NEW DELHI: TDP MP Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, during debate on the Constitution in Lok Sabha Saturday, expressed concerns about the next delimitation being done on population criteria, arguing that southern states stand to lose in the process while northern states would gain politically.The MP said if delimitation is done on the basis of population,…
NEW DELHI: IndiGo passenger woes at Istanbul continue unabated in peak travel season. A Turkish Airlines wide-body Boeing 777 wet-leased (hired with operating crew) by IndiGo to operate to Delhi on Friday at 8.15pm developed a snag and the flight was cancelled. That left about 400 passengers stranded at the airport, with many complaining of…
Railways halts razing of unauthorised temples MUMBAI: Central Railway (CR) on Saturday stayed demolition of five unauthorised temples outside Dadar station amid escalating opposition from Sena UBT, later leading to protests from BJP members as well.Sena UBT criticised the demolition notices soon after they were issued on December 4. On Friday, party chief Uddhav Thackeray…
NEW DELHI: Seeking to corner BJP during a discussion on Constitution in Parliament, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the saffron party’s “supreme leader” – V D Savarkar – had called ‘Manusmriti‘ better than the Constitution and asked if BJP wasn’t mocking him by praising Ambedkar and the Constitution.Rahul invoked the legend of Eklavya…
BHUBANESHWAR: With tigress Zeenat moving another 5km towards Odisha on Saturday, forest department officers tracking the big cat’s movement in Rajabasa under Chakulia forest division in Jharkhand are hopeful of its return to Odisha.According to the officers, the tigress is 15km away from the Odisha border. “It will be a significant indicator of its return…
Allu Arjun walks out of Hyderabad central jail HYDERABAD: Telugu superstar Allu Arjun was released from Chanchalguda prison in Hyderabad early Saturday after spending a tense night behind bars, despite being granted interim bail by Telangana high court in connection with a stampede at Sandhya Theatre during the premiere of his film Pushpa 2 on…
NEW DELHI: In the proposed bills on ‘one nation one election‘, to be tabled in Lok Sabha Monday, the government has argued that there is an imperative need for holding simultaneous elections for various reasons as polls have become expensive and time-consuming.In the Constitution (129th) Amendment Bill, 2024, the government has stated that imposition of…
NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday took on the opposition over claims about alleged suppression of minorities and cautioned against words and actions that could diminish the image of the country.Rijiju, who is also minority affairs minister, said India was way ahead of developed nations as it has equal voting rights for…
JAMMU: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday filed a chargesheet in a Jammu special court against the terror accused arrested in connection with the Reasi bus attack on June 9 this year.A NIA spokesperson said the accused, Hakam Khan alias Hakim Din, had been charged under various sections of Indian Penal Code an Unlawful…
RG Kar: Victim’s parents, junior doctors protest in Kolkata after ex-principal gets bail KOLKATA: Protests filled Kolkata streets Saturday after a high court granted bail to two men accused in connection with the rape and murder of a trainee doctor. Former medical college principal Sandip Ghosh and former police officer Abhijit Mondal were released after…
