New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday said it was an “insult” to Parliament that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah made remarks on the Parliament security breach issue in public instead of speaking inside the House. Two people jumped from the visitors’ gallery into the Lok Sabha chamber on…
New Delhi: The Union government introduced the Telecommunications Bill 2023 on Monday, in a move to replace the 138-year-old Indian Telegraph Act that governs the telecom sector. IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tabled the telecom bill in the Lok Sabha after it had received the Cabinet’s nod in August. The proposed legislation will allow the Union government to take over control, manage or suspend any telecommunication services,…
Kolkata/New Delhi: A marine battalion comprising more than 1,100 personnel, a squadron of about 40 drones and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are part of a plan devised by the BSF to secure the strategic Sunderbans mangrove region along the India-Bangladesh border against smuggling and infiltration. The blueprint of the plan has been prepared by the Eastern…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the seriousness of the security breach in Parliament cannot be underestimated, and called for no squabbling over the issue amid the Opposition’s protests over it in Parliament. In an interview with the Hindi daily ‘Dainik Jagran’, Modi said probe agencies are investigating the incident and taking stringent measures,…
Pathanamthitta (Kerala): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday accused Governor Arif Mohammed Khan of deliberately ‘attempting to destroy’ the peace in the southern state by making provocative statements. The hard-hitting accusation by the CM came during a press conference held here as part of the Nava Kerala Sadas, an outreach programme of the state…
Surat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new integrated terminal building of Surat airport in Gujarat and the Surat Diamond Bourse on Sunday. The Surat Diamond Bourse will be the world’s largest and most modern centre for international diamond and jewellery business, as per an official statement. The new integrated terminal building at the…
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday reviewed the security at the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi and of the route leading to the temple complex atop the Trikuta hills in Reasi district’s Katra town, officials said. The review comes ahead of New Year’s day, when a large number of people visit the temple…
New Delhi: India’s armed forces need to be alive to the maxim of “expect the unexpected”, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande said on Saturday, underlining the need for the military to remain cognisant of the contours of the evolving geopolitical landscape and security challenges. In an address at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM)…
New Delhi: Heralding a generational shift in the party, the Congress replaced Kamal Nath as its Madhya Pradesh unit chief on Saturday and appointed Jitu Patwari in his place. The development comes days after the party’s humiliating defeat in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, where the Congress, led by Nath, failed to replace the Bharatiya…
Bhubaneshwar: Union minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday alleged that Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu functioned as the “ATM of the Gandhi family”. The Income Tax department recently seized Rs 351 crore in cash from Odisha-based Boudh Distillery Private Limited owned by the family of Sahu, a Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand. Rejecting…
