Pramod Sawant sworn in as Goa Chief Minister
Pramod Sawant (45), former Speaker of Goa legislative Assembly and MLA from Sankhelim in North Goa was on early Tuesday sworn-in as 11th Chief Minister of Goa, succeeding Manohar Parrikar, who died on Sunday after a prolonged battle with advanced pancreatic cancer.
Arrest warrant issued by U.K. court for Nirav Modi
An arrest warrant has been issued for fugitive diamond trader Nirav Modi, by the Westminster Magistrates Court, sources have said. The sources said the warrant had been issued last week, and that India had been made aware of this on Monday. However, there is currently no indication of when precisely an arrest could be made.
Congress names 56 candidates in fifth list
The Congress late on Monday night announced the names of 56 candidates including those from West Bengal where the CPI(M) had already announced their sitting Lok Sabha members. The party also announced the list of candidates for the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha for Assembly elections.
INTERVIEW | U.P.’s law and order has become a model for the country: CM Adityanath
"The last two years have seen transformation and the well-being of the people of U.P. In the previous 15-20 years, U.P. became associated with certain traits that ruined the reputation of the State. We have changed that bad reputation. The State has made great strides in development and governance, in gaining trust and honour, in the last two years. We have been able to do this thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modiji’s guidance and the hard work of our officials."
‘No new vote on the same Brexit deal’
Plans by British Prime Minister Theresa May to put her controversial withdrawal deal to MPs this week or next suffered a significant blow, as the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, made a surprise statement confirming that the same question could not be put to the House repeatedly during the same session.
New Zealand PM vows tough gun laws within days
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that she would announce new gun laws within days, after a lone gunman killed 50 people in mass shootings at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, was charged with murder on Saturday. Tarrant was remanded without a plea and is due back in court on April 5 where police said he was likely to face more charges.
HEALTH | India on the brink of a dry eye disease epidemic, says study
With a large ageing population, growing middle-class and chronic nature of the disease, India is on the verge of a dry eye disease epidemic, says the study. The prevalence of dry eye disease will be in about 40% of the urban population by 2030.
EDITORIAL | Lokpal, at last
The selection of Justice P.C. Ghose as the first Lokpal has come after an unjustified delay of five years. Nevertheless, it ought to be welcomed as a milestone in the cause of fighting corruption in high places. The concept of an institutional mechanism, or an anti-corruption ombudsman, has been around for over 50 years.
CRICKET | Christchurch attacks: this will take time to heal, says Bangladesh bowling coach Sunil Joshi
Joshi was among the few members of the Bangladesh contingent that had stayed back in the hotel; the rest, who were on their way to prayer from Hagley Oval, returned scarred, with the definite feeling that they had narrowly escaped death. The former India spinner is still deeply shaken.
