New Delhi As many as 25 government bills, including the one dating back to 1992 pertaining to adopting a two-child norm for panchayat polls, are pending in the Rajya Sabha. Among the pending bills are the Delhi Rent (Amendment) Bill, 1997 that seeks to regulate rent, repairs of rented premises and eviction of tenants in […]
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday invited Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as his “honoured guest” to stage any protest she may wish to join inside the Raj Bhavan. This “offer” comes days after Banerjee had threatened to stage a sit-in outside the Raj Bhavan to protest against his “holding back” bills passed […]
New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to point out that no agenda was listed for the special Parliament session and to raise nine issues, including violence in Manipur and price rise, for discussion during it. The issues listed by Gandhi include Centre-state relations, rise in cases of […]
Rampur (UP): An FIR was registered here against DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s son Priyank Kharge for allegedly outraging religious feelings, police said on Wednesday. Stalin was booked for his call to eradicate Sanatan Dharma and Kharge for backing his remark, they said. The two were booked under sections 295 A […]
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hold extensive interactions with EU parliamentarians, students and the Indian diaspora during his almost week-long visit to Europe, which began on Tuesday. Sources said Gandhi will meet and hold consultations with EU MPs on September 7 in Brussels, the first of his interactions during his visit. This will […]
Kota (RJ): Even though his governorship of the state was beset with frequent tiffs with Chief Minister Mamata Banerji, Vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar gushed with his love for Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, calling it a City of Joy and its people “cultured.” Dhankhar made the remarks Tuesday during an interaction with students at […]
New Delhi: The Indian government has issued a warning about advanced malware targeting Android users via social media and messaging platforms, capable of accessing sensitive data and granting hackers control over infected devices. The Controller General of Defence Accounts, a department of the Ministry of Defense, released the advisory on the Remote Access Trojan called […]
New Delhi: Over 260 eminent citizens, including former judges and bureaucrats, have written to Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud urging him to take cognisance of DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin’s eradicate “Sanatan Dharma” comment, calling it “hate speech”. In a letter to the CJI, the signatories, including former Delhi HC judge S N Dhingra, […]
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the “Union of States” is under assault in the Modi government as it claimed that a G20 dinner invite refers to the President as “President of Bharat”. The party also accused the prime minister of distorting history and dividing the country. “So the news is indeed true. […]
Varanasi (UP): The Gyanvapi mosque management committee has objected to the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) seeking eight more weeks to complete the survey of the complex. The Varanasi district court had on July 21 directed the ASI to conduct a “detailed scientific survey” -– including excavations, wherever necessary — to determine if the Gyanvapi […]