NEW DELHI: Former union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Thursday criticised the Congress-led INDI Alliance’s recent move demanding the restoration of Article 370 and special status for Jammu and Kashmir, terming it “an affront to the Indian Constitution and the Supreme Court’s stance.”At a press conference, Irani said, “Today, I stand as an…
NEW DELHI: Members of country’s erstwhile royal families have expressed strong opposition to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent comments in an editorial, accusing him of misrepresenting the contributions and legacy of India’s princely states.Rahul Gandhi in his opinion piece for the Indian Express, scrutinized India’s colonial history, with specific references to how the East India…
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that appointment criteria for public sector jobs cannot be altered during the process unless specifically permitted.The ruling was delivered by a five-judge Constitution bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, who specified that recruitment begins with advertisement publication and concludes when positions are filled.“Eligibility criteria for being placed…
NEW DELHI: Actor Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday received a death threat over a call demanding Rs 50 lakh, prompting the police to register an FIR. According to Mumbai police, an extortion case has been registered against an unidentified person at Bandra Police Station in Mumbai under section 308(4) and 351(3)(4) of BNS.Mumbai Police team…
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Thursday trained guns at Bharatiya Janata Party and challenged it to contest the upcoming assembly elections upfront instead of attacking him “from behind.”Soren claimed that BJP used the central agencies and billions of rupees have been spent to spoil his image.“Agar himmat hai toh samne se lado…
NEW DELHI: Poll inducements worth over Rs 588 crore have been seized by agencies under the supervision of the Election Commission, since the announcement of assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, and bypolls in 14 states. While the cumulative seizure of inducements like cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals and freebies in Maharashtra have already touched…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Ajit Pawar faction of NCP to continue using the ‘clock’ symbol for the Maharashtra assembly elections after the the deputy chief minister assured the court that he would publish a disclaimer within 36 hours in leading newspapers, including Marathi dailies, stating that the legal fight with…
For India, Donald Trump‘s return to White House isn’t just an acceptable but a desired outcome of US presidential elections, given Trump 1.0’s perceived strategic convergence of interests with India and his close rapport with Narendra Modi.Unsurprisingly, the PM was among the first heads of states to congratulate “my friend” Trump, shortly after the latter’s…
NEW DELHI: In March 2023, defence minister Rajnath Singh had some unusual guests for Holi as commerce secretary Gina Raimondo and her team attended the festivities at his Ashoka Road bungalow. The result was a series of announcements, which extended up to PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the US in June 2023. It had taken…
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 10,700 crore equity infusion in Food Corporation of India (FCI) for working capital requirement during the current financial year, which will reduce the interest burden by around Rs 800 crore annually and thereby cut down govt’s subsidy outgo.The decision is aimed at bolstering the agricultural sector and…
