Has anybody seen a draft or a whitepaper on Uniform Civil Code for which Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch recently? The answer is No because the 22nd Law Commission has just invited suggestions from people, professionals, and recognized religious bodies in the country on this subject. But, already there is a hue…
New Delhi: Torrential rains pounded several parts of north India on Sunday with 15 people killed in landslides and other rain-related incidents, while most rivers, including the Yamuna in Delhi, were in spate. In cities and towns across the region, many roads and residential areas were submerged in knee-deep water with the civic system unable…
New Delhi: Indian captain Sunil Chhetri on Sunday backed head coach Igor Stimac’s demand for a four-week camp before the Asian Cup early next year, saying the team needs to have enough preparation time to face the best sides in the continent. The 38-year-old Chhetri, who will be playing his last Asian Cup in Doha…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Sunday recommended transferring Chhattisgarh High Court judge P Sam Koshy to the Telangana High Court. The collegium, also comprising Justices S K Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai and Surya Kant, took the decision at a meeting held on Sunday. Justice Koshy…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asked public sector banks (PSBs) to take swift action in cases concerning fraud and wilful defaults to reduce bad loans and take steps to accelerate growth momentum, sources said. Banks have written off Rs 11.17 lakh crore bad loans from their books in the last six years till the…
Hyderabad: BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday chaired a meeting of senior party leaders of the south and some other states here to discuss the party’s preparations for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and others. The regional consultative meeting held at the BJP Telangana headquarters in Hyderabad was attended by party General Secretary B…
Malappuram (Kerala): Key Congress ally in Kerala, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Sunday rejected the ruling CPI(M)’s overtures to take part in its seminars on the hotly debated Uniform Civil Code (UCC), claiming that the Left party was trying to create “conflict” and “division” by not inviting the grand old party. The IUML…
New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will soon transfer its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) to the private sector, after conducting two development flights of the rocket that seeks to provide on-demand services to put satellites weighing up to 500 kg in a low-earth orbit. The space agency has decided to opt for the…
The standing of journalists in public esteem has never been as dismally low as at present. Time was when journalism was accorded a place alongside the three pillars of democracy and recognized as the Fourth Estate. This episode would arguably go down as the finest hour of the Press. Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative…
Kolkata: BJP supporters on Sunday staged a demonstration in front of the office of West Bengal State Election Commission here, protesting against the panchayat poll violence that left 15 people dead. Security was beefed up around the SEC office in the city as BJP workers shouted slogans against the alleged “inability” of the commission to…
