Category: National

Massive uproar in Rajya Sabha over JPC report on Waqf bill
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Massive uproar in Rajya Sabha over JPC report on Waqf bill

New Delhi, Feb 13 : The Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed chaotic scenes leading to a brief adjournment of the House as Opposition members protested over the ‘deletion’ of dissent notes to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf Amendment Bill. As soon as the report was tabled in the Upper House after...

Every child is entitled to education and there can be no discrimination : SC
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Every child is entitled to education and there can be no discrimination : SC

New Delhi, Feb 12 : The Supreme Court, while hearing a PIL challenging the Delhi government’s circular prohibiting government schools from admitting children of Rohingya refugees, stated that “in terms of education, there can be no question of discrimination.” A Bench led by Justice Surya Kant reiterated that ‘every child is entitled to education’ but...

Er. Rashid makes first appearance in Lok Sabha
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Er. Rashid makes first appearance in Lok Sabha

Srinagar, Feb 11: Er. Rashid, Member Parliament, Baramulla, attended the proceedings of Lok Sabha for the first time on Tuesday after being elected last year. Talking to news agency Kashmir News Observer, Shiekh Khursheed, MLA Langate and younger brother of Rashid, said that he attended the proceedings of Lok Sabha for the first time after...

SC summons Chief Secretaries of AP, Delhi, J&K over non-compliance of directions
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SC summons Chief Secretaries of AP, Delhi, J&K over non-compliance of directions

New Delhi, Feb 10 : The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Chief Secretaries of Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, and Jammu & Kashmir to appear virtually on March 7 to explain their non-compliance with previous court directions concerning misleading medical advertisements. A bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan expressed dissatisfaction over the...

Shah hails security forces for eliminating 31 Naxalites in Bijapur
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Shah hails security forces for eliminating 31 Naxalites in Bijapur

New Delhi, Feb 9 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday hailed the security forces for eliminating 31 Naxalites in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh and described it as a significant success in the direction of making India Naxal-free. In a post on ‘X,’ Shah stated that the security forces have achieved a major success in their...

BJP roars back to power in Delhi after 27 years with two-thirds majority
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BJP roars back to power in Delhi after 27 years with two-thirds majority

New Delhi, Feb 8: Ending a 27-year wait, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday returned to power in Delhi with a massive two-thirds majority, bringing the curtain down on the Aam Aadmi Party’s 10-year rule. With one result yet to come in the 70-member Assembly, which had gone to the hustings on February 5,...

Delhi election result reflects referendum on Kejriwal and AAP: Congress
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Delhi election result reflects referendum on Kejriwal and AAP: Congress

New Delhi, Feb 8: Congress on Saturday said that the mandate given by the people of Delhi reflects nothing more than a “referendum on Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)”. On his social media handle X, party spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said, “After all, at the height of the PM’s popularity in 2015 and...

Development wins, good governance triumphs” PM Modi on BJP win in Delhi
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Development wins, good governance triumphs” PM Modi on BJP win in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 8 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the landslide victory of BJP in the assembly election in Delhi and said “Development wins and good governance triumphs”. He emphasized “We will leave no stone unturned for the all-round development of Delhi”. “Jana Shakti is paramount! Development wins, good governance triumphs. I...

Delhi election results: AAP Chief Kejriwal concedes defeat, congratulates BJP
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Delhi election results: AAP Chief Kejriwal concedes defeat, congratulates BJP

New Delhi, Feb 8: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday conceded defeat in the Delhi assembly election and congratulated the BJP for their victory. In a video message, the former Chief Minister said, “I humbly accept the mandate of the people and also congratulate the BJP for their victory. I hope...

Counting begins in Delhi assembly elections; Kejriwal trailing from New Delhi
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Counting begins in Delhi assembly elections; Kejriwal trailing from New Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 8 : Counting of votes for Delhi’s 70 assembly constituencies began amid tight security at 19 locations across the national capital on Saturday. As per early trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading on 8 seats, while Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leading on 5. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal is also trailing while...

Delhi Assembly polls: voter turnout reaches 57.70 pc
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Delhi Assembly polls: voter turnout reaches 57.70 pc

New Delhi, Feb 5: Marked by brisk voting in the afternoon hours, the turnout for the Delhi Assembly polls rose to around 57.70 percent till 5 PM on Wednesday. As per the Voter Turnout App of the Election Commission of India (ECI), 57.70 percent of the electorate turned up in the booths, with an hour...

Exit polls predict comfortable win for BJP in Delhi, AAP on way out
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Exit polls predict comfortable win for BJP in Delhi, AAP on way out

New Delhi, Feb 5: Multiple exit polls on Wednesday predicted BJP winning the tightly-contested Delhi assembly election comfortably while ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is seen losing the electoral battle. The pollsters have forecast a complete rout of the Congress party with the grand old party barely in the race. Most exit polls pegged Congress...

104 Indians deported from US land at Amritsar airport
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104 Indians deported from US land at Amritsar airport

Amritsar, Feb 5: A US military plane carrying 104 Indians deported from the US landed at Amritsar airport on Wednesday afternoon. The US Army’s C-17 aircraft, carrying the illegal Indian immigrants, landed at Sri Guru Ramdasji International Airport, Amritsar. According to sources, the 104 Indians included 25 women and 79 men, besides 13 children. Of...

Amit Shah Chairs Security Review Meeting On JK
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Amit Shah Chairs Security Review Meeting On JK

Calls For ‘Ruthless’ Action Against ‘Infiltration, Acts Of Terror’ Srinagar, Feb 5: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah chaired a high-level review meeting on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, the Union...

Indian Embassy helps 18 Indians stranded in Libya to return home
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Indian Embassy helps 18 Indians stranded in Libya to return home

New Delhi, Feb 4: The Indian Embassy in Libya has facilitated the return to the country of 18 stranded Indian nationals from Benghazi, Libya. The MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X, that the 18 Indians will be arriving to the country tomorrow. “They had gone to work in Libya and had...