The legislation, already cleared by the Lok Sabha, will soon be sent for Presidential assent. Once enacted, it is expected to transform governance at Indian ports, strengthen Centre-State coordination for port-led development, and boost investor confidence in a sector crucial to the country'
Bolivia heads to a presidential run-off as centrist Rodrigo Paz leads with 32.8% and conservative Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga follows with 26.4%. MAS, in power since 2005, is "out of the picture," Al Jazeera reports. The run-off will be held on October 19 amid a severe economic crisis.
This comes as the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nomination of current Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as the Vice Presidential candidate.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Maharashtra Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the Vice Presidential election, CP Radhakrishnan, in the national capital.
The National Democratic Alliance's announcement of Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its Vice Presidential candidate has drawn widespread appreciation from BJP leaders and NDA allies, who hailed his experience, integrity, and parliamentary knowledge.
Speaking to the reporters, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav said, "The position of Vice President is vacant. There was a Vice President here. Where is he? A new one will be elected. It is a good thing. What decision we will take, that is a different matter. We will sit and decide
Following the announcement of Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as the NDA's Vice Presidential candidate, Congress MP Manickam Tagore stated that the INDIA alliance leaders will convene to discuss their stance and decide on their candidate.
According to sources, the Vice Presidential election, scheduled for September 9, will be held under the supervision of Rajnath Singh on behalf of the NDA.
The NDA on Sunday named Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its candidate for the Vice Presidential election. The announcement was made by BJP National President JP Nadda after the party's Parliamentary Board meeting in New Delhi.