Plea in SC seeks uniform judicial code across country

NEW DELHI: A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the high courts to take appropriate steps to adopt a uniform procedure for case registration and to use common judicial terms, phrases and abbreviations. The plea, filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, has also sought directions to the Law Commission to […]

India records 7,189 new COVID-19 cases, Omicron tally rises to 415

NEW DELHI: A total of 415 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in India so far, out of which 115 have recovered or migrated, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Saturday. Maharashtra has recorded a maximum of 108 Omicron cases, followed by Delhi at 79, Gujarat 43, Telangana 38, […]

Modi has redefined governance by giving say to common man: Amit Shah

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Modi government has taken decisions that are good for the people and not which people would like, even at the cost of political damage. Addressing a function organised on the occasion of Good Governance Day, Shah said people have long been waiting for good […]

PM Modi donates Rs 1,000 to BJP fund, urges to make ‘party stronger’

NEW DELHI: The BJP launched a “special micro-donation campaign” on the birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Saturday, seeking to raise funds through small contributions from its members and others. Several BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, made donations and urged others to contribute. “I have donated Rs 1,000 towards […]

Let’s resolve to build society based on values of justice, liberty: Prez on Christmas eve

Let’s resolve to build society based on values of justice, liberty: Prez on Christmas eve

NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday greeted citizens on the eve of Christmas and urged them to resolve to build a society based on the values of justice and liberty by adopting the ideals and teachings of Jesus Christ in their lives. Christmas is celebrated on the occasion of the birth anniversary of […]

Hindutvawadis always spread hatred, violence: Rahul over ‘hate’ speeches at Haridwar event

Hindutvawadis always spread hatred, violence: Rahul over ‘hate’ speeches at Haridwar event

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said “the Hindutvawadis have always spread hatred and violence” and all communities pay the price for it. He said India is against violence and this should not happen anymore. The former Congress chief made the remarks while referring to a ‘Dharma Sansad’ held at Ved Niketan Dham […]

FIR lodged over ‘hate’ speeches at Dharma Sansad in Haridwar

DEHRADUN: An FIR has been lodged against Jitendra Narayan Tyagi and others in connection with alleged hate speeches delivered at a Dharma Sansad in Haridwar to incite violence against the minorities, police said on Friday. Tyagi, who changed his name from Waseem Rizvi after converting to Hinduism earlier this month, and other speakers at last […]

Danish Siddiqui to get Mumbai Press Club’s ‘Journalist of the Year’ award posthumously

MUMBAI: Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who died while being on an assignment in Afghanistan, will be posthumously awarded as the ‘Journalist of the Year’ for 2020 by the Mumbai Press Club, the journalists’ body announced on Friday. Siddiqui, who had a long stint of working in the financial capital before shifting base to New Delhi, was […]

Talking about cows crime for some but we consider them as mother, sacred: PM Modi

Talking about cows crime for some but we consider them as mother, sacred: PM Modi

VARANASI: Taking a swipe at Opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said talking about cow has been made a matter of “crime” by some people but “it is mother and sacred for us”. The PM was addressing a rally here after inaugurating and laying foundation stones of 27 projects, including a dairy project, […]

DCGI seeks more data from SII over its application seeking emergency authorisation for Covovax

New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has raised queries and sought more data from Serum Institute of India over its application seeking emergency authorisation for Covid vaccine Covovax, official sources said on Thursday. Serum Institute of India (SII) had sent an application to the DCGI in October for the grant of market […]