Development in ‘aspirational’ districts step towards social justice: PM
New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today told lawmakers that working for development in most backward districts would be a step towards social justice and that “hardcore politics” of struggle and agitation was no longer as relevant as it used to be. Addressing a National Legislators Conference on “We for development” at […]
Demonetisation should have been thrown in the dustbin: Rahul
Singapore, Mar 10 : Congress president Rahul Gandhi said today that demonetisation was “not a good” initiative and if he were the prime minister he would have thrown the proposal in the “dustbin”. Gandhi is on a five-day trip to the Southeast Asian countries. He began the Malaysia leg of his visit today and interacted […]
Dual nationality case: Pak SC asks ECP to notify four Senators-elect
LAHORE, Mar 10: The Supreme Court on Saturday ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to issue notification announcing victory of four Senators elect. Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday ordered the electoral body to withhold the notification of Senators elect believed to be holding dual nationalities. The senators whose notifications were […]
CPEC western route doesn’t exist in Chinese record
ISLAMABAD, Mar 10: Many in the Senate learnt to their shock on Friday that the CPEC’s western route that the government claimed giving top priority did not exist even in the Chinese record. On the last day of the last session of the Senate’s parliamentary year with 52 of its members retiring, the PkMAP […]
Voting for Phulpur, Gorakhpur bypoll today
Lucknow, Mar 10 : Voting will be held Sunday (Mar 11) for bypolls to Lok Sabha seats of Phulpur and Gorakhpur, a stronghold of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, with a riveting triangular contest on the cards after Mayawati-led BSP extended support to Samajwadi Party to take on the BJP, while the Congress joined […]
Govt must come clean on Rafale deal: Cong
New Delhi, Mar 10 :On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with French President Emannuel Macron, the Congress targeted the NDA government over the Rafale deal, alleging that it is turning out to be a “mother scam”, and asked it to come clean. Congress spokesperson Tom Vadakkan said the “high” price India had […]
Rane to file nomination for RS polls from BJP quota
Mumbai, Mar 10 : Former Maharasthra chief minister Narayan Rane will on Monday file his nomination papers from the BJP quota for the biennial Rajya Sabha polls from the state, sources close to him said today. “Rane has accepted the BJP’s offer of Rajya Sabha nomination and will file his papers on Monday,” the sources […]
SC says terminally-ill persons have choice to write living will to end life
New Delhi, Mar 9 : In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court today recognised that a terminally-ill patient can write a ‘living will’ that permits doctors to withdraw life support, saying a person with no will to live shouldn’t suffer in a comatose state. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) […]
Pakistan under pressure to rein in blasphemy law
Lahore, Mar 09 (AP) One of the most frightening things about Pakistan’s blasphemy law is that the simplest act can spiral into charges that can bring the death penalty. In the case of Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman, it started when she brought water to her fellow women workers on a farm. On that hot […]
Destruction of Lenin and Periyar statues shows intolerant approach of BJP: Karat
New Delhi, Mar 9 : The demolition of communist icon Lenin’s statues in Tripura and disfiguring a statute of Periyar EV Ramasamy in Tamil Nadu showed the intolerant approach of the BJP towards any other ideology other than Hindutva, CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat said today. Seven Left parties — the CPI, CPI(M), AIFB, RSP, CPI(ML), […]