Stormy Parliament session likely as opposition vows to raise waqf at meet | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Budget session of Parliament, which starts on Friday with President Droupadi Murmu’s address, is once again likely to be contentious. The first signs of it emerged at Thursday’s all-party meeting attended by representatives from 36 parties, where opposition vowed to raise issues, such as the Maha Kumbh stampede and waqf bill. Parliamentary…

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With government nod, Supreme Court orders reappointment of retired high court judges to cut pendency | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: To reduce pendency of 62 lakh cases and counting in high courts, Supreme Court on Thursday, with the Centre’s agreement, ordered that a maximum of five retired HC judges could be reappointed to each HC to hear criminal cases, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. It added that their number should not exceed 10% of the…

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House panel to review today implementation of media laws | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Parliament’s standing committee on communications and information technology is scheduled to “review implementation of laws related to all forms of media” in a meeting on Friday, in which a host of factors related to media will be discussed.Sources said issues of “rampant” paid news, fake news, many TV news channels focussing on sensationalism,…

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Stampede ‘will of God’, won’t deter the faithful: VHP | India News – The Times of India

LUCKNOW: The stampede at Sangam that claimed 30 lives on Maha Kumbh’s most auspicious day won’t dampen the spirits of pilgrims as their religious grounding has taught them to accept such adversities as “the will of God”, VHP’s international president Alok Kumar said on Thursday as crowds continued to throng the venue. “Past experiences show…

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364 trains took 12 lakh home on day of Maha Kumbh tragedy | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Indian Railways operated 364 outward trains from various stations of Prayagraj to ferry around 12 lakh pilgrims on Wednesday. The railway ministry said that in addition, another 77 inward trains were operated. The outward trains from Prayagraj included 142 regular and 222 Maha Kumbh special trains.Vaishnaw said senior…

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