NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday said Parliament should pass a law to enable reservations to exceed the 50-per cent cap, a day after NDA constituent JD(U) demanded that the quota increase in Bihar be included in the 9th schedule of the Constitution. At a meeting of the Janata Dal-United’s national executive here on Saturday, […]
NEW DELHI: Praising former Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu’s mild mannerism, eloquence and wit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled that no one can match his level of wit, spontaneity, quick counters and one-liners. Mr Modi was releasing three books on the life and journey of Mr Naidu on the eve of his 75th birthday […]
KOLKATA: Espousing the importance of implementing ‘Constitutional Morality’ in Indian jurisprudence, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday insisted on the commitment of courts to ensure diversity, inclusion and tolerance. Speaking at the inaugural session of the two-day East Zone II Regional Conference of the National Judicial Academy, the CJI also focused on […]
NEW DELHI: A court here on Saturday sent Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till July 12 in a corruption case related to the alleged excise scam. The CBI, which recently arrested Kejriwal had sought 14 days judicial custody, and were provided the same, as the agency claimed his incarceration was required in the […]
RANCHI: Former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Saturday slammed the BJP for allegedly hatching a conspiracy against him and claimed that the saffron party will be wiped out from the state after the upcoming assembly elections. Addressing JMM workers at his residence, Soren said there would be a “revolt against those who plotted the […]
PATNA: The JD (U), a key constituent of the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre, appointed Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Jha its working president on Saturday while Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will continue to be the party’s chief. The decision was taken at a meeting of JD (U)’s National Executive here chaired by Nitish […]
PUNE: Bajaj Markets facilitates easy access to two-wheeler loans, providing a hassle-free borrowing experience for customers looking to purchase their dream bike or scooter. Individuals can get a loan amount of up to 100% of the bike’s value. Some other key features of the bike loans available on Bajaj Markets include: • Flexible Repayment Tenure: […]
CALCUTTA: A 22-year old man was lynched on Saturday on suspicion of mobile phone theft in the Calcutta suburb of Salt Lake on Saturday. The victim has been identified as Prasen Mandal. This is the second such incident in the city in two days. On Friday, police detained around 15 men after a man was […]
NEW DELHI: All 17,500 police stations in the country will hold a special event on July 1 involving women, youth, students, senior citizens and eminent personalities to apprise them the key features of the new criminal laws, which will come into force on that day, official sources said. The new laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita […]
NEW DELHI: Asserting the INDIA bloc wants a constructive debate on the NEET issue, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said it is unfortunate that they were not allowed to raise it in the Parliament. In a video message shared from his ‘X’ handle, Gandhi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to […]