New Delhi, Feb 24: The Indian National Congress (INC) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday announced to jointly contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat, Goa and Chandigarh, thus ending speculations on seat sharing issue between the two parties. Addressing a joint press conference here, Congress leader Mukul Wasnik alongwith...
New Delhi, Feb 24: The three criminal laws — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 will come into effect from July 1, 2024, a Home Ministry notification said on Saturday. While issuing the notification, the government has put on hold the provisions of the entry relating to...
Guwahati, Feb 24 : Assam cabinet on Friday decided to repeal an 89-year-old legislation involving the registration of marriages and divorces by Muslims residing in the state. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma chaired the meeting at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Dispur. “This act contained provisions allowing marriage registration even if the bride and...
Imphal, Feb 24 : A student identified as Oinam Kenegy and another student identified as Salam Michael were injured in a bomb blast on Friday night at the DM University campus here. Police said the blast occurred near the wall of the office of the All Manipur Students Union (AMSU) inside the campus. Both...
New Delhi Feb 23: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the Narendra Modi government has adopted an offensive strategy to curb terrorism in the country. In a series of posts on X, Amit Shah said that as a result of the hammer blow to left-wing extremism, it is today breathing its last....
Varanasi, Feb 23 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the INDI alliance and said those, who believe in provoking and creating difference among the people in the name of caste, oppose every scheme for the Dalits and the deprived and do politics in the name of caste for the interest of their...
Varanasi, Feb 23: Highlighting the importance of Sanskrit language in Indian culture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India is an idea, Sanskrit is its chief expression, India is a journey, Sanskrit is the main chapter of its history, India is a land of unity in diversity and Sanskrit is its fertilizer. While addressing...
New Delhi, Feb 23: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held a bilateral meeting with the Netherlands Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren and discussed the possibilities for expanding defence cooperation, particularly in maritime and industrial domains. Both also stressed on increased interaction between the two Navies and expressed keenness to work together to enhance maritime security...
New Delhi, Feb 22: The Indian government has issued “executive orders” asking X (previously Twitter) to withhold certain accounts and posts, the social media giant said on Thursday as several handles supporting the ongoing farmers’ agitation complained about the restrictions. The social media group, which is already contesting legally the “Indian government’s blocking orders”, said...
New Delhi, Feb 22: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday reiterated that the Central government is always ready for talks with protesting farmers. Speaking to the media here, the minister said, “We were ready for talks earlier, are ready even today, and will be ready to discuss their issues even in the future.” He further...
Bhubaneswar, Feb 22: Odisha needs a double-engine government and the Bharatiya Janata Party will form the government in Odisha in the ensuing elections, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. Rajnath who is on a one-day visit to the state told party workers at Nabarangpur that the BJP will this time perform much better...
New Delhi, Feb 22 : Centre Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted a search operation on Thursday at the premises of former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik in connection with the alleged corruption in awarding the contract for the Rs 2,200-crore civil work for the Kiru Hydro Power Project in Kishtwar in 2019. As...
New Delhi, Feb 22: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the extension of the women’s safety scheme till 2026 to strengthen security with timely intervention and prevention of crimes against women. The government proposed to continue the several projects under this scheme, which include 112 Emergency Response Support System (ERSS)...
New Delhi, Feb 22 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the cabinet decision for hiking sugarcane prices and said, “This step will benefit the crores of our sugarcane producing farmers”. On February 21, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a hike in sugarcane prices, known as the Fair and...
Lucknow, Feb 21: Ending all speculations, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress on Wednesday announced their alliance for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, with 17 seats having gone in the quota of Congress, while SP will contest on the remaining 63 seats. The announcement was made during a joint press conference by SP...
New Delhi Feb 21: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called upon the international community to collectively aspire for peace in this age of democratic and rules-based world order, where individual countries proactively collaborate for shared peace and prosperity. India will continue to play the role of a Vishwa Mitra in forging meaningful partnerships that make the...
New Delhi, Feb 21: Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal has dedicated the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award to the Indian Army. Vicky Kaushal has won the Best Actor (Critics) award for his role in the film ‘Sam Bahadur’ at the ‘Dada Saheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2024’. Kaushal could not go himself to receive...
New Delhi, Feb 21: In the wake of farmers’ protest, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued advisory to the Punjab Government asking it to maintain law and order, sources said here on Wednesday. According to sources, the Punjab government has been asked to take strict action against those involved in any disruptive activities under...
New Delhi, Feb 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held bilateral talks with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis in New Delhi and said “India and Greece are heading towards doubling the bilateral trade by 2030”. Speaking after the talks at Hyderabad House, Modi said, “The visit of the Greek PM to India after 16...
New Delhi, Feb 20: The Supreme Court on Tuesday examined the eight defaced ballot papers of the Chandigarh mayor poll and video recording of the counting process following the contentious victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and ordered to treat the eight invalidated ballots as valid. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI)...
New Delhi, Feb 20: Aam Aadmi Party’s Kuldeep Kumar on Tuesday validly elected as the Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold eight votes that were rejected by the presiding officer. Addressing the media, Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal extended gratitude to the Supreme Court...