Go Unlimited with Magzter GOLD
Get unlimited access to 10,000+ magazines, newspapers and Premium stories for just
Try GOLD - Free
RS BYPOLLS: BJP PICK REKHA SHARMA ELECTED UNOPPOSED
Hindustan Times Punjab
|December 14, 2024
Former National Commission for Women chairperson and BJP leader Rekha Sharma was declared elected unopposed in the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana after the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended at 3 pm on Friday.
CHANDIGARH:
Sharma had filed her nomination for the bypoll from Haryana here on Tuesday. She was the lone candidate in the fray.
The BJP had on Monday announced Sharma's name for the December 20 Rajya Sabha bypolls.
This story is from the December 14, 2024 edition of Hindustan Times Punjab.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Hindustan Times Punjab
Hindustan Times Punjab
No full Hormuz flows until first half of 2027, UAE's giant says
Full oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz will not return before the first or second quarter of 2027, even if the Middle East conflict ended now, the head of the United Arab Emirates’ state oil firm ADNOC said.
1 mins
May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Punjab
Rajnath opens Indian war memorial in Korea
Defence minister Rajnath Singh and South Korean minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Kwon Oh-eul on Thursday inaugurated the Indian war memorial at Imjingak Park in Seoul — the monument built as part of commemorative events marking the 75th anniversary of the Korean War.
1 min
May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Punjab
Iran: Latest US plan has narrowed the gap
Iran said the latest proposal from the US has partly bridged the gap between the warring sides, as they seek to turn a fragile ceasefire into a peace deal.
1 mins
May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Punjab
FRESH ROW OVER VANDE MATARAM PLAYED BEFORE TAMIL INVOCATION
A fresh row erupted in Tamil Nadu over playing of Tamil invocation song ‘Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu’ after the national song and national anthem during the induction of 23 legislators into the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) cabinet on Thursday.
1 min
May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Punjab
Gulf states tell ships not to use Iran's Strait of Hormuz route
Five West Asian countries have formally rejected Iran's establishment of the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to control transit through the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg reported.
1 mins
May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Punjab
Over 1 billion people in 2023 had a mental health issue: Lancet
At least 1.17 billion people were living with a mental health condition in 2023, up from 599 million in 1990, according to a new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 published in The Lancet on Thursday.
2 mins
May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Punjab
ZEPTO PLANS TO FLOAT ‡11,000-CR IPO IN JULY
Quick commerce platform Zepto plans to launch its ‡11,000-crore initial public offering (IPO) in July, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
1 min
May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Punjab
US team to visit India in June on trade pact
An American negotiating team is expected to visit India in June to advance talks on an interim bilateral trade agreement, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday, a day after US ambassador Sergio Gor met finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to discuss strengthening economic ties.
1 mins
May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Punjab
Flight to US diverted due to passenger from Congo
An Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Montreal after a passenger from the Congo boarded a flight in Paris “in error” amid flight restrictions tied to the Ebola outbreak, US Customs and Border Protection said Thursday, AP reported.
1 mins
May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Punjab
Air India flight grounded after tail strikes runway
An Air India aircraft from Delhi to Bengaluru had to be grounded after its tail struck the runway while landing at the airport on Thursday.
1 mins
May 22, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size