GUWAHATI: The Manipur government extend Wednesday the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (Afspa) in the state for another six months, beginning from October 1, reports Prabin Kalita.However, it will not be enforced in areas under the jurisdiction of 19 police stations, maintaining the same status as the previous term that lasted from April to September.The…
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asserted that Congress will win in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana, and has a strong chance of returning to office in Rajasthan, even as he claimed that the cohesion in the opposition INDIA bloc was unprecedented and seat-sharing was pending in just some small states. He said the “BJP…
JALANDHAR: Canada‘s public safety department denounced a video message by Sikhs for Justice telling Hindus to leave the country. Public safety minister Dominic LeBlanc, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Sikh MPs Harjit Singh Sajjan and Randeep Sarai also reassured Canadian Hindus of safety. “There is no place for hate in Canada. The video is offensive…
NEW DELHI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said that Canada shared evidence on allegations behind Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing with the Indian government weeks ago.“Canada has shared the credible allegations that I talked about on Monday with India. We did that many weeks ago,” Trudeau told a news conference in Ottawa….
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the women’s reservation bill with near-unanimous backing, setting it on course to be cleared by the Rajya Sabha possibly by Thursday evening.It was the first time that the women’s quota bill, the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill in Parliament’s terminology, had been put to vote in the Lok…
NEW DELHI: In a big move for women’s empowerment, the Narendra Modi government is set to table a constitutional amendment bill in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday for reserving one-third of seats in Parliament and state legislatures across the country.The decision, pushed by the Prime Minister and cleared by the Union Cabinet at a meeting…
NEW DELHI: The rare special session of Parliament commenced on Monday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi promising that the five-day gathering of lawmakers will yield “historic decisions.” “This Parliament session may be small in duration but is big on occasion, it is a session of historic developments,” PM Modi told Parliament.During his remarks, PM Modi…
NEW DELH: The defense ministry has granted approval for the acquisition of a regiment of ‘Pralay‘ ballistic missiles, which will be deployed along the Line of Actual Control and the Line of Control. The decision to add more firepower to the Army‘s military capabilities was reached during a recent meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council,…
NEW DELHI: BJP has planned a host of programmes to reach out to different sections of society through welfare activities across the country as it launches a fortnight-long ‘Sewa Pakhwara‘ to mark PM Modi’s 73rd birthday on Sunday. The celebrations will continue till October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, as per the practice…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday appointed IRS officer Rahul Navin as in-charge director of Enforcement Directorate (ED).A batch 1993 officer, Navin will hold the position of ED chief until the appointment of a full-time director or further orders, the ministry of finance said in its order.As per the direction of the Supreme Court, the…
