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INDIA MAY GET FIRST WOMAN CJI IN 2027 AS COLLEGIUM’S LIST OF 9 HAS THREE WOMEN

19 Aug 2021

The Supreme Court Collegium has issued a statement recommending names of nine judges, including three women judges from which one could become the first woman Chief Justice of India in 2027. The Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana recommends nine names to the Central government for the...

INDIA CHAIRS UNSC MEET ON AFGHAN AGONY, PLANS TO EXPOSE CHINA-PAK NEXUS

19 Aug 2021

Even as the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) begins the two-day (18-19 August) meeting under India’s presidency of the key global body, the Afghanistan crisis is set to be one of the key issues that would be discussed threadbare. India is prepared to raise in a big way the Afghan...

My joining Trinamool Congress is unconditional: Sushmita Dev

18 Aug 2021

A day after joining the Trimamool Congress (TMC), former Congress leader and prominent face from Assam Sushmita Dev refused to divulge the exact reason for leaving the Congress. While talking to The Daily Guardian, the former member of Parliament said that she has explained it “in my resignation letter to...

Everyone is forgiven, women can work… within Islamic law: Taliban

18 Aug 2021

The Taliban held their first official news conference in Kabul on Tuesday, promising to respect the rights of women, seek good relations with other countries, and not to seek retribution on former members of the Afghan military. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that they will reach a settlement through which an Islamic...

PM MODI CHAIRS AFGHAN MEET AS INDIA COMPLETES EVACUATION OF DIPLOMATS

18 Aug 2021

Amid the raging crisis in the wake of the Taliban ruling the roost in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday night chaired the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to discuss the “fast changing” and “grim” situation in the war-torn nation. The CCS also assessed the developments...

WORLD HAS ABANDONED US AFGHANS TO DIE IN THIS HORROR

17 Aug 2021

With Kabul falling to the Taliban, many heart-rending stories are emerging from Afghanistan. One is of a 26-year-old Afghan who is a social worker and had been engaged in technology development and education programmes and in civic and women’s right activities in Afghanistan for more than 13 years. She holds...

Govt ‘bleeding’ to pay UPA’s oil bonds of Rs 1.44 lakh crore: Sitharaman

17 Aug 2021

The Central government would have easily given relief from high oil prices if it did not have to bear the cost of oil bonds that the previous UPA government had issued to companies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters on Monday. The UPA government led by Manmohan Singh had issued...

INDIA WON’T JUMP THE GUN ON TALIBAN TAKEOVER, KEEPS A CLOSE WATCH

17 Aug 2021

With the Taliban having taken control of Kabul, and the whole of Afghanistan for that matter, India is not in a hurry to come out with its final official views on the development. “India will not jump the gun as regards giving reaction on the question about whether or not...

SORRY STATE OF AFFAIRS: LACK OF QUALITY DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT, SAYS CJI RAMANA

16 Aug 2021

Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana on Sunday expressed his dismay over the lack of quality debates in Parliament due to which the courts are unable to fathom the intent and object behind the new laws. Speaking at an event to mark Independence Day at the Supreme Court, the...

India working on two-fold strategy as Taliban enter Kabul

16 Aug 2021

With the Taliban entering Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani leaving the city reportedly for Tajikistan, the situation in Afghanistan has become “extremely fluid, chaotic and dangerous”. Amid the reports of the Taliban being on the verge of grabbing power in Afghanistan, India started working on a two-fold strategy. One, as...

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