Amit Shah announces reduction of AFSPA applicable areas in Nagaland, Assam, Manipur
In a major outreach to the Northeast, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced reduction of the disturbed areas imposed under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur after decades. A home ministry spokesperson, however, said the decision does not imply that the AFSPA has been completely withdrawn from […]
Question mark over stability of international order; BIMSTEC cooperation need of the hour: PM
Stressing that the Russia-Ukraine conflict has raised a question mark over stability of international order, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for greater cooperation among BIMSTEC nations and said it has become essential to give more priority to “our regional security”. In his opening remarks at the fifth BIMSTEC Summit being held online, Modi […]
Central trade unions’ nationwide strike enters day 2
The two-day nationwide strike by central trade unions to protest against the government policies entered its second day on Tuesday, impacting normal life in some parts of the country. According to reports, public transport and banking services remain partly disrupted for the second day in some states. “Workers in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh have joined […]
Speaker suspends 3 BJP MLAs amid chaos in Delhi Assembly
Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel on Monday suspended three BJP MLAs for the day amid vociferous protest by the AAP over “derogatory” remarks made by Delhi BJP president Adesh Kumar Gupta against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. MLAs Anil Bajpai, Jitender Mahajan and Ajay Mahawar were told to leave after they stood on the benches […]
S. Jaishankar meets Chinese counterpart, ties ‘not normal’
India on Friday ruled out normality in relations with China as long as troops remained amassed on the border, apparently declining Chinese overtures to reset ties on an assurance that Beijing does not seek a unipolar Asia and accepts New Delhi’s traditional role in the region. Asked whether the three-hour meeting with his Chinese counterpart […]
Harbhajan, Chadha nominated by AAP to Rajya Sabha
The AAP on Monday nominated former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh, AAP MLA Raghav Chadha, IIT Delhi faculty Sandeep Pathak, industrialist Sanjeev Arora and educationist Ashok Kumar Mittal to the Rajya Sabha. All the five party nominees arrived at the Punjab Vidhan Sabha complex here to file their nomination papers. The term of five RS members […]
Naxals kill pastor in Chhattisgarh on suspicion of being police informer
A local pastor was allegedly attacked and killed in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district by Naxals, who suspected him of being a police informer, police said on Saturday. The killing took place at Angampalligua village under Madded police station area on Thursday, while the victim’s body was recovered on Friday, an official said. “According to preliminary information, […]
Iran ready to meet India’s energy needs, Tehran envoy tells New Delhi
Iran is ready to meet India’s energy security needs, its ambassador to India was quoted as saying on Friday, as negotiations continue between the world powers and Tehran on the lifting of sanctions against the OPEC-member. Iran used to be the second largest oil supplier to India but New Delhi had to halt imports from […]
Supreme Court to take up petition against Karnataka High Court verdict on hijab after Holi vacation
Refusing to urgently list petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict upholding the ban on hijab in educational institutes in the state, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would take up the matter after Holi vacation. The Karnataka High Court had on Tuesday upheld the ban on wearing hijab in educational institutes in the […]
Gandhis should step aside from leadership role: Kapil Sibal
Days after the Congress working committee meeting, the party’s senior leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday demanded that the ‘Gandhis should step aside from the leadership role and give a chance to someone else to lead the party’. Since the poll debacle of 2014 the Congress has lost elections continuously except on a few occasions, he […]
