Amit Shah says ‘ready to sit through, take notes and respond to anything’ in Parliament. NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday offered to sit in Parliament from “3pm today till 3pm the next day” to hear the opposition’s concerns and respond to every point, as the standoff over alleged police excesses against … Read more
As part of general party propaganda, the Congress spent Rs 92.5 crore on media advertisements (representative image) NEW DELHI: The Congress spent a total Rs 248.6 crore on its campaign for the recent assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry, even as its total receipts between the date of announcement and … Read more
File photo: Former CJI Justice DY Chandrachud (Picture credit: PTI) Former chief justice of India D Y Chandrachud has been appointed by Russia as its arbitrator in an investment treaty dispute filed by Ukrainian state-owned bank Oschadbank, according to a report by Global Arbitration Review, as cited by Bar and Bench.The dispute is being heard … Read more
Former President Ram Nath Kovind with PM Narendra Modi at book launch NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday released the autobiography of former President Ram Nath Kovind and urged the “new generation” to draw lessons from Kovind’s writings and experiences.The book, “The Times of the Indian Republic: My Life, My Struggles,” was released … Read more
NDA MPs participate in ‘Tiranga Yatra’ rally in Delhi NEW DELHI: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Wednesday flagged off a “Har Ghar Tiranga” bike rally in the national capital ahead of Independence Day celebrations on August 15.The rally, organised as part of the ongoing “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign, saw participation from MPs of the ruling … Read more
The lawyer accused Kangana Ranaut of ‘insulting’ the students and their parents NEW DELHI: An Agra-based lawyer on Wednesday said he has filed a case against BJP MP and actor Kangana Ranaut over her remarks describing students who protested against the NEET paper leak as “Generation gutter.”Rajiv Gandhi Bar Association president and advocate Ramashankar Sharma … Read more
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities NEW DELHI: The parliamentary standing committee on social justice and empowerment has brought into focus the failure of the National Action Plan for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities (NAP-SDP) to meet setout targets and highlighted that the continued shortfall in achieving even 25% of the set targets … Read more
Shivraj Singh Chouhan informed the Lok Sabha that the VB-G RAM G scheme has been implemented in rural areas of the entire country. NEW DELHI: Over 9.69 crore person-days have been generated in approximately a month of the rollout of the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB-G RAM G) which replaced … Read more
In a representation to PMO in July, a parent sought uniform implementation of the SC judgement NEW DELHI: More than a year after Supreme Court ruled that residence or domicile cannot be the basis for postgraduate medical admissions under the state quota, parents of NEET-PG aspirants say admission rules still vary across states, leaving students … Read more
The Centre’s counsel said that while “adequate security” has already been provided, his request will be decided within three weeks. NEW DELHI: Delhi HC directed the Centre Tuesday to immediately provide an additional personal security officer (PSO) to the Purnia MP, Pappu Yadav, while Union home ministry decides on his request for Y+ security cover.Yadav … Read more