New Delhi: Terming religious conversion among people from economically-weaker sections “a big conspiracy”, Union Minister Kaushal Kishore on Monday asked officials to provide assistance to them so that they are not forced change their religion. Speaking at the 52nd foundation day of the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), the minister for housing and urban […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to file a well-considered reply on a plea seeking formulation of a Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices to curb unethical practices of Pharma companies and ensure an effective monitoring mechanism, transparency, accountability as well as consequences of violations. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud […]
Kolkata: Senior TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Monday slammed the NHRC for allegedly turning a blind eye to the atrocities perpetrated on women and people from backward communities in BJP-ruled states, claiming that the rights organisation was, however, always prompt in sending teams to states helmed by opposition parties. Describing the recent murder of five […]
New Delhi: In a bid to protect the endangered Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican, the Supreme Court has directed private and state owned power producers of Gujarat and Rajasthan to complete installation of bird divertors in priority areas before July 20. The top court directed that the Rajasthan and the Gujarat governments as well […]
New Delhi: As the SVAMITVA Scheme aimed at establishing clear ownership of property in rural areas completed a year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that leveraging the power of technology for people’s welfare is at the core of the Centre’s good governance efforts in villages. SVAMITVA, a central sector scheme of the Ministry […]
New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) The Congress and the BJP engaged in a war of words on Sunday over Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor’s allegation that he was “forced” to buy an M F Husain painting from party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, with the Opposition party calling it “political vendetta” and the ruling party accusing […]
Patna: Former Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan on Sunday asserted that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s presence at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s Iftar feast was a proverbial straw in the wind, which could have wide political ramifications. Paswan, who now heads a faction of the party headed by his late father Ram Vilas Paswan, […]
New Delhi: The residents of northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri are struggling to make ends meet and suffering due to the restrictions imposed in the area in the wake of the clashes last week, Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claimed on Saturday. Dastidar, who led an all-women fact-finding team of the TMC to Jahangirpuri on Friday, […]
Chennai: Learning a language, even if it be one’s mother tongue, will help in one’s development Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Saturday said and called upon the Telugus not to forget their roots. Though those living in Tamil Nadu would be learning the regional language, they should not forget their mother tongue, […]
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police has banned ‘jugad rehri’ carts made of old and condemned motorbikes for transportation of goods, citing they could become a cause for accidents. In a letter dated April 18 to police commissioners and district police chiefs in the state, the additional director general of police (traffic) directed them to launch a […]