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NEW DELHI/PATNA: Disregarding opposition parties' protests against its move to conduct a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar - requiring submission of citizenship proof by electors enrolled after 2003 - Election Commission has started the exercise in the state's 243 constituencies, with 98,450 booth level officers set to conduct door-to-door verification over the next one month.EC will treat the state's 2003 electoral roll - which has listed 4.9 crore electors - as proba ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 28 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured today with the title of 'Dharma Chakravarti' on centenary celebrations of Jain spiritual leader Vidyanand here. Speaking on receiving the award, PM Modi said, "On this occasion, you honoured me with the title of 'Dharma Chakravarti'. I do not consider myself suitable for this. But it is our culture that whatever we receive from saints, we accept it as 'prasad'. So, I humbly accept this 'prasad' and dedicate it to Maa Bharati'." ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Revenue minister Suresh Pujari on Saturday said Odisha would not be allowed to follow the lawless path in sand operations like it is in Bihar and West Bengal, while responding to the recent assault of an additional tehsildar in Kaptipada block, Mayurbhanj district, by the sand mafia. He promised stringent action against the sand mafia regardless of their connections, while speaking to mediapersons here on Saturday."The Kaptipada incident represents a serious escalation in conflict b ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana high court dismissed the Punjab govt's plea to modify its May 6 order, directing the state to comply with the May 2 decision of the meeting -- chaired by the Union home secretary -- to release additional water to Haryana from the Bhakra Dams. However, the court said Punjab could refer the matter to the central govt for further consideration."The state of Punjab is not left remediless, since it can always make a reference to the central govt in terms of Explanation ...Read More >
Shillong, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as the hectic search for the missing Madhya Pradesh woman continued for over two weeks on Saturday, Meghalaya's lone BJP Minister, Alexander Laloo Hek has supported the families' demand for a CBI probe into the death of Raja Raghuvanshi, whose wife Sonam is still missing. The decomposed body of Sonam's husband Raja Raghuvanshi was recovered on June 2. The couple from Indoor in Madhya Pradesh went missing on May 23 while visiting Meghalaya's Sohra-Cherrapu ...Read More >
New Delhi: Questioning the neutrality of the Election Commission (EC), Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed that the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections were a "blueprint for rigging democracy" and expressed apprehension that the upcoming Bihar state polls may also go through a similar pattern of institutional "rigging". While the EC issued a rebuttal, the BJP hit out at Mr Gandhi, calling his allegations "bizarre conspiracies" made out of desperation after losing ...Read More >
Chennai: K U Arunan, a senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) joined the language row having questioned the union home minister Amit Shah's credentials as a Linguist. Amit Shah had recently said all Indian languages are born from Sanskrit. Arunan also asked why the Karnataka BJP did not oppose Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement that Tamil is an ancient language. Language issue that arose in 'Thug Life' Union Home minister Amit Shah's remarks came in the backdrop of Acto ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said every session of Parliament is "special" in remarks that came amid demands by the opposition to convene a special session to discuss Operation Sindoor. As the opposition questioned the haste in convening the session 47 days ahead of the actual commencement date, the minister said the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs has recommended to the president to convene the session from July 21 to August 12 ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 21 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday held a review meeting with the Backward Classes Welfare Department and the Disabled Empowerment Department at his official residence in Lucknow, focusing on welfare and empowerment initiatives. The Chief Minister reviews the progress of ongoing schemes to ensure timely implementation of welfare programmes. He also emphasised transparency, efficiency, and the need for departments to work in ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that Union cabinet on Thursday has approved Rs 11,440 crore -- a 'huge package' of this kind -- for the revival of debt-stricken and loss-making state-owned steelmaker of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL). The package will involve equity infusion to the tune of 90 per cent, working capital addition and issue of preference shares that are redeemable after a 10-year-period. Union steel minister HD Kumaraswamy had been keen on revival of ...Read More >
New Delhi, January 13 (VOICE) Acting swiftly on the recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium, the Centre on Monday cleared the appointment of Patna High Court's Chief Justice Krishnan Vinod Chandran to the apex court. In a post on X, Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal announced that the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India (CJI), was pleased to appoint Justice Chandran as a Supreme Court judge. "In exercise of the powers conferred by clause ( ...Read More >
Speaking in the Lok Sabha on the second day of the debate on the Constitution, Rijiju reminded the House of the strained relations between BR Ambedkar and the principal Opposition party. "You have tried to murder the Constitution. You had changed Preamble, the main spirit of Constitution (the words socialist and secular were added in the 42nd amendment). It's our responsibility to respect the Constitution. (Narendra) Modi was the first CM (chief minister) to bring out Samvidhan Samman Yatra and ...Read More >
In a shocking development, a four-time MLA from Telangana has been stripped of his Indian citizenship. Chennamaneni Ramesh, who is a former four-time Telangana Rashtra Samithi (now Bharat Rashtra Samithi) MLA representing Vemulawada constituency in Telangana, was stripped of his Indian citizenship after the Telangana High Court found that he is a German citizen. CREDIT: BCCL The 68-year-old Ramesh, son of communist leader Rajeshwara Rao and nephew of former Maharashtra governor C. Vidyasagar R ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) Responding to a question on India's position on International Criminal Court (ICC)'s arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that India is not a member of ICC. "When the ICC was constituted, the question of our membership was considered for very good reason; after a great deal of deliberation, India decided not to become a member. So, with regard to any decision passed by the ICC, it i ...Read More >
Child marriages in India halved from 47.4 % to 23.3 % in 2019-21 since the introduction of the Prevention of Child Marriage Act in 2006, Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi said New Delhi on Wednesday (November 27, 2024). The Minister said that around two lakh child marriages had been prevented in the past one year, even as one in five girls in India is married before reaching the legal age of 18 years. Child betrothals are a ploy to evade punishment: Supreme Court Recen ...Read More >
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