Opposition MPs stage protest against govt at Parliament in black clothes NEW DELHI: Opposition MPs took out a ‘candlelight march’ Thursday to the Gandhi Smriti in solidarity with the protesting students, two days after they held a dharna outside the PM’s residence and were forcibly evacuated by police.The MPs belonging to Congress, SP, TMC, Left…
NEW DELHI: BJP Thursday sought to turn the heat on Congress and its allies over the issue of paper leaks as its MPs raised slogans and carried placards in the Parliament complex, targeting Rahul Gandhi and opposition netas for not allowing a discussion on the issue despite govt’s willingness to do so.BJP president Nitin Nabin…
NEW DELHI: India slammed Pakistan for raising issues related to J&K and the Indus Waters Treaty at the Asean Regional Forum, saying the remarks by Pakistani foreign minister Ishaq Dar were baseless and unwarranted.The govt said in a statement it was no surprise that a multilateral forum had once again been cynically exploited by Pakistan…
Rahul Bhatia, promoter and MD of India’s largest carrier IndiGo NEW DELHI: Rahul Bhatia, promoter and MD of India’s largest carrier IndiGo, has opposed the proposed move to allow airport operators in India to own and run airlines too. “There is no global precedent for this. It raises massive conflict-of-interest concerns, and it is unclear…
NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday expressed relief after activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26-day hunger strike, while making it clear that its peaceful agitation at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar would continue until Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns.In a post on X, Dipke thanked Wangchuk for what he described…
India invites Bangladesh PM DHAKA/NEW DELHI: As part of Delhi’s broader approach to enhancing global collaboration and cooperation, India has invited PM Tarique Rahman to attend the 18th Brics Summit, which will focus on global cooperation, trade, and sustainable development. India will host the summit in New Delhi on September 12-13.Bangladesh state minister for foreign…
SC quashes Sonam’s bail Allows Sonam To File Fresh Bail Plea After 6 Months SC quashes Sonam’s bail Allows Sonam To File Fresh Bail Plea After 6 Months SC quashes Sonam’s bail NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday said “inadequate communication” of grounds of arrest to an accused would not automatically vitiate the arrest and quashed…
SC expressed concern about the vanishing of the joint family system Expressing concern about the vanishing of the joint family system and parents in nuclear families not spending quality time with their kids and instead handing over gadgets to keep them busy, Supreme Court Thursday said that it would lead to “disaster” as the new…
SC lifted its two-year-old blanket ban on setting up of industries in Taj Trapezium Zone NEW DELHI: SC Thursday lifted its two-year-old blanket ban on setting up of industries in Taj Trapezium Zone, a 10,400 sq km area spread over five districts in UP and one in Rajasthan, to open avenues for employment generation. The…
Nadda emerges as key negotiator from govt’s side NEW DELHI: As the govt’s main interlocutor with students protesting under the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) banner, Union health minister JP Nadda has been thrust into the limelight, holding talks with them and visiting the injured in hospitals.This is an interesting turn in Nadda’s journey. The former…