New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader and Kairana MP Iqra Choudhary has moved the Supreme Court for an effective implementation of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 which mandates the religious character of a place to be maintained as it existed on August 15, 1947. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice…
New Delhi: The border forces of India and Bangladesh will hold their bi-annual talks here next week with issues such as border fence construction and attacks on BSF personnel and civilians by Bangladeshi miscreants figuring among the discussion points, an official statement said on Friday. The 55th Director General-Level Border Coordination Conference between BSF and…
New Delhi: Jagdambika Pal, the chairman of the joint parliamentary committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, on Thursday hit out at the opposition members over their walkout from the Lok Sabha on the panel’s report, calling it an “attack” on the country’s parliamentary democracy and traditions. After the report of the committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill…
New Delhi: President’s rule was imposed in Manipur on Thursday, four days after Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned from his position. The assembly has also been put under suspended animation. Announcing the proclamation of the central rule, a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs said President Droupadi Murmu is of the opinion…
Bengaluru: The three-day 10th International Women’s Conference, hosted by The Art of Living, will welcome the President of India Droupadi Murmu, alongside an esteemed lineup of global leaders, artists, and business icons on Friday. The event to see a gathering of 500 delegates and 60 speakers at a platform dedicated to leadership, empowerment, and social…
Kathmandu: Two Indian nationals were arrested in Nepal on Thursday on charges of smuggling gold into the country. The police arrested Mahesh Amrit Mani, 27 and Rahul Khadu, 24, from Nagdhunga, the main entry point to Kathmandu by land route. The two from Maharashtra were bringing the yellow metal into Nepal without paying customs duty,…
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday expressed optimism about the restoration of statehood, saying, “I believe that time has come now.” Asked if he had raised the issue during his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi earlier this week, Abdullah said the process of statehood restoration was underway…
New Delhi: The report of the joint committee of Parliament on the Waqf bill was tabled in the Rajya Sabha amid uproar on Thursday, with the proceedings briefly adjourned following a heated debate between the treasury and the opposition benches. Opposition MPs led by Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that dissent notes were deleted…
New Delhi: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray on Thursday met AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, describing it a “gesture of friendship”. He also raised concern over “electoral irregularities”. “Governments keep coming and going but relationships continue. We met Kejriwal as a gesture of friendship. However, our democracy is not free and fair. Elections are not…
Jammu: Pakistani troops on Wednesday violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting a befitting response by the Indian Army, security officials said. The extent of damage on the Pakistan side was not known immediately but the officials said…
