NEW DELHI: Congressman Rahul Gandhi and his party companions left the permanent parliamentary defense commission on Wednesday claiming that panel chair Jual Oram did not allow him to speak during a discussion about the rank structure, uniforms, stars and insignia of the defense forces. A war of words broke out …
Read More »WSJ report on fake Bajrang Dal: FB to House panel | India News
NEW DELHI: Head of Facebook India Ajit mohan he is known to have denied as “factually incorrect and false” a Wall Street Journal report on the social media giant who refrained from banning Bajrang Dal for fear of retaliation. Mohan’s testimony before the standing parliamentary committee on information technology on …
Read More »Rise of Islamist Extremism in Bangladesh Worries India | India News
NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina Gathered virtually for a bilateral summit on Thursday, beyond discussions on connectivity and infrastructure, a growing concern in India is the apparent resurgence of Islamist extremism in Bangladesh. the Hasina Government is reactivating more than 80 terrorism-related …
Read More »Agricultural unions reject government proposals in writing, SC acts to break deadlock | India News
NEW DELHI: Farmers unions protesting against farm laws wrote to the Ministry of Agriculture Wednesday morning, rejecting the Center’s Dec. 9 proposals to amend the laws and clarify certain provisions. Farmer leader Darshan Pal of “Sanyukta Kisan Morcha” also requested the Center do not defame farmers’ movement and “stop holding …
Read More »SC seeks response from Center on uniform divorce law petition | India News
NEW DELHI: A quarter of a century after stating in the Sarla Mudgal case that the country could not bear delays in enacting a Uniform Civil Code, the Supreme Court on Wednesday cautiously entertained two PILs uniform divorce laws and uniformity in the granting of food and alimony to women, …
Read More »Left sweeps local body polls in Kerala | India News
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After months of campaigning by the United Democratic Front (UDF) and Bjp almost destroyed the goodwill that the Covid-19 response of the Pinarayi Vijayan government, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) had generated in Kerala it recorded a resounding victory in all three phases of local agency polls, the results …
Read More »PM Modi will be the first PM at the AMU event since 1964 | India News
AGRA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the main guest at the celebrations of the 100 years of Muslim University of Aligarh, one of the oldest college teams in the country, on December 22. “A centenary is a milestone in the history of any university … The entire AMU community …
Read More »Which helped the BJP to improve its account in the Kerala local body elections | India News
NEW DELHI: Although the BJP appears not to have had an impressive performance in the Kerala civic electionsHowever, it has significantly improved its 2015 tally. The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) has maintained its number one position with the main opposition and led by Congress. United Democratic Front (UDF), slipping …
Read More »Covid has exposed the inequalities in a short time; man should work with nature: UNDP report | India News
NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 pandemic took little time to expose inequalities and weaknesses in social and economic systems, which have threatened human development, requiring a greater need to work with and not against nature, said the UNDP in a report released Wednesday. The pandemic is the last crisis facing the …
Read More »AAP to Participate in 2022 Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh, Says Kejriwal | India News
NEW DELHI: National Party Coordinator Aam Aadmi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced today that the party will compete Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections in 2022. He said his party will seek votes in Uttar Pradesh on the Delhi model of government. He featured free electricity, world-class schools and hospitals …
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