The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Saturday witnessed a stormy debate on the Motion of Thanks to the Governor's address with the ruling Congress and the opposition BRS indulging in a war of words over the track record of the two parties while in power, alleging 'family rule' and others.
BRS Working President K T Rama Rao, who alleged that the Governor's address was full of untruths and that he is "shameful as a member" to listen to such a speech, attacked the Congress that its rule in undivided Andhra Pradesh was marked by parched lands, hunger...
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Friday, December 15, 2023
"Don't Need Confrontation But...": Vice President On Separation Of Powers
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday pitched for a "structured mechanism" of interaction among the heads of the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary, saying it will not help if the heads of these institutions start sharing their thoughts from public platforms.
He also said Indian democracy thrives and blossoms only when its three wings act in tandem.
Addressing an event here to launch a poetry collection 'Roses without thorns' penned by Attorney General (AG) R Venkataramani, Dhankhar said that "there will always be issues" but there...
सूरत हवाई अड्डे को अंतरराष्ट्रीय एयरपोर्ट घोषित करने की योजना को मिली मंजूरी
केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने शुक्रवार को सूरत हवाई अड्डे को अंतरराष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा घोषित करने के प्रस्ताव को मंजूरी दे दी. एक आधिकारिक बयान में कहा गया, ''यह रणनीतिक कदम अभूतपूर्व आर्थिक क्षमता को उजागर करने के लिए है, जिससे सूरत अंतरराष्ट्रीय विमानन परिदृश्य में एक प्रमुख केंद्र बन जाएगा और क्षेत्र में समृद्धि के एक नए युग को बढ़ावा मिलेगा.''
यह फैसला प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी की अध्यक्षता में मंत्रिमंडल ने लिया.
बयान में कहा गया कि सूरत हवाई अड्डे को अंतरराष्ट्रीय दर्जा देने से आर्थिक वृद्धि में तेजी लाने, विदेशी निवेश आकर्षित करने और राजनयिक संबंधों...
Thursday, December 14, 2023
6 Sentenced To Life For Killing Pregnant Woman Over Property Dispute
A court in Maharashtra's Jalna has sentenced six persons, including four women, to life imprisonment for killing a 35-year-old pregnant woman over a property dispute in 2020.
District and sessions court judge V M Mohite passed the order on Wednesday. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on each convict.
The victim, Heena Khan, was six months pregnant when she was murdered in Kazi Pura locality of Jalna city.
The court convicted Nilofar Zafar Khan (23), Nasima Zafar Khan (55), Arbaz Khan Zafar Khan (20), Ismail Ahmed Shah (38), Halima Bi (60)...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Gujarat Court Rejects Arvind Kejriwal's Adjournment Plea In PM Degree Case
A metropolitan court here on Wednesday rejected Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh's applications seeking adjournment in proceedings in a defamation case filed against them over their remarks regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational degree.
The court of additional chief metropolitan magistrate SJ Panchal rejected the adjournment applications moved by the lawyers representing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders. The court also reserved its order for Thursday on Kejriwal's plea stating that he cannot...
Over 2,000 Children Adopted By Indians, 224 By Foreigners This Year: Centre
More than 2,000 children have been adopted by Indians in the financial year 2023-24 so far while 224 children have been adopted by foreigners, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani informed the Parliament on Wednesday.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Ms Irani said the Women and Child Development Ministry had notified Adoption Regulations, 2022, which have been framed in line with the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (as amended in 2021), on September 23 last year.
The Adoption Regulations...
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
IndiGo Pilot Approaches Court To Seek Approval To Carry 'Kirpan' On Plane
A pilot working with IndiGo, a private airline, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to the Union government to allow him to carry a 'kirpan' while flying.
Kirpan is a short knife with a curved blade, worn, sometimes in miniature form, as one of the five distinguishing signs of the Sikh Khalsa.
Angad Singh, a pilot with InterGlobe Aviation which operates IndiGo, claimed in the petition filed before the Nagpur bench of the high court that he has the right to carry a kirpan as part of the freedom of religion guaranteed under Article...
In Marathon To Honour Manipur Women's Fight Against Colonial Rule, Age Is Not The Limit
A 17-year-old girl and an 84-year-old woman were the youngest and the eldest runners at a women's marathon held in Delhi on the anniversary of the Nupi Lan, or Women's War, considered one of the most important historical events of Manipur, formerly a kingdom.
Olympic silver medallist and Manipur resident Mirabai Chanu, who attended the event held in Delhi University's polo ground on Tuesday, told NDTV nothing could have prepared her to see Manipur's...
Chief Of Defense Staff Visits Japan To Deepen Military Ties
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, during his visit to Japan's Yokosuka Base, strengthened the defence ties between the two countries.
He was given an overview of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force mission by Vice Admiral Saito Akira, Commander-in-Chief, Self-Defense Fleet.
The visit was aimed at reinforcing strategic cooperation while highlighting the growing importance of the India-Japan defence partnership.
Anil Chauhan departed from New Delhi for Japan on Sunday night to discuss defence ties between the two Asian countries, the...
BBC India Restructures For New Entity To Comply With Foreign Investment Rules
Four BBC staff members on Tuesday announced plans to leave the organisation and form a new entity in India named Collective Newsroom, which will provide services "as commissioned by the BBC" and in compliance with the country's foreign direct investment (FDI) rules.
According to a statement from the UK-based public service broadcaster, Collective Newsroom has been established as an Indian company that is wholly owned by Indian citizens. It replaces BBC World Service India to continue to provide language-based content.
The move follows the British...
Monday, December 11, 2023
"She Is Not Eating Anything": Father Of Teen Help Tortured In Gurugram
A 13-year-old domestic help, who was allegedly physically and sexually assaulted by her woman employer and her two sons in the Sector 57 area in Gurugram, on Monday demanded that all three should be punished.
Police have not made any arrest in the incident that came to light on Saturday. A senior police officer said the probe is underway and action will be taken as per the law only after verifying the facts.
“I used to sweep the house, clean utensils and take care of their dog. But I didn't even get food on time. At the house, the woman and her...
3 Killed, 6 Injured After Vehicle Hits Tempo In Rajasthan's Bharatpur: Cops
Three people died and six were injured on Monday when an unidentified vehicle hit a tempo in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district, police said.
Lakhanpur Station House Officer Munshilal said the accident occurred near Hantara village on National Highway 21.
Hetram (38) and Pushpa Devi (35), who were travelling in the tempo, died on the spot, while Kambo Devi (50) succumbed to injuries in a hospital during treatment, he said.
Munshilal said that the injured were hospitalised.
The bodies have been handed over to the families after post-mortem examination,...
2 Teens Found Hanging From Tree In Udaipur: Police
A minor boy and a girl who were allegedly in a relationship were found hanging from a tree in the Udaipur district of Rajasthan, police said on Monday.
SHO Dilip Singh said the bodies of the duo, both aged around 16-17 years, were found hanging from a tree in Banjariya village in the Kherwara police station area on Sunday evening.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the duo were in a relationship, the SHO said, adding that the police suspected their deaths to be a case of suicide.
The bodies were handed over to their relatives after post-mortem...
Tamil Nadu Hospital Under Fire For Handing Over Baby's Body In Box
The mortuary at a government hospital here handed over the body of a baby in a cardboard carton much to the shock of the father, who struggled in vain to save his child during the floods last week.
The incident drew spontaneous criticism from several quarters prompting the hospital authorities to suspend a staff at the mortuary for negligence.
A senior official at the Kilpauk Medical College Hospital on Monday said an inquiry has been ordered into the incident.
"I accepted the corpse given to me in a cardboard box on December 10 and took it to...
Sunday, December 10, 2023
"Bihar Caste Survey Has Issues That Need To Be Resolved": Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that the central government never had any intention of creating hurdles in caste-based survey and the BJP had supported it in Bihar when it was in power in the state.
Chairing the 26th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council in Patna, Mr Shah said there were some issues regarding the caste-based survey which he hoped that the Bihar government would be able to resolve.
"The central government never had any intention of creating hurdles in the caste-based survey. When the BJP was in power in Bihar, it supported...