India

Congress doesn’t tire out of insulting institutions

08 Dec 2023 09:46 AM IST

In a recent turn of events, the political landscape witnessed a sharp rebuke from the Vice President toward Congress leaders for their relentless criticism of Prime Minister Modi. The trigger for this stern criticism stemmed after a video clip of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar greeting the Prime Minister uploaded by

SC asks Centre to provide data on Bangladeshi immigrants

08 Dec 2023 09:45 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to provide data regarding the number of Bangladeshi immigrants who were granted Indian citizenship in Assam between 1 January, 1966, and 25 March, 1971. Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud led a five-judge constitution bench currently overseeing 17 petitions examining the constitutional validity

BJP MLA moves HC against state’s disproportionate assets case decision

08 Dec 2023 09:44 AM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal has moved the Karnataka High Court to challenged the decision made by the Karnataka government to revoke the consent previously granted to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for probing the disproportionate assets case involving Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. Justice M

PM Modi credits BJP workers’ diligence for victory in three states

08 Dec 2023 09:44 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the recent win of the BJP in Assembly polls in three states was due to the hard work of all the party workers. Addressing media persons after a meeting of BJP members of Parliament held today, Union Minister Prahlad Joshi said “During

‘Covid destroyed airlines financially’: Jyotiraditya Scindia tells Lok Sabha

08 Dec 2023 09:42 AM IST

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, cited the substantial losses faced by airlines due to the impact of the Coronavirus on the aviation sector. Despite this scenario, he noted that airlines have operated on a sustainable model. In response to a question raised by IUML

‘Inquiry committee constituted on inputs shared by US’: MEA in RS

08 Dec 2023 09:41 AM IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated on Thursday that an inquiry committee is examining the information shared by the US concerning the nexus of organized crime and trafficking in the context of an alleged murder attempt on a US national. He added that Canada had provided no evidence for its

BJP issues three-line whip for all its MPs to be present in LS

08 Dec 2023 09:40 AM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) issued a three-line whip to all its Lok Sabha MPs on Thursday, instructing them to be present in the House on Friday for discussions on legislative business. A BJP official release stated, ‘BJP issues a three-line whip to all its Lok Sabha MPs to be

Ethics panel report on Moitra likely to be tabled in LS today: Sources

08 Dec 2023 09:39 AM IST

Sources informed The Daily Guardian on Thursday that the Ethics Committee’s report, recommending the expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra in a ‘cash-for-query’ case, is expected to be presented in the Lok Sabha on Friday. Earlier the report was listed in the agenda of the lower house for December 4

AIIMS Delhi pneumonia cases not linked to China respiratory infections

08 Dec 2023 09:39 AM IST

After a media report in a national daily claimed that AIIMS Delhi had detected seven bacterial cases linked to the recent surge in pneumonia cases in China, the Government of India called the news report ‘ill-informed and provided misleading information.’ ‘It is clarified that these seven cases have no link

Delhi HC bars ‘walk with wildlife’ event in Asola Bhatti Sanctuary

08 Dec 2023 09:37 AM IST

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a restraining order preventing the forest department from conducting a ‘Walk with Wildlife’ event inside the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary in the southern Ridge later this month. Concerns related to the event, including a scheduled walkathon on December 9 and 10, were brought

Open spaces essential: DHC opposes closure of parks near Jama Masjid

08 Dec 2023 09:36 AM IST

The Delhi High Court, on Thursday, directed the city’s civic body to take over two parks next to the Jama Masjid in Old Delhi. The court stated, ‘Open spaces and green cover provide the much-needed breathing zones for people when they are grappling with the hazardous scenario of ever-increasing pollution,

Kerala Consumer Forum upholds student’s rights: Institutes can’t hold midway fees

08 Dec 2023 09:22 AM IST

A recent judgment by a consumer forum in Kerala emphasized that coaching institutes do not possess the right to retain fees from students who opt to discontinue a course midway due to dissatisfaction with the services provided by such institutes. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Ernakulam expressed concerns