Murmu to become 10th successive president to take oath on July 25
New Delhi: Droupadi Murmu will become the 10th successive president to take oath on July 25 since 1977. Records show that since 1977, successive presidents have taken oath on July 25. India’s first President Rajendra Prasad took oath on January 26, 1950 — the day India became a Republic. In 1952, he went on to […]
PM holds meeting with CMs, DyCMs of BJP-ruled states
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a meeting with chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of BJP-ruled states at the party headquarters here to deliberate on the developmental work done by them. The meeting was also attended by the BJP president, JP Nadda, its senior leader and Union Minister Bhupender Yadav and […]
BJP’s ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims outreach ‘farce’; wants ‘Muslim-mukt’ legislatures: BSP MP
New Delhi: BSP MP Danish Ali on Sunday dubbed the BJP’s outreach to ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims a “farce” and alleged that the ruling party wants “Muslim-mukt” legislatures throughout the country. He accused the BJP of indulging in “majority appeasement” and targeting minorities by allegedly getting false cases registered against them and demolishing their houses using bulldozers. […]
Security, youth’s future in danger with this ‘new experiment’: Rahul Gandhi on Agnipath
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the Centre over the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, saying the country’s security and the future of the youth are in danger with this “new experiment” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “laboratory”. Sixty thousand soldiers retire every year, out of which only 3,000 are getting government jobs, […]
Lanka protest site untouched, President Wickremesinghe tells diplomatic community
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s newly-elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe has reaffirmed his commitment to uphold the rights of peaceful and non-violent assembly, saying the protest site was left untouched in Friday midnight operation to remove protesters from the Presidential Secretariat, his office said on Sunday. Sri Lanka’s security forces forcibly evicted anti-government protesters camped outside the presidential […]
Local levies, supply chain distortion trigger widely varying inflation levels across states
New Delhi: Even after five years of a common Goods and Services Tax (GST), retail inflation in India varies widely across states as differences in local levies and supply chain efficacy distort consumer prices. The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation rate for the month of June was as high as 10.5 per cent in Telangana […]
GST on essential items after states sought levy, aimed to check evasion: Official
New Delhi: GST on pre-packaged goods/ food packets was levied after some states gave feedback of losing revenues they previously earned from levy of VAT on food items, a top government official said. The decision to levy the tax, which came into effect from July 18, is not that of the Union government but of […]
Govt tweaks flag code; now can be flown day, night
New Delhi: The government has changed the country’s flag code by allowing the tricolour to fly both day and night and be machine-made besides use of polyester. The move came as the government is going to launch a ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ (hoisting of flag in every home) from August 13 to 15 as part of […]
India, six others vote against resolution to grant UN accreditation to 6 rights groups
United Nations: India along with six others has voted against a draft resolution presented by the US that recommended six human rights groups, which have been blocked for years in the United Nations’ NGO Committee, be granted special consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council. At the meeting of the 54-member Economic and […]
Gyanvapi case: Locals insist ‘ganga-jamuni’ culture must not erode
Varanasi (UP): With Gyanvapi Shringar Gauri case in the Supreme Court, leaders from both religions voice different opinions, yet want the “Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb” of Kashi to stay intact . Hearing the matter on Thursday, the Supreme Court said it would wait for the Varanasi district judge’s decision on the objections of the Gyanvapi Mosque Committee […]
