Corruption, mis-governance, fuelling anti-national agenda are INDI Alliance’s ideology: PM

Corruption, mis-governance, fuelling anti-national agenda are INDI Alliance’s ideology: PM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the opposition INDIA bloc of being guided by corruption, mis-governance and fuelling anti-national agenda, asserting he stands for rooting out corruption and appeasement. His ideology is ensuring the country’s welfare through people’s welfare, he said at a programme here attended by the beneficiaries of PM Street […]

CAA to grant citizenship, not snatch it: Anurag Thakur

Hamirpur (HP): The Citizenship (Amendment) Act is a legislation that will grant citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan and not snatch it, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Thursday. The Centre on Monday announced implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, paving the way for granting citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim […]

Shahjahan’s CBI custody extended by 8 days

Barasat: A court in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Thursday extended the CBI custody of Sandeshkhali strongman Shahjahan Sheikh by eight days. Sheikh was arrested on February 29 after 55 days on the run following violent protests led by women, alleging sexual atrocities and land grab. He went missing after a mob attacked […]

Mamata Banerjee suffers injury, admitted to hospital

Mamata Banerjee suffers injury, admitted to hospital

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday evening suffered injuries on her forehead and was admitted to a hospital, the TMC said. “Our chairperson @MamataOfficial sustained a major injury. Please keep her in your prayers,” the party posted on X along with pictures of Banerjee bleeding from her forehead. According to sources, she […]

Pak Hindu refugees asked to visit Delhi HC Mar 19 onwards for CAA registration, says refugee

New Delhi: Pakistani Hindu refugees of Majnu-Ka-Tila have been asked to visit the Delhi High Court on or after March 19 for the registration process of citizenship, Pakistani Hindu refugee Dharamveer Solanki said on Thursday. Solanki said the process to register them as Indian citizens will be informed after they visit the court next week. […]

Kovind panel recommends simultaneous polls, common electoral roll

New Delhi: A high-level committee on Thursday recommended simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state assemblies as the first step followed by synchronised local body polls within 100 days. In its report submitted to President Droupadi Murmu that ran into over 18,000 pages, the panel headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind said simultaneous polls […]

US Congressional committee to hold hearing on Pakistan election

Washington; A US Congressional committee has announced that it will hold a hearing on March 20 on the recently held elections in Pakistan after over two dozen lawmakers expressed concern over the fairness of the polls. The title of the hearing is “Pakistan After the Elections: Examining the Future of Democracy in Pakistan and the […]

Biden and Trump set for election rematch after winning party nominations

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump are set for a bitter election rematch in November after they secured their parties’ presidential nominations with impressive wins in another round of key primaries. Biden, 81, won the Democratic presumptive nomination on Tuesday after easily clinching the presidential primaries in Georgia, as the number […]