Nepal Vice President takes oath of office

March 20, 2023

Nepal’s newly elected Vice president Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav took the oath of the office on Monday and assumed charge in a special ceremomy. In a formal ceremony held in the President's Office, Sheetal Niwas, President Ram Chandra Paudel gave the newly elected Vice President the oath of office and...

Delhi excise policy case: Hearing commences at Rouse Avenue Court

March 17, 2023

The hearing in the Delhi Excise Policy case in which Manish Sisodia is one of the accused, commenced at the Rouse Avenue Court on Friday. Enforcement Directorate submitted fresh findings on the matter. Earlier today, the former Delhi Deputy CM was brought to the court for hearing. In connection with...

Anurag Thakur takes dig at Rahul Gandhi’s ‘unfortunately I am MP’ remark

March 17, 2023

Union Minister Anurag Thakur took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his “unfortunately I am MP” remark. Thakur said that sometimes truth comes out and it is really ‘unfortunate’ that he is MP. The BJP leader’s remarks came a day after a clip of the press conference where...

Rahul Gandhi reaches Parliament, refuses to respond to Nadda’s ‘anti-national’ remark

March 17, 2023

Rahul Gandhi reached the Parliament on Friday for the Budget session. He refused to respond to Bhartiya Janta Party’s national president JP Nadda’s remarks calling him “anti- national.” Earlier in the day, Nadda attacked Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in the UK saying that he has become a permanent part...

‘Matter of choice’: Delhi HC refuses to entertain PIL to make voting compulsory

March 17, 2023

Delhi High Court categorically refused a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the Election Commission of India (ECI) to make voting compulsory in the Parliament and State Assembly elections. The court said that casting vote is a matter of choice and the judiciary cannot pass such directions. The bench of Justice...

Protest occurs over tribal woman’s death in MP; CM Chouhan orders inquiry

March 16, 2023

Protests in Madhya Pradesh over the death of a 22-year-old tribal woman on Wednesday turned violent. During the protest an 18-year-old tribal man died in the police firing. Cops fired to control the agitated crowd in Dongargaon in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district. The deceased has been identified as Bherulal (18)....

BRS leader Kavitha skips ED summons in Delhi Excise Policy case

March 16, 2023

K Kavitha, an MLC for the Bharat Rashtra Samithi ignored the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) notice on Thursday in connection with a money laundering case involving the Delhi Excise Policy. The BRS leader had approached the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing as she claimed that being a woman she could’t...

Opposition altogether; outside Parliament protests against Adani

March 16, 2023

Opposition MPs on Thursday demonstrated by forming a human chain outside the Parliament as they demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani issue. Congress workers also protested in the national capital over the Adani row demanding Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into it. Earlier in the day Trinamool Congress...

Four CRPF jawans injured in road accident in J-K’s Udhampur

March 15, 2023

In an unfortunate incident four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured in a road accident on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday according to the officials. As per the information, all the injured soldiers are from the CRPF 137TH...

No question of apology, says Mallikarjun Kharge on Rahul Gandhi’s remarks in UK

March 15, 2023

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge asserted that “there is no question of apology” over Rahul Gandhi’s controversial remark in the UK. Kharge said that Gandhi just talked about democracy. "I want to ask those who are seeking an apology that Modiji went to 5-6 countries and there he (Modi) humiliated...