Tamil Nadu speaker says ‘life begins at conception’ at anti-abortion march Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar attended the 5th National March for Life as the chief guest on August 8 and 9.During the gathering, which protested abortion rights and advocated for the protection of unborn life, he reportedly said that “life begins at conception,” … Read more
Sonia hails former PM Manmohan Singh after SC clean chit NEW DELHI: Days after the Supreme Court gave former prime minister Manmohan Singh a clean chit in the coal block allocation case, senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday invoked former PM’s legacy and attacked the Narendra Modi government.Sonia said Singh’s record of integrity and … Read more
The BJP has called a statewide bandh in Jharkhand to protest alleged police force against students. NEW DELHI: Normal life was affected in parts of Jharkhand on Tuesday as the BJP enforced a statewide bandh over police action against job aspirants during their march to the state assembly, while an Enforcement Directorate probe and the … Read more
Sam Pitroda backs Jharkhand student protests NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sam Pitroda on Monday backed protesting students in Jharkhand as an agitation over alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment examinations intensified in Ranchi. Criticising the government’s use of lathis, tear gas and water cannons, Pitroda called for “reform, accountability and compassion” as the protests … Read more
CJP announces nationwide campaign to improve government schools on August 15. NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has announced a nationwide campaign to improve government schools in villages, seeking to address the “neglect of rural educational infrastructure”.The campaign will be launched on August 15, with the CJP calling on citizens, parents and … Read more
Congress Warring predicts AAP govt collapse in Punjab (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring took a dig at chief minister Bhagwant Mann, saying the ongoing Vidhan Sabha session could be his last. The sharp jibe at Punjab CM came months prior to Punjab’s assembly elections set for early next year.Warring … Read more
Ministry of external affairs said in an official statement that under the Vienna Convention, diplomatic premises are inviolable and must be protected. NEW DELHI: Condemning the defacement of Indian embassy premises in Slovenia by Khalistan separatists, the govt urged law enforcement authorities elsewhere too to take note of the hateful propaganda and disinformation being spread … Read more
State-run Global Times quoted Chinese experts as saying India’s move would not alter the legal status of the disputed territory but could complicate future boundary negotiations. GUWAHATI: China has hit back sharply at India for assigning standard names to 27 geographical locations in Arunachal Pradesh, with the state-run Global Times claiming these areas are in … Read more
SC allowed TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee to travel abroad for three weeks for medical treatment. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday said every person has a fundamental right to travel abroad and a right to choose a hospital for treatment and permitted TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to go to a foreign country for three weeks … Read more
Rahim’s counsel said HC had recorded a categorical finding that the key witness could not be believed NEW DELHIi: Supreme Court on Monday admitted a petition challenging acquittal of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is serving a 20-year sentence for sexually assaulting two female disciples, in the 2002 murder of Sirsa-based journalist … Read more