Leh: The Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) has called for a half-day general strike on March 20 in solidarity with renowned education reformist Sonam Wangchuk whose hunger strike in support of statehood and constitutional safeguards for the Union Territory of Ladakh entered 13th day on Monday. The agitation in Ladakh in support of the demands is […]
NEW DELHI: In a third tongue-lashing to the State Bank of India, the Supreme Court on Monday told it to stop being “selective” and make “complete disclosure” of all details related to the electoral bonds scheme by March 21. The Apex Court said the details to be disclosed include the unique bond numbers that would […]
Jammu: Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain on Sunday said a secure atmosphere and level-playing field will be provided to all during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in the Union Territory. He asserted that security agencies are not far away from completely rooting out terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir, reiterating his resolve to […]
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday made public fresh data on electoral bonds, which was previously submitted to the Supreme Court in sealed covers, following a directive from the apex court to make it available to the public. “The Election Commission of India has today uploaded the data received in digitized form from the […]
New Delhi: External Affairs Ministry has said that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is an internal matter of India and that those who have a “limited understanding of India’s pluralistic traditions” should not make “misplaced, misinformed, and unwarranted” comments on the legislation. The MEA statement on Friday came after the US expressed concerns over the […]
New Delhi: The Opposition parties on Friday described the electoral bonds scheme as the “biggest scam of independent India” with the Congress alleging that the data shared by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the scheme on Thursday was “incomplete”. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said- “Na khaunga, na […]
New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah whether it’s implementing ‘One Rank, One Pension’ or removing Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown that he can accomplish “seemingly impossible tasks”. “Along with this, initiatives such as providing free grains to 80 crore poor, constructing toilets for […]
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday alleged that Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was notified to divert attention from the “failures” of the BJP in the last ten years. She asked Muslims to not protest on CAA instead use their vote to respond to laws and fight legally. “I urge the people, […]
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Wednesday that helpline numbers will be launched soon to assist applicants for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA-2019). According to MHA, the applicants will be able to get information related to CAA-2019 by calling free of cost. “Helpline number to assist applicants […]
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act ahead of the Lok Sabha polls was “dirty vote bank politics” of the BJP and asserted that people want this law to be repealed. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva hit back at Kejriwal, charging he has hurt the […]