PM waived loans of 22 people but couldn’t give Rs 9,000 cr for HP monsoon disaster: Rahul
Shimla: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waived loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of 22 people in the last 10 years but could not give Rs 9,000 crore to deal with the disaster caused by monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh last year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday. Addressing an election rally at Nahan in […]
Severe cyclone ‘Remal’ to make landfall by Sunday midnight
Kolkata: Severe cyclonic storm ‘Remal’ intensified and is likely to make landfall between Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts by midnight of Sunday with maximum sustained wind speed of 110-120 km per hour gusting to 135 kmph, the Met department said. The severe cyclone is set to bring extremely heavy rain in the coastal districts […]
INDIA bloc performing ‘mujra’ for its vote bank: Modi
Dehri/Bikram (Bihar): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday vowed to thwart alleged attempts to rob Dalits and backward classes of reservations by the INDIA bloc which he accused of “enslavement” and performing “mujra” for Muslim vote bank. Addressing back-to-back rallies in Karakat and Patliputra Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar, the prime minister also charged the […]
Don’t want Kejriwal to perform official duties if released on interim bail: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it doesn’t want Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to discharge his official duties if he is released on interim bail in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam as it would lead to a conflict of interest. Kejriwal failed to get any relief […]
INDIA bloc leaders echoing voice of Pakistan: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday highlighted a series of statements made by INDIA bloc leaders that it said were against the nation’s interest, as the ruling party accused the opposition of echoing the voice of Pakistan and asked people to be wary of such “traitors”. BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi cited Maharashtra Congress leader Vijay […]
Combating juvenile cybercrimes: CJI Chandrachud calls for international collaboration
Kathmandu: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday said juvenile justice systems must adapt by enhancing international cooperation and sharing best practices to tackle growing transnational digital crimes involving minors, amidst the rapid evolution of technology. Chandrachud is here on a three-day official visit to Nepal at the invitation of Chief Justice of […]
SC to examine if allopathic doctors, AYUSH practitioners can have different retirement age
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a vexatious question whether there can be different age of superannuation for the allopathic doctors in comparison with the practitioners of Ayurveda and others working in the government hospitals and clinics. Taking note of the shortage of allopathic doctors, the Rajasthan government enhanced their age […]
SC reserves verdict on whether private properties can be termed material resources of community
New Delhi: A nine-judge Supreme Court bench reserved its verdict on Wednesday on a vexed legal question that whether private properties can be considered “material resources of the community” under Article 39(b) of the Constitution and consequently, taken over by State authorities to subserve the “common good”. The question is being dealt with by the […]
Destruction of forests is destruction of humanity: President Murmu
Dehradun: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday emphasised re-evaluating the standards of development and said the destruction of forests is, in a way, destruction of humanity. “Unsustainable exploitation of resources has brought humanity to a point where the standards of development have to be re-evaluated,” Murmu said while addressing trainee officers of the Indian Forest Service […]