New Delh : Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha vehemently opposed the controversial bill related to the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners in parliament on Tuesday. The AAP Rajya Sabha MP stated that the BJP wants to control the Election Commission by introducing this bill. If passed, it will bring the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner along with two additional Election Commissioners completely under the control of the central government, enabling them to choose anyone they wish. MP Raghav Chadha emphasized the importance of a non-partisan Election Commission in the country’s democracy. The Election Commission determines when and where elections will take place in the country, the maintenance of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), and where they will be deployed. He mentioned that this bill is not only disrespectful to the Supreme Court but also to Lal Krishna Advani, a founding member of the BJP. L.K Advani had advocated for the formation of a 5-member committee in the Chief Election Commissioner’s selection committee, comprising the Prime Minister, opposition leader, Law Minister, and leaders from both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. My demand is that the government should withdraw this bill.
New Delhi : A day after the BJP announced Mohan Yadav as the Madhya Pradesh chief minister designate, Congress on Tuesday took a dig at the saffron party, saying there are many serious allegations against him, including large-scale manipulation in the Ujjain masterplan and asked if this was the Prime Minister ‘Narendra Modi’s guarantee’ for the state.
In a post on X, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “Eight days after the election results, the BJP elected the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, a person against whom there are many serious allegations including large-scale manipulation in the Ujjain masterplan.”
He said, “Out of the 872 acres of land reserved for Simhastha, the land was alienated by changing the land use. Many of his videos are also viral on social media in which he is seen abusing, threatening and making objectionable statements.”
“Is this ‘Modi’s guarantee’ for Madhya Pradesh?” Ramesh took a swipe at the Prime Minister over his statement of ‘Modi ki Guarantee’.
Ramesh also attached a news clipping to back his claims.
The Madhya Pradesh unit of the BJP made Mohan Yadav the next Chief Minister of the state on Monday.
The decision came after the party’s legislative meeting in the state capital.
Mohan Yadav (58) bagged the Assembly election from Ujjain South constituency. He won his first Assembly election in 2013 and was victorious in three consecutive elections including 2023.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday greeted Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar on his birthday.
PM Modi took to X, and said, “My best wishes to Sharad Pawar Ji on his birthday. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life.”
Kharge in a post on X in Marathi said, “Happy Birthday to Nationalist Congress Party President, former union minister, Sharad Pawar Ji. I wish him good health and long life.”
Pawar, 83, has served as a chief minister of Maharashtra and Union minister. He is known to maintain friendly relations with leaders across party lines.
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit, at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital on Tuesday, the PMO said on Monday.
GPAI is a multi-stakeholder initiative with 29-member countries, which aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice on AI by supporting cutting-edge research and applied activities on AI-related priorities.
India is the lead chair of GPAI in 2024. As one of the founding members of GPAI in 2020, the current incoming Support Chair of GPAI, and the Lead Chair for GPAI in 2024, India is hosting the Annual GPAI Summit from December 12-14, 2023
Multiple sessions on diverse topics like AI & global health, education and skilling, AI and data governance, and ML Workshop, among others will be organised during the summit.
Other attractions in the summit include Research Symposium, AI Gamechangers Award and India AI Expo.
The summit will witness participation of 50+ GPAI experts and 150+ speakers from across the countries.
Further, Top AI Gamechangers from across the world will be participating in different events including Intel, Reliance Jio, Google, Meta, AWS, Yotta, Netweb, Paytm, Microsoft, Mastercard, NIC, STPI, Immerse, Jio Haptik, Bhashini etc. Besides, students who are winners under YUVA AI initiative and start-ups will also be showcasing their AI models and solutions, the PMO statement added.
New Delhi : For the first time, the minimum temperature in the national Capital dipped to 6.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the seasonal average, said the India Meteorological Department.
Meanwhile, the air quality in the national Capital continued to be under the ‘poor’ category on Monday morning.
The weather department predicted that on Monday the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 23 degree Celsius while there will be clear sky.
On Monday morning, the air quality at Anand Vihar entered the ‘very poor’ category with PM 2.5 at 347 and PM 10 at 284, in the ‘poor’ category, while the NO2 reached 86, satisfactory levels and CO was at 20 or ‘good’, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
The Bawana station recorded PM 2.5 at 366, in the ‘very poor’ category while the PM 10 reached 257, in the ‘poor’ category, while the CO reached 75, or ‘satisfactory’ levels.
The AQI monitoring station at Dwarka Sector 8 recorded PM 2.5 at 362 and PM 10 at 308, both in the ‘very poor category’ while the CO was at 60, in ‘satisfactory’ levels.
The AQI at the ITO station was in the ‘very poor’ category with PM 2.5 at 340 and PM 10 at 199, in the ‘moderate’ category, while the CO was at 57, in the ‘satisfactory’ level.
The PM 10 at Okhla Phase-II was recorded at 411, in the severe category and PM 2.5 at 382, the ‘very poor’ category. The NO2 was at 128 and CO was at 104 or ‘moderate’ levels.
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the government’s decision to abrogate Article 370, which bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, and said steps should be taken to conduct elections in the assembly by September 30 next year.
Writing the judgement for himself and Justices Gavai and Surya Kant, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said Article 370 of the Constitution was a temporary provision and the president has the power to revoke it.
The apex court also upheld the validity of the decision to carve out the union territory of Ladakh from Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019.
The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir does not have internal sovereignty different from other states of the country, he said.
“… all provisions of the Indian Constitution can be applied to J-K,” the CJI said.
“We hold the exercise of presidential power to issue constitutional order abrogating Article 370 of Constitution as valid,” the CJI said.
Jammu and Kashmir became an integral part of India and this is evident from Articles 1 and 370, he said while pronouncing the judgment.
“The Constituent Assembly of J&K was never intended to be permanent body,” the CJI stated.
Article 370, which was abrogated on August 5, 2019, was an interim arrangement due to war conditions in the erstwhile state, Justice Chandrachud said.
The princely state had become an integral part of India and this is evident from Articles 1 and 370, the CJI said.
The bench comprising CJI D Y Chandrachud and Justices Gavai, Surya Kant, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, assembled at 10.56 am to pronounce the three separate and concurring judgements Justices Kaul and Khanna wrote their judgments separately.
The apex court reserved its verdict in the matter on September 5 after a 16-day hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370.
Founded in 2023, Harven Realtors,LLC provides high-quality –real estate buying, selling and leasing services in Dubai. Ms Seema Singal is the founder Chairman, She is entrepreneur and a business woman in the field of Real Estate with more than 25 years of experience in Real Estate. She has also acquired the title of Master Spiritual Healer in the year 2010 and still practice spiritual healing with huge following members. Seema Singal is recently in Delhi as his company Harven realtors is the title sponsor of fifth edition of Pro Tennis League [ PTL ] to be held in R.K Khanna stadium in Delhi, from 7-10 December, 2023. Tehelka had an exclusive conversation with Seema Singal, regarding PTL, IPL Cricket and his Real Estate firm, Harven. The unedited excerpts of the Interview are given below.
Reporter- Why are you sponsoring this PTL league ?
Seema– From the very beginning, I have been health freak person and getting associated with sports promoting in our country is a privilege in itself. Sponsoring PTL came as a natural fit for Harven that values both corporate success and community commitment. So, we as Harven are very proud to say that we are associated with PTL and we are going to take this relationship forward in the coming years.
Reporter- Cricket is a religion in India. So why not cricket why Lawn Tennis ?
Seema- Tennis is as popular in the world so why not tennis, why cricket. Moreover, Tennis is an incredible mental sport besides requiring explosive strength.
Reporter- How you are going to promote lawn tennis in India ? Any Plans ?
Seema- We are already promoting Lawn Tennis in India by being associated with 5th season of PTL and we look forward to a long-term association in various formats. Our main goal in collaborating with PTL is to encourage future athletes to follow their aspirations while also aiding in the development of Lawn Tennis to become a mass sport. We also anticipate PTL reaching new height in Dubai soon with Harven’s association.
Reporter- How frequently you are planning to hold tennis league in India. ?
Seema-That is something need to be discussed with the people and the director. But you will definitely see more PTL and sports coming up.
Reporter- How many teams are participating in this Tennis League ?
Seema-There are eight teams participating in this league.
Reporter- So as a sponsor what you are hoping from this league ?
Seema-I am hoping for a great tournament and good players coming up. And for Harven a great relationship and a 100% business.
Reporter- Any plan of sponsoring Indian Premier League [IPL ] Cricket in the future ?
Seema- PTL will be sponsored in Dubai very soon. We are planning to take teams there. No plan of sponsoring IPL at the moment. But if any proposal come, we are open for that, ready to spread our wings in any directions. Right now we are completely with lawn tennis. Prima facie I am very happy in sponsoring PTL.
For the first time after independence, Jammu and Kashmir has recorded the arrival of two crore tourists up to November this year, Union Tourism Minister G Kishen Reddy said Thursday in parliament.
Replying to a query in the Parliament, Reddy said that for the first time after India’s independence, Jammu and Kashmir has seen two crore tourist arrivals including foreigners up to November this year.
“The figure is set to go up further by December end,” he said.
He said that there has been 155 percent increase in the overall tourist arrivals in 2023 compared to 2021 and 2022.
“85 lakh foreign tourists visited India this year so far,” he said.
The Union Minister said that Prime Minister Narendear Modi has played a huge role in showcasing India’s tourism potential and tourism Industry.
“PM Modi has been the brand ambassador of India’s tourism industry. In his (PM’s) every foreign visit, Modiji showcased India’s huge tourism potential that attracted lakhs of tourists to India,” he said.
On Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, told the Parliament that J&K will surpass 2 crore tourist arrivals this year and the previous record set by BJP will be broken by none other than BJP itself.
New Delhi : Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday took a swipe at the government over crimes against Dalits, SC, ST communities saying that it exposes the BJP-RSS’s conspiratorial agenda to divide the society.
In a post on X, Kharge said: “According to the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) report, it is the BJP’s black letter to make the life’s of SC, ST communities unsafe. Injustice, atrocities and oppression have been BJP’s conspiratorial agenda for a decade to divide the society.”
“The regular atrocities on Dalits and tribals exposes the BJP-RSS’s hypocrisy of its ‘sabka saath’, ” Kharge said attaching the graphics of the NCRB report.
In the graphics he posted that as compared to 2013 there has been an increase of 46.11 per cent crime against Dalit communities while there has been an increase of 48.15 per cent growth in crime against Tribal communities.
The Congress has been critical of the government over the crime against Dalits, tribals, SC and ST communities in India.
New Delhi : The air quality in the national capital continued to remain ‘very poor’ at several AQI stations across the city on Friday morning.
The India Meteorological Department said that the minimum temperature was registered at 9.4 degrees Celsius, a seasonal average.
The weather department predicted that on Friday the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 25 degree Celsius while there will be clear sky.
On Friday morning, the air quality at Anand Vihar was in the ‘very poor’ category with PM 2.5 at 345 and PM 10 at 248 in the ‘poor’ category, while the NO2 reached 86 and CO was at 80 or ‘satisfactory’, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
The Bawana station recorded PM 2.5 at 346 in the ‘very poor’ category while the PM 10 reached 228, in the ‘poor’ category, while the CO reached 68, or ‘satisfactory’ levels.
The air quality index (AQI) monitoring station at Dwarka Sector 8 recorded PM 2.5 at 335, in the ‘very poor’ category while PM 10 was at 216 or ‘poor’ while the CO was at 74, in ‘satisfactory’ levels.
The AQI at the ITO station was in the ‘very poor’ category with PM 2.5 at 339 and PM 10 at 190, in the ‘moderate’ category, while the carbon monoxide (CO) was at 58, in the ‘satisfactory’ level.
The PM 2.5 at Okhla Phase-II was recorded at 314, in the ‘very poor’ category and PM 10 at 174, the ‘moderate’ category. The NO2 was at 116 or ‘moderate’ and CO was at 42, in good levels.
