In a significant development in Bihar politics, JD(U) MLAs are being relocated to Chanakya Hotel in Patna. This move comes ahead of the crucial floor test scheduled for tomorrow, February 12. The Nitish Kumar-led NDA government will be put to the test in the Assembly to prove its majority. The shifting of MLAs is seen as a strategy to ensure their availability and support during the floor test.
Bihar Floor Test
Sachin Siwach won gold at the 75th Strandja Memorial tournament in Bulgaria on Sunday. Sachin (57kg), out-punched Uzbekistan's Shakhzod Muzafarov by a 5-0 verdict in the men's boxing category.
Sachin Siwach Wins Gold
In a significant move, the Constable (General Duty) examination for recruitment in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will be conducted in 13 regional languages, in addition to Hindi and English, for the first time. This announcement was made by Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, February 11.
CAPF Exam
The BJP has unveiled its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections across seven states, namely, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Sudhanshu Trivedi and RPN Singh have been nominated from Uttar Pradesh, while former Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala has been announced as the party's candidate from Haryana.
BJP Announces Candidates for Rajya Sabha Polls
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a Karnataka BJP core committee meeting in Mysuru, Karnataka, on Sunday, February 11. The meeting aimed to discuss key party strategies and issues ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Amit Shah Chairs Karnataka BJP Core Committee
BJP Party President JP Nadda has arrived at Chennai airport, marking his visit to the city. He is scheduled to address a public meeting in the Central Chennai parliamentary constituency at Mint Street later today, February 11.
BJP President JP Nadda Lands in Chennai
Bihar Chief Minister and JDU national president Nitish Kumar convened a crucial meeting with party MLAs at the residence of state minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary in Patna. The meeting aims to strategise ahead of the impending floor test scheduled for tomorrow, February 12.
CM Nitish Kumar Holds Meeting Before Floor Test
Ahead of the farmers’ call for March to Delhi on February 13, security has been tightened near Singhu Border in the national capital. The police are also using drones for surveillance.
Security Beefed Up Near Singhu Border
All India Trinamool Congress announced the candidature of Sagarika Ghose, Sushmita Dev, Nadimul Haque and Mamata Bala Thakur for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections on Sunday, February 11, 2024.
Trinamool Congress Announces Candidature for Rajya Sabha Polls
After a two-day hiatus, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resumed the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from Raigarh in Chhattisgarh on Sunday, February 11, 2024. Gandhi started the yatra from Thoubal, Manipur on January 14.
Rahul Gandhi Resumes Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra From Raigarh
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana, Deputy CMs KP Maurya, Brajesh Pathak and members of the UP Assembly and Legislative Council arrived at Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi Temple on Sunday, February 11, 2024.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Others Arrive at Ram Temple in Ayodhya
The members of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council, along with Speaker Satish Mahana and other cabinet ministers, are set to visit the newly-constructed Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Sunday, February 11, 2024. As the buses carrying the council members reached in holy Ayodhya city today, people showered them with flower petals, a video of which was recently shared by the news agency ANI.
People Shower Flower Petals on Ministers, MLAs Visiting Ram Temple in Ayodhya
BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh and Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva paid floral tributes to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay on his death anniversary in the national capital on Sunday, February 11, 2024.
BJP Leaders Pay Floral Tributes to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met with Swami Govind Dev Giriji Maharaj at Vedashri Tapovan Math in Pune, Maharashtra on Sunday, February 11, 2024.
Yogi Adityanath Meets Swami Govind Dev Giriji Maharaj in Pune
Section 144 has been imposed in Haryana’s Panchkula region on Sunday, February 11, 2024. According to Panchkula DCP Sumer Singh Pratap, a ban has also been imposed on taking out processions, demonstrations, march pasts on foot or with tractor trolleys and other vehicles, and carrying any sticks, rods or weapons.
Section 144 Imposed in Panchkula
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik paid last respect to veteran BJD leader and former MLA V Sugnana Kumari Deo in Bhubaneswar on Sunday, February 11, 2024.
Naveen Patnaik Pays Last Respect to V Sugnana Kumari Deo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Madhya Pradesh on Sunday afternoon where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth about Rs 7,300 crores.
According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), around 12:40 pm, he will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh.
PM Narendra Modi to Visit Madhya Pradesh Today
New Delhi, February 11: In the run-up to the crucial floor test scheduled for February 12, the JD(U) has strategically asked all its MLAs to stay in Patna for the next 48 hours. This move follows allegations by the JD(U) that the RJD is trying to sway ruling coalition MLAs. JD(U) minister Shrawan Kumar expressed confidence in the party’s ability to pass the floor test and dismissed the idea of any MLA leaving Nitish Kumar to join the RJD.
Assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary, from the RJD, has refused to resign despite a no-confidence motion against him and plans to conduct the Assembly proceedings on February 12 as per the rules. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who recently left the RJD-Congress-led Mahagathbandhan to form a government with BJP support, is set to face the trust vote. JDU Will Lose All Seats From Bihar in Lok Sabha Polls: Arvind Kejriwal on Nitish Kumar’s Volte-Face to NDA.
In other news, most Rashtriya Lok Dal MLAs will be visiting Ayodhya on February 11, following an invitation from the Uttar Pradesh government for Lord Ram’s darshan. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth around Rs 7,500 crore in Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. He will also disburse monthly instalments of Aahar Anudan under the Aahar Anudan Yojna to about two lakh women beneficiaries. US Military Conducts New Airstrikes on Yemen's Houthi Rebels in Red Sea, Destroys Four Explosive Drone Boats and Missile Launchers.
As the threat in the Red Sea from Iran-backed Houthi rebels continues to disrupt global maritime trade amid China’s assertiveness, countries in the Indian Ocean region met in Perth, Australia, emphasizing the importance of stability and sustainability in the ocean zone. Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar highlighted the significance of these concepts at the seventh Indian Ocean Conference.
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