EC announces polls schedule: Single phase in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, TN; 2 phases in Bengal
New Delhi: Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry will be held on a single day on April 9, in Tamil Nadu on April 23 and in two phases in West Bengal on April 23 and 29, while votes will be counted for all polls on May 4, the Election Commission announced on Sunday. Compared […]
West Asia crisis: Jaishankar speaks to Saudi, UAE foreign ministers
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of spiralling hostilities between Iran and the US, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his counterparts from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) focusing on various aspects of the evolving situation in West Asia. Jaishankar held the phone conversations with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed […]
Economic Stabilization Fund to help deal with unanticipated crisis: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Rs 1 lakh crore Economic Stabilization Fund will help in dealing with the impact of an unanticipated crisis like the ongoing conflict in West Asia. Replying to a debate on the second batch of supplementary demands for grants in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman lashed out […]
SC dismisses plea seeking sweeping directions on civic amenities
Says the apex court cannot be asked to run the country New Delhi: You want us to run the entire country, the Supreme Court on Friday said while dismissing a plea seeking “sweeping” directions to ensure public safety by maintaining roads, bridges and electric wiring, among others. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant […]
No MP enjoys privilege, would be forced to take action to maintain LS dignity: Birla
New Delhi: Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said Lok Sabha functions strictly according to rules and no member has the privilege to speak whenever he or she wishes and warned that if anyone behaves contrary to the decorum of the House, he would be compelled to take strict action to preserve its dignity. A day […]
Opposition likely to submit notice in both Houses of Parliament to remove CEC
New Delhi: The opposition is likely to submit a notice in both Houses of Parliament to remove Gyanesh Kumar as the chief election commissioner. This will be the first time that a notice will be submitted to remove a CEC. The opposition has often accused him of siding with the ruling BJP, disenfranchising genuine voters […]
Middle East Conflict: Iran targets commercial ships, Dubai airport and oil facilities
Concerns grow over global energy Dubai: Iran attacked commercial ships on Wednesday across the Persian Gulf and targeted Dubai International Airport, escalating a campaign of squeezing the oil-rich region as global energy concerns mounted and American and Israeli airstrikes pounded the Islamic Republic. Two Iranian drones hit near Dubai International Airport, home to the […]
Time has come for Uniform Civil Code: SC
Hears plea seeking striking down of Shariat law provisions New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the time has come for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as it termed a plea seeking striking down of provisions of the Shariat law of 1937 for being discriminatory to Muslim women as a “very good […]
Air India’s Boeing 787-8 plane crash
Probe report will be out ‘very soon’, says Civil Aviation Minister New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that the AAIB probe into the fatal crash of the Air India aircraft in June last year is progressing at a very good pace, and the investigation report will […]