Campaigning ends for first phase of Gujarat elections

Campaigning ends for first phase of Gujarat elections

Ahmedabad: Campaigning for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections to be held on December 1 ended at 5 pm on Tuesday. As many as 788 candidates are in the fray for 89 seats across 19 districts of south Gujarat and Kutch-Saurashtra regions where voting will be held on Thursday. The state, which has […]

Govt returns 20 files to SC Collegium on appointment of HC judges

Govt returns 20 files to SC Collegium on appointment of HC judges

New Delhi: The government has asked the Supreme Court Collegium to reconsider 20 files related to the appointment of high court judges, including that of advocate Saurabh Kirpal who has candidly spoken about his gay status, sources said on Monday. The government expressed “strong reservations” about the recommended names as it sent back the files […]

Indian and Indonesian Ulemas to discuss counter radicalisation among other issues

New Delhi: A delegation of Indonesian ulemas and other religious leaders accompanying Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mohammad Mahfud MD on a visit to India will hold a day-long discussion with their Indian counterparts on various topics, including countering radicalisation and extremism, officials said Monday. National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval had […]

2019 Jamia violence: Court queries Delhi Police

2019 Jamia violence: Court queries Delhi Police

New Delhi: A court hearing a case related to the incidents of violence in Jamia Milia Islamia here in December 2019 has sought an explanation from Delhi Police for not bringing the case file to the notice of the Special Public Prosecutor for nearly a year following his appointment, after he sought time to prepare […]

Congress does not respect tribals, it did not even support Murmu in presidential polls: Modi

Congress does not respect tribals, it did not even support Murmu in presidential polls: Modi

Netrang (Guj): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the Congress of having no respect for the tribal community in the country, and said it even opposed the candidature of Droupadi Murmu in the presidential election held earlier this year. Addressing a public rally at Netrang, a tribal area of Bharuch district in poll-bound Gujarat, […]

Fire in Chandni Chowk’s Bhagirath market continues to rage for 4th day

Fire in Chandni Chowk’s Bhagirath market continues to rage for 4th day

New Delhi: The fire at the Bhagirath Palace market in Chandni Chowk continued to rage for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday even after the engagement of more than 150 fire tenders since its outbreak, officials said. Nine fire tenders are still present at the spot. More than 200 shops have been damaged in the […]

Assam lifts travel restrictions to Meghalaya, six days after border violence

Guwahati: Assam on Sunday lifted travel restrictions to Meghalaya, six days after being imposed in the aftermath of violence in a disputed area along the inter-state border, police said. Vehicles from Assam are now allowed to enter Meghalaya, a senior police officer said. Cachar SP Nomal Mahatta told PTI that police escort and patrolling is […]

Contribution of women members of Constituent Assembly rarely discussed: PM Modi

Contribution of women members of Constituent Assembly rarely discussed: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lamented that the contribution of women members in the Constituent Assembly is rarely discussed even as he stressed on the need to make the youth better understand the Constitution. Addressing the Constitution Day event at Supreme Court in the presence of Chief Justice of India D Y […]

BJP, RSS have no faith in Constitution, celebration of Constitution Day is only gimmick: Ramesh

BJP, RSS have no faith in Constitution, celebration of Constitution Day is only gimmick: Ramesh

Manihar (MP): The Sangh Parivar and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ignored or misused the Constitution but are now indulging in the “gimmick” of celebrating Constitution Day, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said here on Saturday. Since 2015, November 26 is observed as Constitution Day to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly […]

15-year-old govt vehicles will be scrapped: Gadkari

Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said all vehicles belonging to the Indian government that have completed 15 years will be scrapped, and a policy to that effect has been sent to states. He was speaking at the inauguration of the annual ‘Agro-Vision’ agriculture exhibition here. “Yesterday, I signed a file under the guidance […]