New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said the Supreme Court, which gave the basic structure doctrine, demolished its impregnability during the Emergency. Dhankhar was addressing Rajya Sabha interns here. Referring to the recent remarks of former Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman at an event on the basic structure doctrine, the vice president said…
Kolkata: National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar said that she and other members of the panel will visit riot-hit Murshidabad district in the next few days and meet the affected women. The panel has already taken suo motu cognizance of the violence against innocents at some places of Murshidabad on April 11 and…
New Delhi: India on Thursday said its decision to withdraw the transhipment facility for Bangladeshi exports to third countries was in response to certain measures initiated by Dhaka that impacted bilateral trade. Though New Delhi did not elaborate on the steps by Dhaka, it is learnt that the decision by Bangladesh’s interim government to halt…
New Delhi: India on Thursday said it is “very positive” that the upcoming visit of US Vice President J D Vance will give a “further boost” to the India-US bilateral ties and “all relevant issues” will be on the table. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made the comments while indicating that issues…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday alleged that the “anti-poor” Modi government is bent on “oppressing” MGNREGA workers and reiterated the party’s demands that their minimum wage per day be fixed at Rs 400 and that they be provided at least 150 days of work in a year. Kharge shared on X a…
New Delhi: In major relief to West Bengal, the Supreme Court on Thursday extended the services of terminated teachers found untainted by the CBI. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took note of the state government’s submissions that teaching in various schools has been adversely impacted and fresh recruitment will…
Neemuch (MP): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Naxalism will be eliminated from the country by March 31, 2026, and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and the CRPF will play a major role in it. He was addressing the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) 86th Raising Day function in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch…
Bhubaneshwar: Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday said that the RSS has inspired him to serve the people as their “chief servant” and not as the chief minister. Addressing the annual function of RSS-affiliate Utkal Bipanna Sahayata Samiti (UBSS), Majhi noted the role played by the organisation in helping the people in distress during…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit back at her Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath, calling him the “biggest Bhogi” (a materialistic person), in response to his criticism of the recent violence in Murshidabad during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act. Addressing a gathering of Imams and religious leaders at the Netaji…
New Delhi: Asserting that no one has a “licence to loot”, the ruling BJP on Wednesday dismissed the Congress’s charge of vendetta after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheeted Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. Former law minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said the law will take its own course…
