New Delhi: The first set of citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act was issued Wednesday here to 14 people, nearly two months after rules under the contentious law were notified to grant Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from three neighbouring countries. Sources said 14 people were handed over the certificates symbolically at a […]
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the BJP-led government at the Centre will implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country as it is a guarantee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and accused the Congress of advocating personal laws. Shah was addressing a rally in Piprai area of Ashoknagar district […]
Katihar: Stating that Kashmir has been fully integrated with the rest of the country, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday charged the Congress-led opposition with being soft on terror and indifferent towards the uplift of deprived castes, and alleged that their return to power could cause “riots, atrocities and poverty”. Addressing an election rally […]
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be visiting Siachen tomorrow and interacting with the armed forces there on Monday. “Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh will visit Siachen tomorrow. He will interact with the Armed Forces personnel deployed in the region,” the Defence Ministry Office posted on X. The Defence Minister had recently celebrated Holi with […]
RANCHI: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Sunday that Lord Ram belongs to everyone, not only Hindus. Abdullah was addressing the opposition INDIA bloc’s ‘Ulgulan Naya Maharally’ in Ranchi. Without naming any party, he said, “They are selling Lord Ram, claiming that they brought him. They do not know Lord Ram. He does not […]
JAIPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday suggested that if the Congress comes to power, it would redistribute wealth of people to Muslims and cited former PM Manmohan Singh’s remark that the minority community had the first claim on the country’s resources. “This urban-naxal mindset, my mothers and sisters, they will not even leave your […]
RAIPUR: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said the BJP-led Union government wants to change the Constitution and curtail the rights of people. Addressing a rally in Chhattisgarh’s Balod in support of the Congress’ Kanker Lok Sabha candidate Biresh Thakur, she also decried the use of religion in politics and said this was never […]
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said he has received a notice from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to remove the words “Jai Bhavani” and “Hindu” from his party’s new anthem, but he won’t abide by it. Addressing a press conference here, Thackeray said asking for the removal of “Jai Bhavani” […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior Congress leader and former Union finance minister P Chidambaram said on Sunday that the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) would be repealed in the first session of Parliament itself if the INDIA bloc comes to power. Speaking to media persons here, Chidambaram said the Congress party intends to repeal the CAA even though […]
Malappuram (Kerala): With the crucial Lok Sabha election on April 26 in Kerala, a BJP candidate on Sunday put the party in a fix, saying that its stand on controversial issues such as the CAA and ‘The Kerala Story’ movie may adversely impact its poll prospects in Muslim pockets. The candidate, M Abdul Salam, a […]