NEW DELHI: The controversy over Union home minister Amit Shah’s alleged “insult” of Ambedkar will figure prominently in the special CWC meeting called in Belagavi to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi becoming the Congress president, the party said, as it named the public meeting to be held on the second day as “Jai…
NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Tuesday announced a pilot project to set up “cattle shelters” along highways to prevent stray cattle related accidents. The shelters will be built in areas ranging from 0.2 to 2.3 hectares and be strategically located to serve as safe spaces for these animals, minimising their…
NEW DELHI: BJP and its NDA allies are gearing up to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Wednesday, marking the occasion with a display of political unity and strength.The occasion, celebrated by the party as ‘Good Governance Day‘ every year, will see top NDA netas gather to honour Vajpayee’s…
NEW DELHI: The mechanism to select the chairperson and member of NHRC was “flawed” and a “predetermined” exercise as it did not involve “consultation and consensus”, leaders of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi said in their dissent note. Congress had proposed the names of former SC judges, Justices K M Joseph and Rohinton Fali…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Tuesday put out a point-by-point clarification dismissing Congress’s concerns regarding the “inexplicable” increase in voter turnout between 5 pm and 11.30 pm on poll day in Maharashtra and also ruling out any “arbitrary” deletions and additions in the state’s electoral roll.The party had approached EC after its drubbing in Maharashtra…
NEW DELHI: The political faceoff over BR Ambedkar, triggered by Amit Shah‘s remarks in Rajya Sabha during the Constitution debate, has spilled over from Parliament to the streets with opposition parties trying to make the most of the controversy while the BJP launching a coordinated counter offensive to control the damage. Launching an all-out offensive…
NEW DELHI: Former Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has been appointed Manipur governor on Tuesday, according to official notification of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Kerala’s current governor Arif Mohammed Khan has been named the new Bihar governor. According to the official order, former Army chief Vijay Kumar Singh appointed as Mizoram’s new governor. President Droupadi Murmu…
NEW DELHI: An Afghan staff member of the inoperative Indian consulate in Afganistan’s Jalalabad was injured in the “incident”, news agency ANI reported on Tuesday. According to the ministry of external affairs‘ sources, the local staff sustained minor injuries in the incident. “India had closed its Consulate in Jalalabad in 2020 itself. We are in…
HYDERABAD: Father of the child injured in the December 4 Sandhya theatre stampede during the premiere of Pushpa 2 in Hyderabad, on Tuesday said that his son responded after 20 days by opening his eyes and his condition was improving. He also said that both actor Allu Arjun and the Telangana government were providing support…
NEW DELHI: At least five soldiers were killed and eight injured in an accident that occurred in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch sector on Tuesday. The accident happened during the operational duty.The mishap happened when a vehicle carrying them skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Poonch, sources told news agency PTI.The…
