Gandhinagar, Feb 4 (PTI) The BJP government in Gujarat on Tuesday formed a committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to assess the need for the Uniform Civil Code in the state, and also draft a bill for the same. While the Opposition said the decision was aimed at diverting attention from pressing issues ahead of the upcoming local body polls, the government claimed rights of the tribal communities will be protected if the UCC is implemented. The five-member committee, to be headed by ...Read More
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) report on the examination of certain leaked audio tapes which allegedly implicate Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh for instigating ethnic violence in the state. A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said the CFSL report should be submitted in six weeks in a sealed cover. Also Read | Bengaluru Water Crisis: Residents Brace for Harsh Summer...Read More
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) report on the examination of certain leaked audio tapes which allegedly implicate Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh for instigating ethnic violence in the state. A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said the CFSL report should be submitted in six weeks in a sealed cover. The bench then posted the hearing in the week commencing on March 24...Read More
Kochi, Feb 3 (PTI) The opposition Congress-led UDF on Monday intensified its criticism of Union Ministers George Kurian and Suresh Gopi over their recent controversial statements, calling their remarks "immature" and accusing BJP leaders like them of having contempt for Kerala. Addressing reporters here, the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, V D Satheesan, strongly criticised the "backward" remark made by Kurian, the Minister of State for Minorities and Fisheries, on Union Budget day,...Read More
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday felicitated the Indian Army contingents and bands for their outstanding performances on Republic Day 2025 and the Beating Retreat Ceremony, said the Indian Army in a statement. Best Marching Contingent Award was clinched by the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles and the Jat Regiment secured the runner-up position. The award for Best Military Band was presented to the Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre and 14 Gorkha Tra...Read More
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday, highlighted that the state lacks a single international-standard airport and the entire cost of its construction should be borne by the central government. Additionally, the Centre should also fully fund the construction of the Bhanupalli-Beri and Chandigarh-Baddi railway lines. Speaking informally to the media in Solan, about the 'poor condition' of the Solan-Parwanoo highway, CM Sukh...Read More
New Delhi, January 31: The unveiling of the Economic Survey on Friday sets the stage for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present the Union Budget for 2025-26 in Parliament on Saturday (February 1), which is expected to continue the government's policy of giving a big push to economic growth with equity. The government has prioritised improving the quality of life in rural areas to ensure equitable and inclusive development, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25. The survey highlights ...Read More
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday that French President Emmanuel Macron has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit, and India has accepted the invite. While speaking at a press briefing, Jaiswal said that India is also developing its own AI program. "French President has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Artificial Intelligence Action Summit ...Read More
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over their remarks on President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of two Houses of Parliament, saying the remarks of are an insult to the "tribal brothers and sisters" of the country. Addressing a public meeting in Dwarka, the Prime Minister said the "royal family of the Congress does not like those who rise from the grassroots" and "repeatedly insults t...Read More
New Delhi, January 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the new BJP government will probe all corruption cases against the 'AAPda' government to bare its 'kuccha chittha' (dubious deals) and vowed to rid the city of 'loot aur jhooth ki Aapda' (disaster of lies and loot). Addressing an election rally in Dwarka ahead of the February 5 Assembly polls, PM Modi said after the BJP government is formed, an Assembly session will be called to table the CAG report to expose the financial ...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) India today flagged its concerns over the Maldives-China FTA and added that New Delhi "would obviously need to take that into account" while framing its own policies. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a briefing: "We remain in close touch with Maldivian authorities on the situation facing them. "Recent agreements that are likely to result in revenue loss for the Maldives Government are, obviously, a matter of concern and do not bode well...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 28 (VOICE) The Muslim women have been empowered further by the Central government as they have been also included as members of the Waqf boards. Some of the key provisions of the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025 are as follows: two Muslim women will continue to be included as members in both the State Waqf Boards (Section 14) and the Central Waqf Council (Section 9) to ensure Muslim women's empowerment and participation in waqf management. Also, the State Waqf Boards will now include o...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) Union Health Minister J P Nadda said Tuesday the US announcing to exit the World Health Organization (WHO) will not impact the programmes going on India in partnership with the global agency. "Our projects and programmes will continue. As far as health is concerned, we are not dependent on anybody," he told a press conference on the progress made in the last 10 years under the National Health Mission (NHM). Also Read | UP Shocker: One Killed, One Injured After Goons Ope...Read More
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Tuesday lashed out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal over his remarks against LoP Rahul Gandhi, saying that the former Delhi Chief Minister was "rattled" to see his impending defeat in the upcoming assembly elections. Her reaction comes after Kejriwal and AAP leader Priyanka Kakkar insinuated an alleged "agreement" between Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), questioning the inaction in t...Read More
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he is optimistic that the Centre will introduce the 125th Constitution Amendment Bill in the coming budget session of Parliament. The bill aims to amend Article 280 of the Constitution enabling the Finance Commission to recommend measures needed to augment the consolidated fund of states to supplement resources of the Sixth Schedule autonomous councils, that includes the Bodoland Territorial Council. Speaking to media during an e...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) Union Health Minister J P Nadda said Tuesday the US announcing to exit the World Health Organization (WHO) will not impact the programmes going on India in partnership with the global agency. "Our projects and programmes will continue. As far as health is concerned, we are not dependent on anybody," he told a press conference on the progress made in the last 10 years under the National Health Mission (NHM). "There are many programmes where WHO partners with us and there...Read More
Kokrajhar (Assam), Jan 28 (VOICE) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that there are several reports that some sections of Bangladeshi establishment are trying to revive militancy in Assam with the help of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). He was in Bodoland (Kokrajhar) to commemorate five years of the 2020 Bodo Peace Accord. On this occasion, he said that for the last three-and-a-half years, there was not even a political agitation in Bodoland. After the acco...Read More
New Delhi, January 27: The Supreme Court has upheld an order passed by the apex court registry in August 2024 refusing to admit a lawyer's application seeking direction to SEBI to submit its conclusive probe report into the Adani-Hindenburg controversy. Advocate Vishal Tiwari had moved an appeal against the order passed by the Registrar on August 5 last year. Earlier on July 15, 2024, the top court had dismissed a review petition filed against its earlier verdict refusing to form any SIT or gro...Read More
Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin and his party, the DMK, have termed the draft as "dictatorial," and have threatened legal action and protests if the regulations are not reversed. The University Grants Commission's (UGC) proposed draft regulations for 2025 have sparked significant controversy within the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Key allies, including the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), have raised objections over the draft's proposed changes, par...Read More
NEW DELHI: The heads of the border guard forces of India and Bangladesh will meet in New Delhi in mid-February for the first time since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government to discuss key issues such as the fencing of the boundary and tackling trans-border crime. The director general of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Maj Gen Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, will travel to India during February 16-19 for talks with the head of the Border Security Force (BSF), Daljit Singh Chawdhary, people f...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (PTI) Kerala Industries Minister P Rajeeve held over 30 one-to-one meetings during the first two days of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, highlighting the state's investment potential across various sectors. During the meetings, he highlighted the transformative changes in Kerala's industrial landscape, driven by government policies, an official statement said on Wednesday. Also Read | Suicide Pact Tragedy: Pregnant Teenage Girl Jumps off 3rd Flo...Read More
Ahmedabad, Jan 22 (PTI) The tableau of Gujarat which will be part of the 76th Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi merges the state's rich cultural heritage and development with the nation's growth and progress, officials said Wednesday. The tableau, themed "From Anartpur to Ektanagar - A Confluence of Heritage and Development" has the 12th-century Solanki-era 'Kirti Toran' of Vadnagar placed alongside the towering 'Statue of Unity', the world's tallest 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai ...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged Delhi BJP members to target winning over 50 per cent of votes in every booth in the upcoming assembly polls, and excoriated the AAP for its "unfulfilled" promises, "fake" announcements and "corruption". People are openly expressing anger with the AAP government during the party's campaign, he said, claiming that it is making new announcements every day as it is aware that it is losing ground across the national capital. In...Read More
NEW DELHI: An Indian student, Ravi Teja, from Hyderabad, was tragically shot dead in New Haven, Connecticut. He had travelled to the United States to pursue a Master's degree in Science. A family friend of the deceased, Upender Reddy, said on Monday, expressing the concerns of Indian students and families over such incidents. He appealed to the authorities to facilitate the repatriation of Ravi Teja's mortal remains. "A student named Ravi Teja went to the US from Hyderabad to pursue his MS. Th...Read More
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 21 (ANI): An Indian student, Ravi Teja from Hyderabad was shot dead in New Haven, Conneticut. He had gone to the US for doing Masters in Science. A family friend of the deceased family, Upender Reddy told ANI on Monday that due to such incidents, Indian students are scared to go to the US and requested the authorities to send back his mortal remains. Also Read | Donald Trump Inauguration: EAM S Jaishankar Joins Roster of International and US Leaders, Take...Read More
Dispur (Assam) [India], January 21 (ANI): As part of global outreach initiatives for the upcoming Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma invited South Korean industrialists to the marquee event in Guwahati on February 25-26. Speaking at an investment roadshow organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Seoul, Sarma underscored Assam's strategic and locational advantages as key attractions for foreign investment. Also Read | Share M...Read More
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 21 (ANI): An Indian student, Ravi Teja from Hyderabad was shot dead in New Haven, Conneticut. He had gone to the US for doing Masters in Science. A family friend of the deceased family, Upender Reddy told ANI on Monday that due to such incidents, Indian students are scared to go to the US and requested the authorities to send back his mortal remains. "A student named Ravi Teja went to US from Hyderabad for doing MS. Today morning, he was shot dead. His fa...Read More
Chennai, Jan 21 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M Appavu walked out of a meeting of his counterparts in Patna on Monday after accusing Governor R N Ravi of continuing to 'disrespect' the people of the state, elected government and century-old TN Legislative Assembly. Ravi's activities were 'deeply worrying.' he said. Citing the recommendations of the Punchhi, Sarkaria, Rajamannar and Venkatachaliah Commissions, on appointment of Governors, Appavu argued that the state legislature should be em...Read More
New Delhi [India] January 17 (ANI): The Foreign Ministers of the Quad nations are expected to be present in Washington DC for the inaugural ceremony of US President-elect Donald Trump, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday. "The Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting is expected to be in Washington, DC for the inaugural ceremony of President Trump...We will share the further details," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in the weekly press briefing today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi went ...Read More
TIRUCHY: Tamil Nadu non-political unit of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) will stage a hunger strike in Chennai on January 22 and a tractor rally across the State on January 26 in solidarity with the farmers protesting in Delhi, said the coordinators PR Pandian and P Ayyakannu here, on Friday. Speaking to reporters in Tiruchy, both Pandian and Ayyakannu said the national coordinator of SKM Jagjit Singh Dallewal has commenced his indefinite hunger strike from November 26 for various demands of the f...Read More