NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday withdrew the three bills to replace criminal laws and introduced a fresh set of draft legislations incorporating recommendations of a parliamentary panel in Lok Sabha. He said instead of bringing several official amendments to incorporate recommendations of the Parliamentary committee on home affairs, the government decided to … Read more
NEW DELHI: Highlighting intergenerational trauma and suffering which people in Jammu & Kashmir had to go through over the years, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, while upholding abrogation of J&K’s special status, recommended setting up a truth and reconciliation commission to talk to the residents and probe human rights violations by state and non-state actors since … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a surprising twist, the BJP on Monday selected three-time MLA Mohan Yadav as the new chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, denying stalwart leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan a record fifth term at the top post.The BJP also announced not one, but two deputy chief ministers for the state – Jagdish Deora and Rajendra … Read more
JAMMU: Underscoring the populace’s readiness for a political struggle in case of an unfavorable outcome about the verdict of Supreme Court on Article 370 expected tomorrow, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) today asserted that the special constitutional position under challenge was not merely a legal issue for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.“It’s time when Government … Read more
PATNA: Union home minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that the central government never had any intention of creating hurdles in caste-based survey and the BJP had supported it in Bihar when it was in power in the state.Chairing the 26th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council here, Shah said there were some issues regarding … Read more
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held talks with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Saturday. Jaishankar reiterated India’s long-standing position on Palestine.During the telephonic conversation, Mohammad Shtayyeh expressed deep concern on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank. The two leaders agreed to remain in touch.Taking to X, Jaishankar stated, “Spoke to … Read more
NEW DELHI: India has showed that there is no irreconcilable trade-off between growth and distributive justice, and the government is making all efforts to further boost the country’s position as a growth engine, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday.In an address at the annual general meeting of FICCI, Singh said India, as the fastest … Read more
DUBAI: Calling out rich nations for their failure to mobilise adequate resources for developing countries, India on Friday asked for clarity in the very definition of ‘climate finance‘ and said the absence of it leads to lack of trust and transparency.“In my view, the minimum short-term action that we need to prioritise and work together … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to consider the petition of Chanda Kochhar, former managing director and CEO of ICICI Bank, who was seeking retirement benefits from the bank. Justices Sanjiv Khannaand SVN Bhatti, presiding over the bench, stated that it was not a case warranting interference, expressing their disinclination to challenge the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The suspense over BJP’s chief ministerial picks for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh will be over by this Sunday, the party’s national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has said.When asked by reporters whether BJP has taken any decision on its CM candidates, Vijayvargiya said that a clear picture will emerge by December 10.He, however, … Read more
