Victorious opposition says delimitation failed, not women’s reservation
NEW DELHI: The victorious opposition hailed the failure of the constitutional amendment as a failure of delimitation and not of women’s reservation.After the opposition’s victory in the polls, Congress’s Rahul Gandhi spoke to…
Supreme Court says preventive detention of Saudi mafia
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the powerful sand mafia operating in the country and said states have effectively abdicated their constitutional responsibility to deal with the menace. Supreme Court says preventive detention can…
Rahul Gandhi: Govt wants to change electoral map, fears losing power
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Said Friday that constitutional amendment on demarcation is an attempt bjp As the ruling party fears losing power, it is using reservation of women in the legislature as a guise to change…
Lines need to be drawn to preserve one vote, one value: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha
“You will have nowhere to hide”, P 22 New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah Strongly defending the delimitation proposal, Kumar Rakesh on Friday said the existing freeze on the number of Lok Sabha seats since 1976 violated the constitutional…
No additions to West Bengal roll 72 hours before Supreme Court deadline
KOLKATA: With just 72 hours left before Saturday’s Supreme Court deadline for adding voters approved by the SIR tribunal, the Election Commission is yet to announce the names of individuals whose voting rights have been restored and who can…
Women’s quota, delimitation: Opposition rejects bill in Lok Sabha, first legislative defeat for NDA government
New Delhi: The united opposition on Friday rejected last-minute calls for a “conscience vote” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the home minister Amit ShahA proposal to enshrine a 50 per cent increase in Lok Sabha seats for all states in…
SC rejects Pawan Khera’s plea for protection from arrest
New Delhi: Supreme Court Congress neta Pawan Khera on Friday moved a plea for interim protection from arrest till Tuesday and asked him to approach an Assam court seeking anticipatory bail against the state’s chief minister who has filed an FIR…
DMK rattled by warm reception from lottery tycoon’s wife
Lima Rose Martin (ANI Images) TRICHY: The narrow country road leading to V Thuraiyur, a remote hamlet 15 kilometers north of Lalgudi, a farming district in central Tamil Nadu state, was crowded with villagers on both sides as campaign vehicles passed by.…
‘Each god has unique rituals’: Sabarimala priest tells Supreme Court
New Delhi: The custom of barring menstruating women from entering the temple was abolished in 2018, the chief priest of the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple told reporters on Friday Supreme Court Dhananjay Mahapatra reports that the right and wrong of the…
Indian Air Force Pune runway incident temporarily halts airport operations
New Delhi: An Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft was involved in an accident on the Pune runway on Friday, leading to a temporary suspension of operations at the airport. However, the Indian Air Force clarified that the crew was safe.The Indian Air Force…