NEW DELHI:Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday alleged that the words “secular” and “socialist” were missing from the Preamble in the copies of the Constitution given to lawmakers on the opening day of the new Parliament building. However, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said the copies carried the original version of the Preamble of […]
NEW DELHI:After the meeting with Union Ministers and All-Party MPs on the Cauvery Water issue, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that they seek to stay on CWMA order in the Supreme Court and they will appeal the same too. CM Siddaramaiah said “We seek a stay on the CWMA order in the Supreme Court. […]
NEW DELHI:Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday the cabinet had approved a bill to reserve one-third seats in the lower house of parliament and state assemblies for women, reviving a proposal that has been hanging for decades. The announcement by Modi during a special session of parliament comes eight months before general elections […]
HYDERABAD:The first meeting of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) will be held here on Saturday to evolve a strategy for the upcoming assembly polls in five states and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Holding the crucial meeting in the Telangana capital, the Congress is also looking to send out a message that it will […]
NEW DELHI:BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda, on Thursday, launched a fresh attack on the Opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A accusing it of bashing Sanatan culture and bullying the media. He also asked the Opposition to immediately stop their “antics” and focus on serving people. “These days, the I. N. D. I Alliance is only doing two […]
NEW DELHI:The BJP has issued whip to its MPs to be present in the House during special Parliament session from September 18-22. Issuing the whip, the BJP said the special session will have five sittings during which all MPs have to be present in the House and support the government’s stand. Amid questions raised by […]
KOLKATA:A political slugfest has broken out in West Bengal over CBI’s summons to Fire Service Minister Sujit Bose on August 31 in connection with the municipalities recruitment scam. Although Bose himself was not available for any comment in the matter till the filing of report on Thursday noon, Trinamool Congress’s state vice-president Jaiprakash Majumdar has […]
IMPHAL:In a fresh round of violence in ethnic strife-torn Manipur, mutilated bodies of three youths were found following heavy gunfire at Kuki Thowai village in Ukhrul district on Friday, officials said. Sounds of heavy gunfire were heard from the village, which falls under Litan police station, early in the morning, they said. Officials said the […]
NEW DELHI:Delhi Legislative Assembly on Thursday is likely to discuss the Manipur issue on the last day of its two-day session. According to the listed legislative business for the House for Thursday, MLAs Durgesh Pathak, Vinay Mishra and Kuldeep Kumar will initiate a short-duration discussion on the issue of disturbances in Manipur and the atrocities […]
NEW DELHI:Amid the raging controversy around the renaming of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) in the national capital to Prime Ministers’ Memorial Museum and Library (PMML), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said his great grandfather was known more for the work he did in his time and not just for his name. […]