NEW DELHI: As amendments brought by Centre in the Forest (Conservation) Act has allegedly resulted in 1.97 lakh square km of land getting excluded from forest area, Supreme Court on Monday restrained central and state govts from doing anything which would lead to reduction of forest area in the country. It said even in cases…
In a victory for patients’ rights, the National Medical Commission has decided that it will take up appeals of patients in cases against doctors. For almost five years, since the NMC was constituted in Sept 2020, it has been rejecting patients’ appeals stating that only doctors have the right to appeal against decisions of state…
NEW DELHI: The long, intense, high-decibel and often bitter campaign for the February 5 Delhi assembly elections ended on Monday – with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP locked in a fierce battle. On Wednesday, people of Delhi will vote to decide if Arvind Kejriwal‘s AAP gets a record third term or if…
This marks Modi’s first bilateral visit to Washington since Trump secured a second term in the White House. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to the United States beginning February 12, where he will hold wide-ranging discussions with US President Donald Trump, sources familiar with the matter…
NEW DELHI: AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday warned the government to refrain from tabling the Waqf amendment bill in the present form as it would lead to social instability in the country.During his address in the Lok Sabha, Owaisi claimed that the bill has been rejected by the entire Muslim community and its implementation…
NEW DELHI: Another Lok Sabha speech. Another controversy. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday stoked a row once again firing salvos at the government during his Motion of Thanks to President’s address in Lok Sabha. Rahul’s remarks evoked very strong reactions from the BJP and also some NDA ministers who accused the Congress leader of…
NEW DELHI: An ex-serviceman was shot dead while his wife and niece were injured in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday.Manzoor Ahmed Waghey (39) succumbed to injuries and his wife Aaina Akhtar (32) and niece Saina Hameed (13) were evacuated to a district hospital in Anantnag.The Indian Army said that…
NEW DELHI: BJP MPs on Monday submitted a notice for breach of parliamentary privilege, citing ethics and propriety concerns over Sonia Gandhi’s alleged use of “derogatory and slanderous words” against the President of India, accusing the Rajya Sabha MP of attempting to ‘undermine the dignity’ of the nation’s highest office.“We write this with great dismay…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday took a dig at leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for mentioning ‘China’ 34 times in his 45 minute speech during the discussion on the motion of thanks to the President’s address.BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya shared a video in a social media post on…
Rahul Gandhi gives speech in Parliament NEW DELHI: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi criticized the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative on Monday, claiming its failure has allowed China to establish a presence within Indian territory. Speaking during the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the ongoing…
