NEW DELHI: Farmer leader from Punjab Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Thursday wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his fast unto death at the Khanauri border entered day 17. “I, Jagjit Singh Dallewal, an ordinary farmer of the country, writing this to you with great sadness and a heavy heart,” the letter,…
NEW DELHI: Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay on Thursday said that the religious character of a place cannot be determined through mere observation and argued for the necessity of surveys at disputed sites.Upadhyay also challenged the validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, calling it unconstitutional and claiming it legitimizes historical actions by rulers…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh deputy CM Brajesh Pathak on Thursday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of trying to “incite people” and “spread anarchy” in the state after the Lok Sabha leader of the opposition visited Hathras to meet the family of a Dalit woman who died allegedly after being…
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge alleged on Thursday that Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar “always suppresses” the opposition’s freedom of expression by “persistent heckling”.Kharge, who is the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, claimed Dhankar resorted to “unwarranted insistence on authentication”. He further alleged that Dhankar repeatedly “criticised…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose on Thursday submitted a privilege motion notice against parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju, accusing him of making derogatory remarks against opposition leaders in the Upper House. The notice has been endorsed by 60 opposition MPs, according to sources.The move comes after Rijiju, addressing opposition members on…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday that the situation has worsened despite his initial commitment to cut accidents by 50% upon taking charge as the minister for road transport and highways. Speaking in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on road safety, Gadkari said, “Forget about reducing the number of accidents, I…
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill, which aims to hold simultaneous elections across the country. Sources told TOI that the bill is likely to be tabled in Parliament next week.In September this year, the Cabinet had approved the ‘One Nation, One Election’ initiative, proposing simultaneous elections for…
Biren Singh (Picture credit: X) NEW DELHI: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Thursday said it would take time to find a permanent solution to the state’s ongoing crisis, as the situation has become fragile. He made the statement during a ceremony in Imphal to commemorate Nupi Lan.He acknowledged the efforts of both the…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday shared a letter allegedly written by Hathras rape victim‘s father following which Rahul Gandhi paid a visit to the family.“The victim’s family of Hathras had written a letter to the Leader of Opposition Mr. @RahulGandhi demanding justice. After this letter, Mr Rahul Gandhi came to meet the victim’s family today,”…
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday unveiled its “big surprise” for the women of Delhi. Party chief Arvind Kejriwal announced that every registered woman in Delhi will receive a monthly payment of Rs 1,000, which after elections will rise to a payment of Rs 2,100. To avail this benefit, women will need to…
