Reports say that the ruled under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) – under works ever since the Act was passed at the end of 2019 – are now ready and will be notified before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The CAA was passed in the Lok Sabha on December 10, 2019 and in the Rajya Sabha two days later after… Continue reading "‘CAA rules may be notified before Lok Sabha election’"
A Qatar court has reduced sentences awarded to eight former Indian Navy personnel last month in connection with an alleged case of espionage, the Indian government said on Thursday. The development comes weeks after Qatar’s Court of First Instance accepted the appeal filed by the Indian government against the death sentence awarded to the Navy veterans. The Ministry of External… Continue reading "Relief for 8 Indian Navy veterans on death row in Qatar as court reduces punishment"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday put forth nine resolutions (‘sankalp’) and as many requests (‘aagraha’) before people, urging them to work towards fulfilling them. The PM proposed these ideas while addressing the inaugural function of the Swarved Mahamandir on the second and final day of his visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi. “My first request is save every drop… Continue reading "From water conservation to cleanliness: PM Modi puts forth 9 resolutions, 9 requests"
The Lok Sabha security breach issue continued to rock the proceedings of both the Houses of Parliament on the second consecutive day on Friday. Both, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have been adjourned for the day. When the Lok Sabha reassembled after first adjournment at 2 PM, opposition members again trooped into the well, raising slogans over the… Continue reading "Protests rock Parliament over security breach row"
The Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has pronounced its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories. The top court upheld the government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 and said that steps should be taken to conduct elections in the assembly… Continue reading "Supreme Court upholds repeal of J&K’s special status"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that the BJP has become the people’s most preferred choice for governance as its record of retaining power is better than that of other parties, including the Congress. He backed his claim by citing poll data for Assembly elections for the past many decades. Lauding the hard work of the BJP cadre during… Continue reading "BJP is the preferred party of governance, PM tells party MPs"
A wonderful delight during the Navratri festival, the Garba dance, is now a part of UNESCO’s `Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced on Wednesday. The dance form is widely popular in Gujarat and different parts of the country during the Navratri festival. “The age-old tradition of devotion to Goddess Mother in… Continue reading "Garba dance of Gujarat makes it to UNESCO list"
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday won big in the Hindi heartland, wresting Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh from the Congress while comprehensively beating anti-incumbency in Madhya Pradesh. The Congress failed to retain its bastions in the three states. However, the grand old party achieved significant success in southern India, wresting Telangana from K Chandrashekar Rao’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi. The victories in… Continue reading "Assembly polls: BJP wins 3, Congress 1"
Several exit polls on Wednesday placed the Congress ahead in the Chhattisgarh and Telangana Assembly polls and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Rajasthan elections. Some surveys have predicted that the BJP will win in Madhya Pradesh. The predictions were made as the voting for the Assembly election in Telangana concluded on Thursday. A provisional voter turnout of 63.9% was… Continue reading "Exit polls: Congress ahead in Telangana and Chhattisgarh, BJP in Rajasthan"
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan approved eight pending bills, including the significant public health bill, at a time when the Supreme Court is considering the government’s plea alleging inordinate delay by Raj Bhavan in clearing legislation. However, he reserved seven bills, including the controversial University Amendment Bill, for presidential assent, the Raj Bhavan said on Tuesday. On November 24, a… Continue reading "Kerala Governor signs a Bill, reserves seven for Presidential consideration"