It will reopen wounds of past, mosque committee tells SC New Delhi: In a relief to the Hindu side, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Allahabad High Court order allowing the the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a scientific survey at the Gyanvapi mosque complex to determine if the 17th-century […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a 2019 defamation case over his Modi surname remark, paving the way for the revival of his Lok Sabha membership. Following is the timeline of the case: * April 13, 2019: At an election rally at Kolar in Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi […]
Jaipur: The Rajasthan Cabinet on Friday approved the proposal of a high-level committee to form 19 new districts and three new divisions in the state. Rajasthan will now have a total of 50 districts, Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue) Aparna Arora said, adding that the new districts will be notified shortly. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced […]
Prayagraj/Varanasi: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday gave the go-ahead for a scientific survey at Gyanvapi, dismissing a Muslim body’s petition which had challenged a lower court order asking the ASI to perform the survey to determine if the 17th-century mosque was built over a temple. The district court order is just and proper, and […]
New Delhi: Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Pralhad Joshi on Thursday reached out to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and other opposition leaders to break the logjam in Rajya Sabha, which has witnessed repeated disruptions over the Manipur issue. Leader of the Rajya Sabha Goyal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Joshi met Kharge, who is also the […]
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said providing a dignified life to persons with disabilities is the responsibility of the entire society. “We have to ensure that they get proper education, employment opportunities, accessible public places and a safer and better life,” Murmu said at the golden jubilee celebrations of the National Federation of […]
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the economic empowerment of women fuels growth and the most effective way to empower women is through a “women-led development approach.”. “When women prosper, the world prospers,” Modi said while virtually addressing the ‘Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment’ organised at the Mahatma Mandir in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar […]
New Delhi: Reiterating his earlier claim, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said the violence that broke out between two groups during a procession on Monday and has claimed 6 lives so far, was part of a larger conspiracy which will be the subject of the ongoing investigation. Of the victims of the July […]
New Delhi/Gurgaon: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the authorities to ensure that nobody indulges in hate speech or violence during rallies that the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad held in Delhi demonstrating against the Haryana violence. At least six people were killed in the communal flare-ups that first erupted in Haryana’s Nuh on […]
New Delhi: The finance ministry on Wednesday said it has launched a scheme to settle pending disputes relating to government contracts under the Vivad se Vishwas II scheme and contractors will have time till October 31 to submit their claims. The scheme will apply to all domestic contractual disputes where one of the parties is […]