New Delhi: The BJP’s representation in the Rajya Sabha has decreased to 86 seats following the retirement of four nominated members on Saturday. Consequently, the strength of the NDA in the Upper House has fallen to 101, which is below the current majority mark of 113 in the 245-member House, according to multiple reports. With…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a suggestion for setting up a constitution bench to hear pleas challenging the validity of passage of laws like the Aadhaar Act by the Modi government as money bills allegedly to bypass the Rajya Sabha where it was in a minority. The BJP currently has…
New Delhi: Seasoned diplomat Vikram Misri, widely regarded as an expert on China and national security, assumed charge as India’s new foreign secretary on Monday. Misri, a 1989-batch Indian Foreign Service officer who was serving as the deputy national security advisor, succeeded Vinay Kwatra. He assumed charge of the key position at a time India…
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday submitted its scientific survey report of the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal-Maula mosque complex to the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. ASI’s counsel Himanshu Joshi handed over the more than 2,000-page report to the HC’s registry. “I have submitted the report,” Joshi told PTI…
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the Karnataka government was ready to release 8,000 cusecs of water from the Cauvery river every day to neighbouring Tamil Nadu instead of one TMC as directed by the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee till this month-end. There is only 63 per cent water in the Cauvery basin dams…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on July 15 a plea of BRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao challenging a Telangana High Court order dismissing his plea to declare as “illegal” the constitution of a commission to inquire into the alleged irregularities in the power sector during his tenure as the state’s chief…
Indore: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday virtually inaugurated ‘Prime Minister’s College of Excellence’ for all 55 districts in Madhya Pradesh and hailed Narendra Modi’s farsightedness in bringing in the New Education Policy amid the aim of making India a developed country by 2047. Speaking at the main programme held at the Atal Bihari…
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram highlighted that the emergency was a mistake and that it was accepted by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi after the Centre, led by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), announced to observe June 25 as ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’ to mark the 50th anniversary of Emergency….
Srinagar: Security agencies in Jammu and Kashmir are grappling with what they call the “hidden threat” of “conservation and consolidation” tactics employed by infiltrating terrorists, which was evident in the recent ambushes and encounters in North Kashmir and Kathua district. Analysing the ambushes and encounters with terrorists, officials in the know of the matter said…
Puri (Odisha): Members of a committee set up by the Odisha government entered the 12th-century Jagannath temple in Puri on Sunday afternoon to reopen its revered treasury, the Ratna Bhandar, for an inventory of the valuables and the repair of the structure, officials said. The temple has been closed for devotees as the Ratna Bhandar…
