Trump attacks India over ‘imposing tariffs on American products’
Says the deal is 'no longer acceptable'
Says the deal is ‘no longer acceptable’
Personnel ministry asks states to send more bureaucrats on deputations
New Delhi: Citing ‘insignificant number’ of officers willing to work at the Centre, the personnel ministry has asked all states to ensure that required number of bureaucrats are nominated for central deputation to ensure career progression and exchange of relevant experience. It said there is “extremely low” representation of officers on central deputation, especially at […]
PIL in SC seeking guidelines to define term ‘minority’
New Delhi: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the Centre’s 26-year-old notification declaring five communities — Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsees — as minorities. The petition filed by advocate and BJP member Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has sought to declare as unconstitutional section 2 (c) of the National […]
Ayodhya dispute: SC agrees to examine seeking early hearing
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to examine the plea of an original litigant in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya seeking early hearing of the case as “nothing much” was happening even after a mediation panel was set up to explore an amicable solution of the contentious matter. Gopal Singh Visharad, […]
Militants in J-K facing ‘leadership crisis’: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: There is a “crisis of leadership and resources” among militants in Jammu and Kashmir and the security forces have kept the ultras under check, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour, the minister said an NIA probe is on into the February 14 […]
UN hits out at India, Pakistan
Says both failed to improve situation in Kashmir
Says both failed to improve situation in Kashmir
India slams rights office report, calls it ‘false narrative’
New Delhi: India on Monday lodged a strong protest with the UN rights office over its report on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and asserted that it is merely a continuation of the earlier “false and motivated” narrative and ignores the core issue of cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan. Last year, the Office of […]