As expected, the verdict in the Rajya Sabha too went in favour of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in pushing through the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill on August 7. The Lok Sabha cleared the Bill four days ago. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA got 131, six more than anticipated,…
Decks seem to have cleared for the smooth conduct of the International Cricket Council (ICC) One-Day Iternational (ODI) World Cup scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka in October/November, with the Pakistan government clearing its national team’s participation. The decision gives millions of fans across the cricket playing nations, particularly in the sub-continent,…
The Supreme Court’s stay on the Gujarat court’s verdict in the defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday might have brought cheers among the party’s rank and file as he will be reinstated as member of Parliament. And, the apex court has struck a balance in pulling up the lower court’s illogical order…
The Centre’s decision to extend the services of Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba for another year on Thursday has sparked an interesting debate. This is the third time his service was renewed as in Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra’s case. The Supreme Court had pulled up the Narendra Modi government for giving Mishra a…
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has confirmed that five people, including two police officers, lost their lives in the Nuh clashes. Curfew was clamped in Nuh and mobile internet services have been suspended in the district. Clashes have also prompted authorities in neighbouring Gurugram to take measures to prevent any possible communal flare-up. Meanwhile,…
Two significant incidents on Tuesday appear to have pushed the much- trumpeted and newly-formed Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) bloc onto the back foot. While the first shock came from the court dismissing the petition challenging the Centre’s Delhi Ordinance, the second was from the most influential Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar….
With the Allahabad High Court’s ruling on whether to go ahead with conducting a scientific survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) slated for Thursday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s off-the-cuff-suggestion during a TV interview has sparked off an interesting row. Although, neither Yogi per se nor his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government…
Well, the 21 members of Parliament (MPs) of the multi-party Opposition delegation has visited the strife-torn north-eastern state of Manipur. Despite a mild criticism from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, MPs of the 16 Opposition parties of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.) bloc completed their two-day visit,…
The recent report of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) asking for banning smartphones from schools points to the dangers of introducing technology to young minds. This should be a welcome proposal, that too in a nation like India, where the younger population is more, to prevent its adverse impact, like restlessness,…
While the Centre’s request to reconsider its earlier decision on the extension of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra’s tenure, the Supreme Court judges asked the Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta whether there are no other competent officers in the department to replace him. The poser is sharp and clear over the Lordship’s apprehensions on…
