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Many of former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s loyalists have been sidelined in this list and protests in their favour have erupted across the state.Daily protests at party offices have become a regular affair by supporters of these leaders who claim that they have worked hard for the party but have been denied tickets due to political divisions.In Jaipur district, out of the 19 assembly seats, the BJP has declared candidates for 5 seats. The opposition against three out of these five candidates continues.At the same time, internal protests are continuing in the Vidhyadhar Nagar constituency where the BJP has fielded…

He slammed KCR for what he called abuse of power and growing corruption in Telangana.“The talk of corruption by your family is not limited to Telangana alone but it has reached Delhi. I want to tell Mr KCR that there is no smoke without fire,” he said in an apparent reference to the Delhi liquor policy case allegedly involving KCR’s daughter K. Kavitha.Rajnath Singh was addressing an election rally at Jammikunta in Huzurabad constituency represented by BJP MLA and former minister Eatala Rajender.The BJP leader remarked that KCR’s objective is family first while the people of Telangana want to see…

The ban is specifically aimed at products that contain formaldehyde and other formaldehyde-releasing chemicals like methylene or glycol.These chemicals are used in certain cosmetic products that are applied to human hair as part of a combination of chemical and heating tool treatment intended to smooth or straighten the hair.These “chemicals are linked to short-term adverse health effects, such as sensitisation reactions and breathing problems, and long-term adverse health effects, including an increased risk of certain cancers”, the FDA said.After issuing a proposed rule, the FDA will review public comments, and decide whether further action is needed.”Based on the comments, we…

During an interaction with media persons at party headquarters here, the veteran Congress leader said: “Around 4,000 people have applied for the tickets and they all claimed they will win the elections, but all of them can’t get the ticket. We announced candidates after taking opinions from others. There is hardly any unanimity on such things as all those who applied claimed that they would be victorious.” Responding to the resentment of some party workers after they were denied tickets, he said he will talk to all them. Kamal Nath, who is the chief ministerial face of the Congress in…

With 2,257 cases being recorded daily, the UK is currently seeing a fresh rise in Covid-19 infections.The related-hospitalisation is also at a five-month high — 3,366 patients, the UK Health Security Agency (HSA) report said.Yet they are still far below levels seen during the pandemic. Covid is “well on the way” to becoming seasonal, Professor Paul Hunter, an infectious-diseases expert at the University of East Anglia was quoted as saying by the BBC.Prof Hunter said that flu is likely to cause more deaths from now on, while Covid will eventually become “just another cause of the common cold”, like the…

The board “inter-alia approved the raising of funds by way of issue of equity shares of face value of Rs 2 each through rights issue for an amount not exceeding Rs 4,000 crore to the eligible equity shareholders of the company as on the record date (to be determined in due course), subject to receipt of regulatory/statutory approvals,” Grasim Industries said in a filing with the stock exchange.A rights issue is offered to existing shareholders of a company, enabling them to buy more shares in it. Such shares are usually offered at a discount to the market price in order…

Gujarat Mercantile Co-operative Bank was penalised as the bank had breached the prudential inter-bank gross exposure limit, breached the prudential inter-bank counterparty exposure limit, and not maintained the minimum Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) for certain days, the RBI explained.A monetary penalty of Rs 1.7 lakh was imposed West End Housing Finance as it failed to obtain prior written permission of NHB/RBI for change in its shareholding due to progressive increases over time, resulting in the transfer of shareholding beyond the permitted limit, the RBI said.“This action is based on the deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce…

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeeb Narula was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, a lawyer and a BJP leader, advocating for a holistic approach to medicine.The Bench acknowledged the wealth of knowledge present in different medical systems, such as Allopathy, Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy.The court suggested that it should be explored whether these various branches of medicine can be integrated.The Bench said that these medical systems are distinct branches with differing understandings of the human body and that all bodies are unique.It expressed a belief…

Jharkhand is the first state which has taken steps towards bringing people working on contract or commission for companies like Swiggy-Zomato-Ola-Uber-Rapido under the ambit of minimum wages. No other state government has taken such an initiative till now.Labour Commissioner Sanjiv Kumar Besra, Minimum Wage Board Director Rajesh Prasad, Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce & Industries President Kishor Mantri, Jharkhand INTUC President Rakeshwar Pandey and representatives of CITU, BMS and AITUC trade unions have been included in the committee formed by the Jharkhand State Minimum Wage Advisory Council under the state’s labour department.This committee will study the conditions in which…

‘Saroops’ (scriptures) of Guru Granth Sahib are brought from gurdwaras to wedding destinations to organise the ceremony as per Sikh rituals.The five high priests, headed by Akal Takht Jathedar, Giani Raghbir Singh, took this decision to ban the ‘Anand Karaj’ at resorts and beaches.“As per complaints sent by the Sikh community, some people violate ‘maryada’ by conducting ‘Anand Karaj’ by installing Guru Granth Sahib at beaches or resorts. As per the resolve of the Panj Singh Sahiban, conducting ‘Anand Karaj’ with installation of Guru Granth Sahib at these places is banned,” said Giani Raghbir Singh.In the other resolutions adopted at…