Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said the current logjam in Parliament can be resolved if the Opposition comes forward for talks and that the government will go “two steps ahead” if it takes “two steps forward”.Participating in a programme here on Friday, Shah said there are certain issues which are above politics and even […]
The J&K State Investigation Agency (SIA) launched a search operation on Saturday at eight different places to investigate the recipients of slush funds flowing through known secessionist Maulavi Sarjan Barkati of south Kashmir. According to government sources, more than ₹1.5 crore in funds were generated by crowdfunding and from suspected terror sources utilised for personal […]
The Budget session of the Delhi assembly began on a stormy note as Bharatiya Janata Party and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators raised slogans against each other during Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena’s address to the House on Friday. The opposition BJP MLAs demanded the resignation of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over alleged corruption in the […]
Congress leader KC Venugopal on Friday moved a motion of privilege against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rajya Sabha for his alleged defamatory remarks against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in his speech during the last Parliament session. In one of the speeches in February, Modi had launched a frontal attack on the Gandhi family […]
Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Friday due to slogan-shouting by the opposition and protests by the ruling party members over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s “democracy-under-attack” remarks made in London recently.It was for the fifth consecutive day that the House did not function since the second part of the budget session began […]
Two SpiceJet pilots have been de-rostered after they were found celebrating Holi while on duty last Wednesday, a spokesperson for the airline said. Both pilots placed a glass of coffee on the center console of the flight deck in the cockpit. “Both pilots have been off rostered pending an inquiry. SpiceJet has a strict policy […]
Anti-India forces speak the same language, said Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday as he lashed out at Congress lawmaker Rahul Gandhi for claiming Indian democracy is under threat. “What Rahul Gandhi says is the same language used by those who are anti-India both in the country and outside,” said Rijiju. The government has sought […]
Appreciating India’s efforts to “remind” Russia against using nuclear weapons in the ongoing war in Ukraine, Asle Toje, deputy leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Thursday said that the world needs more such interventions in international politics. “India’s intervention to remind Russia of the consequences of using Nuclear weapons was very helpful,” said Toje. […]
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said his government is working for a corruption-free Punjab.Mann was addressing the media on the completion of one year of the AAP government in Punjab. “We have set the example by not sparing the elected MLAs and even ministers of our own party. Many leaders of the opposition went […]
Eric Garcetti, President Joe Biden’s close aide, will be the next US Ambassador to India after the Senate confirmed his nomination, ending a protracted hiatus of over two years to fill the key diplomatic position.The Senate voted 52-42 to confirm the former Los Angeles mayor’s nomination on Wednesday. Garcetti, 52, lost the votes of three […]