NEW DELHI: It had all the dignity and decorum that one associates with a military ceremony. Except, it was a ‘private’ function. A group of Indian army veterans and their families quietly gathered at the National War Memorial to lay wreaths in memory of the fallen soldiers of ‘Operation Pawan’, which India had launched in…
Supreme Court on Wednesday witnessed an engrossing debate over the existing architecture of Article 31C, added to the Constitution in 1971 to shield legislations furthering objectives of Article 39(b) & 39(c) in Directive Principles of State Policy from court scrutiny for alleged violation of fundamental rights under Articles 14 (equality) and 19 (freedoms). Source link
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its unwillingness to pass any order regarding electronic voting machines (EVMs) only on the basis of suspected hacking and manipulation, while stating that it would not flinch from ensuring steps for improvement if it saw the need for any.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh echoed PM Modi’s recent remarks and alleged Wednesday that Congress’s manifesto for ongoing LS polls suggests covert attempts to introduce religion-based reservation even within the armed forces.Addressing a gathering of intellectuals in support of BJP-TDP-Jana Sena alliance in Visakhapatnam, senior BJP politician accused Congress of drawing from Sachar Committee report, which…
NEW DELHI: Stating that PM Narendra Modi is “shaken, panicked and worried” by Congress‘s “revolutionary” manifesto, Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said the first decision of the future party govt will be caste census, which is a must to establish the meagre participation of 90% population of SC/ST/OBCs in the country’s public and private structure. He said…
BARMER: Rajasthan’s largest parliamentary constituency in terms of its geographical expanse, is set for a fascinating contest. Traditionally dominated by Congress, the constituency is now witnessing the emergence of an Independent candidate, Ravindra Singh Bhati, who is challenging the established order represented by Congress & BJP. Twenty-six-year-old Bhati, an independent MLA from Sheo, has changed…
BATHINDA/AMRITSAR: Self-claimed Sikh preacher, separatist and “Waris Punjab De” chief Amritpal Singh has decided to contest the parliamentary elections from Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha seat in Punjab as an Independent candidate. His counsel, former MP Rajdev Singh Khalsa, made the announcement on Wednesday after meeting him in Assam’s Dibrugarh jail, where he is lodged along…
RAIPUR: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday grabbed Nehru-Gandhi family confidant Sam Pitroda’s support for inheritance tax to sharpen his attack on Congress over Rahul Gandhi’s “plan” to redistribute wealth and assets, while keeping up the pressure on the opposition party over reservations. Congress will “loot your earnings, zindagi ke saath bhi, zindagi ke baad bhi”,…
NEW DELHI: Sam Pitroda has done it again. The chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress has yet again made a remark that has triggered a political storm and put the grand old party on the defensive. Pitroda’s remarks on the concept of inheritance tax in the US have been lapped up by the BJP to…
NEW DELHI: In a letter addressed to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday sought immediate intervention to curb the alleged misuse of police power against party workers and the hindrance of his election campaign. “It is under very compelling circumstances that I am writing to bring to…
