implement CAA Rules (Citizenship Amendment Rules) and said that citizenship should be given to everybody, not to certain sections. “See, ours is the lead petition in the Supreme Court…Why should the government, days before or hours before the notification, issue such rules,” Indian Union Muslim League leader Kunhalikutty told ANI. He further questioned why the government is going ahead with the citizenship order when the case is pending in the court. “The case is pending in the court but the

Bangladesh, Pakistan and India bottom in air quality rankings in 2023, data shows

SINGAPORE, March 19 (Reuters) – Pakistan remained one of the world’s three smoggiest countries in 2023, as Bangladesh and India replaced Chad and Iran, with particulate matter about 15 times the level recommended by the World Health Organization, data published on Tuesday showed. Average concentrations of PM2.5 – small airborne particles that damage the lungs – reached 79.9 micrograms per cubic metre in Bangladesh in 2023, and 73.7 micrograms in Pakistan. The WHO recommends no more than 5 micrograms. “Because of the climate conditions and the geography (in South Asia), you get this streak of PM2.5 concentrations that just skyrocket

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