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Warring factions: SC orders status quo on management of Kerala churches
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed for maintaining status quo on the management and administration of churches in the dispute between Jacobite Syrian Church and Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church factions…
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6,740 farmer suicides in Maharashtra under previous Mahayuti govt: LoP Danve
Nagpur: As many as 6,740 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra during the two-and-a-half years’ tenure of the first Mahayuti government, said Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the legislative council Ambadas Danve on…
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Aadhaar shouldn’t be mandatory for MGNREGA payment: Parliamentary Panel
New Delhi: A Parliamentary Panel has recommended that the Rural Development Ministry’s Aadhaar Based Payment Bridge System (ABPS) for making payments under MGNREGA should not be made compulsory. In a report tabled…
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BJP lacks 2/3 majority for constitutional amendment: Tharoor on ‘One Nation…’ bills
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday, December 17, hit out at the government saying voting at the introduction stage of One Nation One Election bills in the Lok Sabha showed…
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One Nation One Election bills introduced in Lok Sabha after division of votes
New Delhi: Two bills that lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous elections were introduced in the Lok Sabha after a fiery debate on Tuesday, December 17. Opposition parties dubbed the draft…
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NSA Doval in Beijeing to attend Special Representative talks China
Beijing: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, December 17, to take part in the India-China Special Representatives’ talks to be held on Wednesday aimed at restoring the bilateral…
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Bahrain-bound flight called back after fault, lands safely at Kochi
Kochi: There were anxious moments on Tuesday at the Cochin International Airport when a Bahrain-bound Air India Express flight, with over 100 people aboard, was called back, soon after take-off, when a…
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Delhi schools receive bomb threats again for fifth time in nine days
New Delhi: Bomb threats were received by a few schools in Delhi on Tuesday, making it the second such incident this week and the fifth in nine days in the national capital,…
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JP Nadda slams Emergency, Article 370 in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: BJP National President and Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha, JP Nadda, initiated a debate in the Upper House of Parliament, highlighting the significance of the Indian Constitution.…
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NTA to focus only on higher education entrance exams, says Union minister
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will not conduct any recruitment exams starting 2025 and will focus on only higher education entrance exams, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Tuesday.…
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Govt making efforts to increase farmers’ income: Union minister
New Delhi: The government is making efforts continuously to increase the income of farmers and various schemes are in place for it, Union minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said on Tuesday. The Agriculture…
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Concept of simultaneous elections not new to India: Govt
New Delhi: Ahead of the introduction of bills on holding simultaneous polls, the government Tuesday said the concept is not new to the country. Following the adoption of the Constitution, elections to…
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73 lakh smart prepaid meters installed nationwide: Minister
New Delhi: As many as 73 lakh smart prepaid meters have been installed in various states till the end of November this year under the Centre’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), the…
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Congress MPs show solidarity with Bangladeshi minorities wearing handbags
New Delhi: Several Congress MPs, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, staged a protest in Parliament premises on Tuesday, demanding justice for Hindus and Christians facing atrocities in Bangladesh. The MPs protested with handbags…
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One Nation, One Election: Kiren Rijiju slams Congress for ‘baseless’ opposition
New Delhi: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday strongly criticised the Congress party for its opposition to the ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal, calling their stance “baseless and contradictory.” Kiren Rijiju while…
