DH Evening Brief: Trouble in Goa Congress as MLAs eye move to BJP; A day after fleeing, Lanka Prez 'back in action'
Trouble in Congress as Goa MLAs rumoured to move to BJP; Deputy Speaker poll cancelled
There is speculation that some Congress MLAs in the 40-member Goa Assembly may cross over to the ruling BJP. Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar on Sunday cancelled the notification for election to the post of deputy speaker, which was scheduled for July 12.
A day after fleeing, Sri Lanka Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa 'back in action'; orders LPG distribution
Embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whose location is still unknown since the protesters overran both his office and the official residence, has ordered officials to ensure the smooth distribution of cooking gas after the fuel-starved country received 3,700 metric tonnes of LPG, his office said on Sunday.
IndiGo technicians go on sick leave in Hyderabad, Delhi to protest low salaries
A sizeable number of IndiGo's aircraft maintenance technicians went on sick leave during the last two days in Hyderabad and Delhi to protest against their low salaries, sources said on Sunday.
Bishnoi on way out of Congress, meets Nadda and Shah, praises them
A month after cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections, sulking Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi on Sunday gave a definite sign that he is headed to the saffron camp by meeting BJP president J P Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah here and praising them on social media.
Goddess Kali's blessings are with country: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said blessings of Goddess Kali are always with the country, which is moving ahead with a spiritual energy for the welfare of the world.
The PM's speech came in the backdrop of a recent controversy that was created when TMC MP Mahua Moitra recently said that she had every right as an individual to imagine Goddess Kali as a meat-eating and alcohol-accepting deity.