If Constitution amendment bill is passed, democracy will be finished in India: Priyanka
New Delhi: In a stinging attack, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said the government began finishing off democracy by putting pressure on institutions, such as the Election Commission (EC) and the judiciary, but now, an “open attack” has been launched on democracy with the Constitution amendment bill. Participating in a debate in the…
Kejriwal virtually appears in Delhi HC, urges Justice Sharma to take affidavit on record
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal urged Delhi High Court judge Swarana Kanta Sharma on Thursday to take on record his additional affidavit claiming that the judge has a “direct conflict of interest” in continuing to hear the CBI’s petition against his discharge in the liquor-policy case. Justice Sharma directed the registry…
Yogi Adityanath attacks TMC govt in Bengal, over corruption, mafia rule
Rampurahat (WB): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the ruling TMC, alleging that West Bengal had been pushed into an “identity crisis” over the past 15 years because of corruption, extortion and the rise of what he described as “mafia rule”. Addressing an election rally in Birbhum district’s…
Women’s quota law: BJP has turned ‘nari’ into ‘nara’, says Akhilesh Yadav
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the ruling BJP of turning ‘nari’ (women) into a “nara” (slogan) and that it was using amendments to the women’s quota law to delay the Census. Participating in a debate on three bills introduced in the Lok Sabha to amend the Women’s Reservation Act, 2023,…
Women’s quota law: PM urges opposition not to give ‘political colour’
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the opposition not to give a political colour to the government’s bills for implementation of the women’s reservation law and cautioned that they should be mindful that those who had opposed this in the past had suffered badly in elections. Allaying fears on delimitation, he assured…
Lok Sabha’s strength to go up to 815, 272 of these for women; no state will suffer: Meghwal
New Delhi: The strength of the Lok Sabha will increase to 815, of which 272 seats will be reserved for women, and neither men nor any state will suffer any loss due to the implementation of this quota, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Thursday. In his introductory remarks in the Lok Sabha…
ISI-backed terror module busted, one held with 4 grenades: Punjab Police
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a terror module backed by Pakistan’s ISI with the arrest of one person and the recovery of four hand grenades. In a joint operation of the State Special Operations cells of Amritsar and Mohali, the Counter Intelligence Wing of the Punjab Police also recovered two…
Military conflict cannot resolve problems: PM Modi on West Asia, Ukraine
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for the peaceful resolution of the conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine. He made the remarks after talks with Austria’s Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker here. “Today, the entire world is passing through a very serious and tense situation,” PM Modi said, adding, the impact of the…
NDA, oppn leaders spar over women’s reservation, delimitation bills
New Delhi: NDA leaders on Thursday defended bills to amend the women’s quota law and set up a delimitation commission, saying women have waited for years for reservation, while opposition leaders alleged the way the government was proceeding with it could undermine the country’s federal and democratic structure. According to a bulletin issued on April…
Stalin burns copy of delimitation bill, terms it ‘black law’
Chennai/Namakkal: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday burnt a copy of the delimitation bill and dubbed it a “black law” and alleged it seeks to make the Tamil people “refugees” in their own land. Stalin hoisted a black flag and burnt a copy of the bill on delimitation circulated by the union…
