This election is to choose PM who can make world aware of India’s strength: Modi in Jaunpur
Jaunpur (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday that this Lok Sabha election is an opportunity for the country to choose a leader who can run a strong government which “makes the world aware of India’s strength”. Modi was addressing an election rally organised at a college ground here in support of BJP candidates Kripashankar […]
Shah’s statement on bail to Kejriwal ‘objectionable’, questions intention of SC judges: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday hit out at Home Minister Amit Shah over his reported “special treatment” remarks on the interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying it was an “objectionable statement” that questioned the intention of the Supreme Court judges. Sibal’s remarks came after Shah, while referring to […]
False, outrageous: Chidambaram slams PM’s ‘Cong wanted to allocate 15 pc budget to Muslims’ remark
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday termed “totally false” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that the previous Congress government wanted to allocate 15 per cent of the budget for Muslims, and said the PM’s statements have been “increasingly bizarre”. Chidambaram said the prime minister claimed on Tuesday that if he played the […]
First set of citizenship certificates issued under CAA, 14 people granted Indian nationality
New Delhi: The first set of citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) was issued Wednesday here to 14 people, starting the process of granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslims migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla handed over the certificates to the 14 people after their applications were […]
Manipur violence accounted for 97% of displacements in South Asia in 2023: Report
New Delhi: Conflict and violence triggered 69,000 displacements in South Asia in 2023, with Manipur violence alone accounting for 67,000, according to a new report. The report by the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) termed it the highest number of displacements triggered by conflict and violence in India since 2018. On May 3, 2023, […]
BJP wants to destroy Constitution, scrap reservation: Rahul Gandhi
Bolangir: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP wants to “destroy” the Constitution and scrap the reservation provided to tribals, Dalits, and backward class. Addressing an election rally in Odisha’s Bolangir, Gandhi claimed that if the BJP wins this election, it will privatise the public sector entities and the country will be […]
Modi files nomination; Union ministers, CMs show up in Varanasi to express support
Varanasi (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi filed his nomination here on Tuesday, an event attended by several NDA leaders, including Union ministers and chief ministers, in a show of strength as he seeks a third term from the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency. Sporting a white kurta-pajama and a blue sadri, Modi reached the district collectorate […]
SC refuses to entertain plea for disqualifying PM Modi from contesting elections
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to disqualify Prime Minister Narendra Modi from contesting polls for six years for allegedly making hate speeches and violating the model code of conduct during campaigning. A bench of justices Vikram Nath and S C Sharma […]
Global human rights body defers reaccreditation of NHRC again
New Delhi: The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) has deferred the reaccreditation of NHRC, India for the second year in a row. Geneva-based GANHRI, through its Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA), is responsible for reviewing and accrediting NHRIs (National Human Rights Institutions) in compliance with the Paris Principles. It is a “rigorous, peer-based […]
Govt extends ban imposed on LTTE for 5 years
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday extended the ban imposed on the LTTE by five more years for fostering a separatist tendency amongst the masses and enhancing the support base for it in the country, particularly in Tamil Nadu, besides threatening the territorial integrity of India. The Union Home Ministry imposed the ban invoking the […]
