The demand for social justice in all and sundry institutions may be justified. But, can ‘merit’ be overlooked to implement reservations is a disturbing question. The latest demand of the All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s demand for consideration of reservations even in the appointment of judges indeed appears to many as the most dangerous…
Raipur: The Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government in Chhattisgarh on Saturday survived a no-trust motion moved by the Bharatiya Janata Party on the last day of the Monsoon session of the state assembly.The no-confidence motion was defeated by voice vote in the state assembly shortly after 1 am after a 13-hour debate. While the Congress has 71…
(D Nagarjuna) A masterpiece acronym INDIA has suddenly made people understand its expansion and when it is read, there seems to be everything that people are looking forward to. The word inclusive forms the core of this alliance since somehow what people could see in BJP was that it became exclusive to people on communal,…
New Delhi: India and Sri Lanka on Friday unveiled a vision document to significantly expand connectivity and economic ties even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed to the island nation’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe the need to ensure a “life of dignity” for the Tamil community in that country. Following talks between Modi and Wickremesinghe, the…
New Delhi: Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the second day in a row on Friday following vociferous protests over the Manipur violence by opposition MPs, demanding a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue, evoking a sharp reaction from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who accused the protesting members of not being…
Varanasi: A Varanasi court on Friday ordered a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple here, according to government counsel Rajesh Mishra. The barricaded ‘wazukhana’, where a structure claimed by Hindu litigants to be a ‘shivling’ exists, will not be part of the survey. The court of A K…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Registrar General of the Allahabad High Court to furnish details of suits related to the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing a plea challenging the order passed by the high court which transferred to itself all…
New Delhi: BJP MP Locket Chatterjee cried at a press conference here on Friday as she cited a number of cases of crime against women, including alleged disrobing, during and after the West Bengal panchayat polls. “The situation in Manipur also prevails in West Bengal,” she told reporters. Hitting out at West Bengal Chief Minister…
Mumbai: Search and rescue teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Friday recovered two more bodies from the debris at the landslide-affected Irshalwadi village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, taking the toll to 18, an official said. Both the deceased were women, he said. NDRF teams resumed their search and rescue operation at the landslide…
The much-awaited statement has come from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the situation in Manipur. The brief remark was made outside the Parliament yesterday in his usual or customary few minutes before the monsoon session begins. Usually, such brief statements before the sessions are just appeals to the Opposition and treasury members not to lose…
