NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh has dismissed the impeachment notice submitted by the opposition seeking the removal of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday, according to a report from news agency PTI, citing sources. He ruled that it was an attempt of the opposition of impropriety, being severely flawed and drawn in haste…
Nitin Gadkari (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari shared his views on live-in relationships, same-sex marriage, and marital norms in a recent interview on YouTube.On being asked a question on live-in relationships, Gadkari voiced his concerns, saying, that they contradict societal values.Recalling a visit to the British Parliament, Gadkari said he had asked…
NEW DELHI: BJP MPs on Thursday confronted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi when he approached Pratap Chandra Sarangi, who was seated after receiving a head injury during a scuffle with INDIA bloc MPs outside Parliament.Video showed BJP MPs reacting angrily when Rahul approached Sarangi shortly after the incident to enquire about his condition.“Aapko sharm nahi aati…
High drama ensued outside the Parliament on Thursday after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi claimed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pushed an MP, resulting in him getting injured.Rahul Gandhi responded to the allegations and claimed that BJP MPs were the ones who obstructed and pushed him whilst he was entering the Parliament…
Arvind Kejriwal, Nitish Kumar, Chandrababu Naidu NEW DELHI: AAP supremo and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday wrote to key allies of the Bhartiya Janata Party, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu, questioning their stance on home minister Amit Shah‘s recent remarks about architect of Constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar.In his…
NEW DELHI: An encounter between security forces and terrorists broke out on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kulgam.According to the J&K Police, Security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation at Kadder in the Behibagh area of the district on Wednesday night following information about the presence of suspected terrorists there.“Encounter started in Kadder area of…
Nirmala Sitharaman and Vijay Mallya. NEW DELHI: Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya stated on Wednesday that the banks have recovered more than double the amount owed in the Kingfisher Airlines case. He contends he is due relief.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament on Tuesday that the banks had recovered Rs 14,131.60 crore from Mallya. This recovery…
Pawar with Modi and a group of Maharashtra farmers. He had recently written to the PM, inviting him to the Marathi Sahitya Sammelan. NEW DELHI: NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar called on PM Narendra Modi Wednesday, weeks after the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was trounced in the assembly elections in Maharashtra by the BJP-headed Mahayuti.Pawar, along…
KANPUR: In a cul-de-sac of Kanpur’s Rajendra Mohal stands a small jewellery workshop where a man in his 60s is busy putting a batch of gold samples through chemical tests to ascertain their purity. One of the walls bears a framed photograph of the shop owner’s late father Jagdish Prasad, who was an additional district…
AI image of the Supreme Court. NEW DELHI: Giving trial courts full discretionary freedom in formulating their decisions in bail matters, Supreme Court has ruled that no constitutional court, be it SC or HC, can dictate a format for grant of bail to accused to be mandatorily followed by judicial officers.The court quashed proceedings initiated…
