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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the party will turn all the five promises it made during the elections into law. Gandhi’s remarks came as he attended the swearing-in ceremony of the new Karnataka government at Bengaluru’s Kanteerava Stadium on Saturday. “We made 5 promises to you. I had said we don’t make false promises. We do what we say. In 1-2 hours, the first cabinet meeting of the Karnataka government will happen and in that meeting these 5 promises will become law,” he said. #WATCH | We made 5 promises to you. I had said we don’t make false promises. We do what we say. In 1-2 hours, the first cabinet meeting of the Karnataka govt will happen and in that meeting these 5 promises will become law: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/hhsancnayq — ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2023 “We will give you a clean, non-corrupt government,” he added. In its election manifesto, Congress promised to implement the ‘guarantees’ of 200 units of free power to all households (Gruha J

Dogs are called the man’s best friend and it is true in every sense. From being the most loyal companions to accompanying their owners in every challenging situation, the role of our four-pawed partners is not just limited inside homes or friendly neighbourhoods but also to the country. In literal terms, just like our brave and alert police officers, with an elite sense of smell and agility, police dogs also play a key role in tracing culprits, theft, breaking up drug rings, and supporting the force as a whole. One such well-trained and brave canine, serving with the Punjab Police recently defeated cancer and reported back on duty. A member of the Punjab Police’s Canine squad, a labrador dog named Simmy was undergoing treatment for cancer and now seems completely recovered. A video of the now-healthy labrador has been shared by the news agency ANI, showing the dog coming out of the police van and sniffing around. Watch: #WATCH | Faridkot: A Labrador dog named Simmy, who is pa

Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar have been sworn in as the chief minister and deputy chief minister of Karnataka respectively. Some sources have also said that eight legislators are likely to be sworn in as Ministers along with them. #WATCH | Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah takes oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka in Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/S90btY2N6z — ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2023 Last week, Congress bagged a sweeping victory in the southern state, bringing an end to BJP’s term. Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar were in Delhi till late Friday night discussing with the party’s high command the names of ministers to be inducted into the new cabinet and the allocation of portfolios. Among those who will be sworn in today include G Parameshwara, K H Muniyappa, K J George, M B Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, Priyank Kharge, Ramalinga Reddy, and B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan. The event took place at Bengaluru’s Kanteerava Stadium. Several leaders from like-minded parties attend

It has been almost six years since the central government brought demonetisation across the country, putting an immediate ban on the issuance of all Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series. While the government also introduced new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 banknotes in exchange for the older ones, the time has now come to bid adieu to these as well, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes from circulation. In its notification issued on Friday, the central bank said that Rs 2,000 notes will be withdrawn, further asking banks to stop issuing the notes with immediate effect. However, unlike last time, the RBI did state that the notes will stay as legal tender and citizens can get them exchanged by 30 September 2023. As soon as the announcement came out, it indeed spread like wild fire, engulfing social media platforms with reactions over the matter. Booking a spot in the trending list, #2000Note and #Demonetisation have become the inte

The Indian Army has successfully rescued over 500 tourists stranded in Sikkim as the hilly state experiences torrential rains causing landslides and roadblocks. Among the 500 tourists, 113 were women and 54 were children. Sikkim’s Lachen, Lachung and Chungthang valleys witnessed heavy torrential rains on Friday. #WATCH | Sikkim: Indian Army rescues 500 tourists who were stranded at Chungthang due to landslides and roadblocks after massive rainfall …”Indian army helped us, gave shelter. They gave us dinner, breakfast & place to sleep…we thank Indian Army”, says a tourist rescued by… pic.twitter.com/GpJuLmtgri — ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2023 The Sub-divisional Magistrate of  Chungthang requested the army to send troops to rescue the tourists. Troops of the Trishakti Corps brought the tourists back to three different Army Camps and were provided with hot meals and warm clothing. The Army also provided medical check-ups to ensure that the tourists remain healthy. “Three medical t

After days of deciding who will acquire the Chief Minister’s seat in Karnataka, Siddaramaiah will finally be sworn in as the next CM today while DK Shivakumar will become the deputy Chief Minister. Some sources have also said that eight legislators are likely to be sworn in as Ministers along with them. Last week, Congress bagged a sweeping victory in the southern state, bringing an end to BJP’s term. #WATCH | Supporters of Karnataka Deputy-CM designate DK Shivakumar and Police personnel stand outside his residence in Bengaluru. The swearing-in ceremony will be held today. pic.twitter.com/L4eTIrWIvL — ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2023 Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar were in Delhi till late Friday night discussing with the party’s high command the names of ministers to be inducted into the new cabinet and the allocation of portfolios. Among those who will be sworn in today include G Parameshwara, K H Muniyappa, K J George, M B Patil, Satish Jarkiholi, Priyank Kharge, Ramalinga Reddy, and B

Haryana’s home and health minister Anil Vij has issued an order, saying that all “overweight” and have pot bellies policemen will be transferred to Police Lines. The overweight police personnel and officers can join back the duty after they gain fitness through exercise, as per the order. “Keeping in view the fitness of the officers and personnel of Haryana Police, Home Minister Anil Vij has today issued written directions to the Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department that many of the police personnel in the police department have become overweight and by the time, their weight is being increased more, should be transferred to the police line,” an official statement by the Home Department said. The decision has been taken keeping the fitness of personnel in view, a senior official said. The state Health Minister issued written instructions in this regard to the Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department, keeping in mind the fitness of police officers and personnel. “In

In today’s fast-paced and tech-savvy world, everyone has gone digital including people’s love life. From meeting new people on social media to using dating apps, it seems finding a ‘soulmate’ is just a click away! Dating apps like Bumble and Tinder have become quite popular nowadays with the generation tuning to them, in a bid to find someone special. While dating apps sound fun and interesting, a dating app bio has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. A man who claimed to be ‘single’ gave a brief bio outlining his ‘non-negotiable’ caste preference, thus sparking a fresh controversy regarding the existence of caste bias in the modern world. A screenshot of the man’s dating app bio has been shared on Twitter and grabbed divided reactions and a heated debate about such bias. While many criticised the bio, some also spoke in its support. A Twitter user named Disha shared the screenshot of the dating app bio with a caption, taking a jibe at the man. “There is no caste bias among the educ

A 59-year-old Indian mountaineer, aiming to create a new world record of becoming Asia’s first woman on a pacemaker to scale Mt Everest, died on Thursday after falling ill at the base camp of the world’s highest peak in Nepal. Suzanne Leopoldina Jesus was admitted to a hospital in the Lukla town of Solukhumbu district after she complained of difficulties during the acclimatization exercises at the Mt Everest base camp. She died on Thursday, Yuvaraj Khatiwada, Director at the Tourism Department of Nepal, said. Suzanne, fitted with a pacemaker, was asked to abandon the attempt to summit Mt Everest after failing to maintain a normal speed during the acclimatization exercise on the base camp and showing difficulty climbing, Khatiwada said. The climber adamantly refused the advice, asserting that she had to climb the 8,848.86 metres-high peak as she had already paid the fee for acquiring permission to climb the mountain. Suzanne, who had climbed up to 5,800 metres, a little above the Mt

At a time when the central government has amended a new rule on international credit card spending, bringing it under the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), it seems that the move hasn’t gone well with a lot of people including former BharatPe chief Ashneer Grover. Reacting to the government’s latest move, Grover took to Twitter and slammed the decision, while taking a jibe at the ‘political donations’ made in India. Notably, this came after the Finance Ministry in a new notification said that all spending on international credit cards made outside India will come under LRS and thus will attract a higher tax of higher rate of Tax Collected at Source (TCS), in effect from 1 July 2023. The former Shark Tank judge on Thursday shared a news article on the government’s latest decision and noted how the government has levied heavy TCS on foreign travel and foreign credit card spending, but not on political donations. “ Foreign travel pe 20% TCS; foreign credi

A disruptive incident occurred onboard an Air India flight from the US to Mumbai on Wednesday, 17 May. A business class passenger, described as a man in his 70s, experienced a panic attack approximately three hours into the flight. Subsequently, he began screaming, yelling, and using offensive language. The passenger’s behavior alternated between moments of calm and violent outbursts, causing discomfort among both the crew and fellow passengers. Despite attempts to calm him down, the situation persisted for over seven hours until a doctor intervened and sedated him, leading to a resolution. The man verbally abused the crew, demanded the aircraft door to be opened for his disembarkation, and even attempted to strangle his wife, reported Times of India . An eyewitness named Pravin Tonsekar, who was also traveling in business class told TOI that the man made three separate attempts to strangle his wife and had to be physically restrained by others. Tonsekar described the passenger as

India accords high importance to disaster risk reduction issues, said Dr P K Mishra, head of the Indian delegation during the plenary at UN General Assembly Hall on Thursday. “We have significantly increased funding earmarked for disaster risk reduction. We have brought about landmark changes in our financing architecture to support the entire spectrum of disaster risk management needs – disaster risk mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and reconstruction,” he said. “Our state and local governments have access to about $6 billion for disaster risk mitigation over the five years (2021-2025). This is in addition to a resource of $23 billion meant for preparedness, response and recovery,” he added. Talking about steps taken by the country to reduce the number of casualties due to cyclones, he said that in just over a decade, India has been able to reduce the loss of lives from cyclones to less than 2 per cent. “We are now developing ambitious mitigation programmes to reduce t

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the second ‘Chintan Shivir’ of senior officials at the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi on Friday to discuss the implementation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Vision 2047.” Shah will interact with senior officials of the ministry in the meeting to “evolve an action plan for implementation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Vision 2047’,” sources said. What is ‘Vision 2047’? ‘Vision 2047’ is the central government’s blueprint for making India a developed nation by 2047. The announcement was made on the occasion of India’s 75th Independence Day. In March, the Knowledge Chamber of Commerce and Industry organised THE India@2047 Networking Summit in New Delhi to focus on sectors like New Age Agriculture and Food Processing, Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality, and Information Communication Technology. In order to achieve this ambitious goal, the government has also launched several initiatives and policies aiming to boost economic growt

MP Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said it was a privilege to serve as Union Minister of Law and Justice and thanked the entire judiciary, including Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, for their “huge support”. “I am now looking forward to fulfilling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision in the Earth Sciences Ministry,” he said after reshuffling and change of his portfolio from the Law and Justice Ministry to the Ministry of Earth and Sciences said. Rijiju’s remarks came hours after he was divested of the Law and Justice portfolio and made the Minister for Earth Sciences in a surprise reshuffle of ministers by the prime minister. “It has been a privilege and an honour to serve as Union Minister of Law and Justice under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji,” Rijiju said on Twitter. It has been been a privelege and an honour to serve as Union Minister of Law & Justice under the guidance of Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji. I thank honble Chief Justice of India DY Chandra

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has introduced a new QR ticketing service via WhatsApp chatbot to enhance commuters’ travel experience with greater efficiency. This innovative feature eliminates the need for queuing at metro stations to purchase tickets, allowing users to conveniently book their tickets through WhatsApp. To access this service, simply send a message to CMRL’s WhatsApp number (+91 8300086000), prominently displayed at all metro stations in Chennai. Upon initiating the conversation, you will be prompted to select your preferred language between English and Tamil. Next, you can choose from two options: booking tickets or finding a nearby metro station. By selecting “Book Your Ticket,” you will be guided to choose your starting and destination stations. It’s possible to book up to six tickets at once, and payment can be made via UPI, internet banking, credit/debit cards, and other available options. Upon successful payment, you will receive a QR ticket. Moreover, ticke

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led Delhi government has sought approval of the centre to appoint the 1989 batch IAS officer PK Gupta as new chief secretary, officials said on Thursday. Gupta is serving as additional chief secretary at the General Administration Department (GAD) of the Delhi government. They said the present Chief Secretary of Delhi Naresh Kumar is due to retire later this year. The proposal regarding the appointment of Gupta was sent from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to LG VK Saxena for the concurrence of the Centre. The move comes days after the Delhi government was given executive power in services matters, including transfer and posting of officers, in an important verdict by the Supreme Court. With inputs from PTI. With inputs from agencies. Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News , India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook ,  Twitter  and  Instagram . from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/yA

In a unanimous verdict, a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the validity of the Tamil Nadu law allowing bull-taming sport “Jallikattu” in the state. The Constitution bench headed by Justice K M Joseph also upheld the validity of the Maharashtra law allowing bullock-cart races. “Jallikattu”, also known “eruthazhuvuthal”, is a bull-taming sport played in Tamil Nadu as part of the Pongal harvest festival. The bench, also comprising justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and C T Ravikumar, delivered its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra laws allowing “Jallikattu” and bullock-cart races. (With inputs from PTI) Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram . from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/aUy0IQn FP Staff

It was one of the most audacious terror attacks on Indian soil. On 26 November 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists went on a rampage in Mumbai, bombing the most prominent places in the country’s financial capital. killing 166 people and injuring 300. While nine attackers were killed, almost fifteen years on, India awaits its chance to bring the perpetrators to justice. Now a United States court has consented to the request for the extradition of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana for his involvement in the 26/11 terror attacks. On 10 June 2020, India filed a complaint seeking the provisional arrest of the 62-year-old Rana so that he could be extradited. The Biden administration supported and approved the extradition of Rana to India, according to a report by news agency PTI. A 48-page court order dated May 16 approving the extradition by Judge Jacqueline Chooljian, US Magistrate Judge of the US District Court Central District of California was released on Wedne

The suspense over the formation of a new government in Karnataka seems to be ending with various media reports cited sources confirming that Siddaramaiah will be the next chief minister of Karnataka with DK Shivakumar as his deputy. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge worked till late night Wednesday to break the political deadlock over the next CM in Karnataka and arrived at a consensus for government formation. The party has called a Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meeting in Bengaluru on Thursday at 7 pm. Central Observers from the All India Congress Committee (AICC) have been asked to reach Bengaluru to conduct the CLP Meeting. Earlier on Wednesday, Congress’ Karnataka-in-charge Randeep Surjewala said that a decision on the next Karnataka chief minister will be announced today or tomorrow and a new cabinet will be in place within 72 hours. Meanwhile, a Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting has been called by the party’s state unit chief D K Shivakumar here on Thursday eve

New Delhi: A passenger of the Alaska Air Ahmedabad-Bengaluru flight was detained at Bengaluru airport soon after landing for smoking mid-air on Tuesday. “A passenger on Akasa Air flight QP1326, flying from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru, was found smoking in the aircraft’s lavatory. Our crew followed the required safety protocols and the passenger was handed over to the local police with the help of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), upon landing in Bengaluru. We are assisting authorities in investigating this matter,” said the spokeperson of Akasa Air. In April, a 40-year-old drunk passenger was booked for allegedly trying to open the emergency door flap of the Delhi-Bengaluru IndiGo flight, said an official release from IndiGo. According to the release, the incident took place on flight number 6E 308 from IGI Airport. Detailing the incident IndiGo stated, “A passenger travelling on flight 6E 308 from Delhi to Bengaluru tried opening the flap of the emergency exit in an inebria

New Delhi: At a key meet of the Civil Services Board (CSB) to evaluate the recent directions of the Delhi government, Services minister Saurabh Bharadwaj remained waiting till late evening as the chief secretary did not turn up, according to government officials. Delhi Services Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj waited for the meeting till about 9.30 pm, but it could not take place since Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar was busy throughout the day, and did not show up. This was the first meeting of the board after the landmark Supreme Court verdict that ruled in favour of the AAP government in a power tussle with the Centre over the control and posting of bureaucrats in national capital Delhi. Two other members of the board, also waited for the meeting along with Bharadwaj till Tuesday evening. The Supreme Court on Thursday had ruled that the Delhi government has legislative and executive powers over administration of services and only “public order, police and land” are excluded from its jur

Residents of Bengaluru frequently express their frustrations regarding traffic congestion, especially during peak office hours, where it can take hours for commuters to reach their destinations. Those living on the outskirts of the city often face difficulties finding timely transportation options. Recently, a man named Anushank Jain took to Twitter to share his experience with booking an autorickshaw through the Uber app. Jain posted a screenshot of his Uber app, highlighting that the assigned vehicle was located a considerable 24 kilometers away, with an astonishing estimated waiting time of 71 minutes. Expressing his skepticism, Jain tweeted, “Huge respect for him if he actually shows up. #peakbengaluru.” Huge respect for him if he actually shows up. #peakbengaluru pic.twitter.com/6rQt1TswPU — Anushank Jain (@madmax_anushank) May 16, 2023 However, Jain later shared another tweet indicating that the driver had canceled the ride request within a minute. The screenshot shared