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...
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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...
Our blood is not cheap”: MP Rashid raises J&K civilian “killings” in maiden Parliament speech
New Delhi, Feb 11: In his maiden speech during the ongoing Budget session, Member of Parliament from Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, Engineer Rashid raised the issue of recent civilian “killings” in Kathua and Baramulla, stating that the blood of Kashmiris is not cheap. He was granted 2-day custody parole by the Delhi High Court on...
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
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...
Look forward to meeting my friend President Trump: PM Modi as he leaves for US, France
New Delhi, Feb 10 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he looks forward to meeting “my friend, President Trump” during his visit to the US, and has very warm recollections of working together in Trump’s first term. He also said he looks forward to co-chairing the AI Action Summit along with President Emmanuel Macron during...
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
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,...
Anarchy’ and ‘arrogance’ of AAPda have been defeated: PM Modi on BJP victory in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday termed the victory of BJP in Delhi Assembly election as “historic” and said today’s mandate made it clear that there is no place for “shortcuts, lies and deceit in politics”. Addressing the party workers at BJP headquarters here, the Prime Minister said the people of...
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
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
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
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...
PM Modi to visit US from Feb 12-13 on invite of President Trump; also visit France for AI Summit
New Delhi, Feb 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be paying a two-day working visit to the US from February 12-13 at the invitation of President Donald Trump, and also to France from February 10-12 at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron. During PM Modi’s US visit, he will hold bilateral talks with President Trump...
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
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
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
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...
Voting underway for 70 Assembly seats in Delhi; PM urges people to participate
New Delhi, Feb 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the people of Delhi to participate in this festival of democracy with full enthusiasm and cast their valuable vote. The voting for 70 Assembly seats in the national capital began at 7 AM and it will continue till 6 PM. Taking on social media posts on...
Some leaders waging war against Indian state by speaking language of urban Naxals: PM Modi
New Delhi, Feb 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Opposition in the Lok Sabha saying ‘Some leaders speak language of urban naxals, talk of waging war against the Indian state and they cannot understand the Constitution.’ Replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in the...
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...