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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has dismissed former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his party’s criticism of the Citizenship Amendment Act, rules of which were notified this week. In the interview with ANI, the Union Minister challenged the Congress leader to appear on a public platform and put forth the case of his party on […]

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The high-level committee headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind today submitted its report on ‘one nation, one election’. The report was submitted to President Droupadi Murmu this morning. The concept refers to holding simultaneous polls across the country. The proposal is to conduct elections for Lok Sabha and all state assemblies at the same […]

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Ram Navami on April 18 this year has been declared a public holiday in West Bengal. The move came “too late”, said BJP, claiming Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to “redeem her anti-Hindu image”. Durga Puja, Kali Puja and Saraswati Puja – the major festivals in West Bengal – have been public holidays in the […]

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In yet another serious setback to the Modi government and the State Bank of India, the Supreme Court has thrown out the plea by the SBI to grant an extension of the deadline set by the court to publish details of the electoral bond donors and the recipients from the original March 6 to June […]

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Arun Goel stirred up a row yesterday when he abruptly resigned from the Election Commission just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. His exit has left the three-member Election Commission of India with only one office-bearer – Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. While he stated “personal reasons” in his resignation letter, sources have told […]

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The much-anticipated pre-poll alliance and seat-sharing talks between Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have hit a roadblock, raising the prospect of both parties contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha and state assembly elections independently. The talks, which took place in Delhi, failed to resolve differences over two key constituencies […]

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Author and philanthropist Sudha Murty has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President Droupadi Murmu. Congratulating Ms Murty, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said her presence in the Rajya Sabha is a powerful testament to the country’s ‘Nari Shakti’ as the announcement came on International Women’s Day. I am delighted that the President of India […]

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In the latest development in the drama surrounding the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summons to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his refusal to appear before it, a Delhi court has asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader to appear in court on March 16. The fresh summons comes after the central agency, which wants to question […]

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Protesting farmers will start marching towards Delhi to press their various demands to the central government today. The announcement has prompted the police to increase security at the Punjab and Haryana borders. The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political), the two umbrella bodies that are leading the farmers’ protests, on March 3 […]

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The Punjab Assembly on Monday witnessed chaotic scenes during the discussion on the state budget when Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann engaged in a heated argument with the Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa following the former’s request to the Governor to “lock” the opposition in the assembly. Before the beginning of […]

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Lawmakers in parliament and state legislatures are not immune from prosecution in bribery cases, the Supreme Court said today in a landmark verdict by a seven-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. The verdict set aside a 1998 judgment in which a five-member Constitution bench had upheld the immunity for lawmakers in […]

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Delhi Finance minister Atishi on Monday announced the ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana’ under which Rs 1,000 will be given monthly to all women aged above 18 from the fiscal year 2024-25. Atishi announced the scheme in her maiden budget speech. “The Kejriwal government will give a monthly amount of Rs 1,000 to every woman aged […]

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As the BJP released its first list of 195 candidates for Lok Sabha polls, some omissions stood out more than the names that made it to the list. These include firebrand leader Pragya Thakur and sitting MPs from Delhi, Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma and Ramesh Bidhuri. The three leaders have made headlines for their controversial […]

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Six Congress MLAs from Himachal Pradesh who cross-voted for the BJP in the Rajya Sabha election has been disqualified from the assembly, the Speaker announced today. The BJP had clapped for and congratulated the six MLAs for their ‘bravery’ yesterday when they came to the assembly, after staying the previous night in BJP-ruled Haryana. Their […]

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Amidst the political conundrum in Himachal Pradesh since Tuesday, after six Congress MLAs voted in favour of the BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls, Congress sources say the grand old party has sought disqualification of the six rebel MLAs. Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu reached Hotel Sisil and is currently in “constant touch with […]

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Compounding the Congress’s problems in Himachal Pradesh, state minister Vikramaditya Singh quit as minister this morning after accusing Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of overlooking MLAs and disrespecting his father and the Congress’s tallest leader in the hill state, the late Virbhadra Singh. This comes amid dramatic developments in Himachal Pradesh over the past 24 […]

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Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Monday announced the resignation of his government which rules parts of the occupied West Bank. “I submit the government’s resignation to Mr President (Mahmud Abbas),” Shtayyeh said, adding it comes in the wake of the “developments related to the aggression against the Gaza Strip and the escalation in the […]

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today registered a case against Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, the central figure in the Sandeshkhali row in West Bengal, on money laundering charges. Raids are underway at Sheikh Shahjahan’s house and six other locations. The women in Sandeshkhali have accused Sheikh Shahjahan of involvement in land-grabbing activities and perpetrating sexual assault, […]

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has received a seventh summons from the Enforcement Directorate (ED), officials told NDTV this morning. Kejriwal has been asked to appear on February 26 for questioning in connection with the Delhi liquor excise policy case. He skipped the Enforcement Directorate’s sixth call on Monday with his party Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) […]

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Amid strained ties between India and the Maldives, a Chinese vessel has entered the waters of the island nation and is set to dock in its capital Male. The 4,300-ton Xiang Yang Hong 03 is classified as a ‘research’ vessel mapping the floor of Indian Ocean. Sources in the Navy point out that mapping of […]

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The protesting farmers from Punjab have rejected the Centre’s proposal to buy three types of pulses, maize and cotton at the old MSP and their march to Delhi will continue today. The police and paramilitary forces have geared up to stop the convoy with multi-layer fortifications at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana and […]

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will once again skip the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summons, marking the sixth time he has failed to appear for questioning in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. The AAP has reiterated its stance, declaring the summons as “illegal” and asserting that the matter is now before the court. In […]

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NEW DELHI: The Jnanpith Award Selection Committee announced the 58th Jnanpith Award for the year 2023. This year it has been decided to award two eminent writers: Jagatguru Shri Rambhadracharya for Sanskrit and famous lyricist Gulzar for Urdu respectively. The decision was taken in a meeting of the selection committee chaired by Jnanpith awardee, noted […]

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A day after the Supreme Court struck down the electoral bonds scheme – on grounds it violated citizens’ right to information, was unconstitutional, and may lead to quid pro quo arrangements between political parties and donors – the government has said it is “studying” the order. Sources told NDTV the government is weighing options and […]

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