Over 3,200 applications for transgender ID cards pending for more than 30 days: Government | India News

Over 3,200 applications for transgender ID cards pending for more than 30 days: Government | India News

NEW DELHI: More than 3,200 applications for transgender ID cards were pending for more than the 30 days time for issuing of ID card for transgender persons, as per data shared by the ministry of social justice and empowerment in Parliament in the recently concluded winter session. On the National Portal for Transgender Persons a … Read more

Congress to Hold CWC Meeting to Strategise for 2024 Polls on Dec 21: Sources

Congress to Hold CWC Meeting to Strategise for 2024 Polls on Dec 21: Sources

Last Updated: December 17, 2023, 12:28 IST Congress leaders during a review meeting. (Image: X/@INCIndia) The meeting, which will take place at the All India Congress Committee headquarters, would come two days after the INDIA bloc meeting on December 19 and seat sharing and campaign is likely to be top of the agenda The Congress … Read more

Bjp: BS Yediyurappa, son pack in Karnataka unit of BJP with their loyalists | India News

Bjp: BS Yediyurappa, son pack in Karnataka unit of BJP with their loyalists | India News

BENGALURU: Former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa and his son, state BJP chief BY Vijayendra, have consolidated their influence within the revamped state unit, with key positions filled by their loyalists.The appointments made by Vijayendra on Saturday indicate a dominance of BSY’s camp. Of the 10 vice presidents appointed, six, including Murugesh Nirani, Raju Gouda Nayak, … Read more

Plane passengers pending human trafficking inquiry leave France for India

Plane passengers pending human trafficking inquiry leave France for India

PARIS: A plane carrying 276 Indian passengers took off on Monday (Dec 25) for Mumbai, the French interior ministry’s local office said, after it was grounded for four days pending investigation into possible human trafficking. The flight, carried out by Romanian charter company Legend Airlines, had departed from Dubai and landed at the small Vatry … Read more

Ex-Cong MP booked for ‘defamatory’ remarks against PM Modi

Ex-Cong MP booked for ‘defamatory’ remarks against PM Modi

Amreli: Former Congress MP Virji Thummar finds himself entangled in a legal dispute over alleged defamatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a party event in Gujarat’s Amreli district. The Amreli City Police on Monday registered a non-cognisable offence against Thummar based on a complaint. The charges brought against Thummar are under Sections 499, … Read more

Mamata Banerjee to Meet PM Modi on January 20, A Day After INDIA Group Meet

Mamata Banerjee to Meet PM Modi on January 20, A Day After INDIA Group Meet

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. (Image: PTI/File) According to Mamata Banerjee, she has sought time from the PM to ask about the pending MGNREGA arrears of her state. Sources said Banerjee has got the appointment West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee has sought time for a meeting with Prime … Read more

Portal’s HR head Chakravarty moves Delhi court seeking to turn approver

Portal’s HR head Chakravarty moves Delhi court seeking to turn approver

New Delhi: NewsClick’s human resources department head Amit Chakravarty has moved a Delhi court seeking its permission to turn an approver in the case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that the news portal received money to spread pro-China propaganda, court sources said. Chakravarty moved the application before Special Judge Hardeep Kaur last week, … Read more

TSA expands its PreCheck program

TSA expands its PreCheck program

FILE: An Alaska Airlines plane takeoff from SFO in June 2023. Tayfun CoSkun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In the latest airline news, new construction at San Francisco International could delay flights for months, the airport warns; Alaska Airlines is boosting checked bag fees; regional carrier JSX orders hundreds of hybrid-electric planes to expand service to smaller … Read more

The guardrails that once prevented wars are failing – POLITICO

The guardrails that once prevented wars are failing – POLITICO

Abishur Prakash is the founder of the Geopolitical Business, Inc. He is a global keynote speaker and the author of five books. His latest book is called “The World Is Vertical.” The Israel-Hamas war is an ominous message to the world: The guardrails that long stopped wars from breaking out are now effectively failing. Of … Read more

Foreign minister S Jaishankar to begin Russia visit to boost business ties | India News

Foreign minister S Jaishankar to begin Russia visit to boost business ties | India News

NEW DELHI: Foreign minister S Jaishankar will visit Russia from December 25 to 29 as a part of the ongoing high-level exchanges between the two countries, said the government.Apart from meeting his counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Jaishankar will also hold talks with deputy PM and trade minister Denis Manturov to discuss ways to enhance economic engagement.With … Read more