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NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday asserted that a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision exercise in Bihar cannot take place in the Lok Sabha as the matter is pending before the Supreme Court and rules do not allow issues pending adjudication to be discussed on the floor of the House. As soon as the House met again at 2 pm, the Opposition continued with the protests demanding a discussion on the electoral revision issue. Rijiju, who is the Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister, told them that rules of the Lok Sabha do not allow sub-judice matters to be…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid, accused in alleged terror funding case, on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that he was unable to represent his constituency owing to a rider imposed on him to pay daily costs to attend the parliamentary session. Appearing before a bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Anup Jairam Bhambhani, Rashid sought the modification of an order passed by a coordinate bench. The order directed him to deposit Rs 4 lakh with the prison authorities as travel expenses for attending Parliament. During the hearing, the bench remarked that when custody parole is granted,…
NAGPUR: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said today’s conflict-ridden world needs Hinduism because it is a universal religion which teaches how to accept and manage diversity. “The entire world needs this ‘Dharm’ today. The world does not know how to live while managing its diversities, and hence so many conflicts are going on,” he said, speaking at the inauguration of the new building of the Dharm Jagran Nyas here. For Indians, `dharm’ is nothing but the truth, the RSS chief said. “This religion teaches oneness and acceptance of all diversities. We accept all diversities. We are not different because…
MUMBAI: Amid uncertainties over global trade front, Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday said the central bank is taking all necessary steps to support economic growth. “We will continue to do whatever is required to be done in such a scenario. Of course, trade negotiations are still continuing. We are hopeful that we will have an amicable solution,” he said during a post-monetary policy media interaction here. The RBI has taken a number of measures to support growth not only on monetary policy or liquidity side but on prudential regulation side as well steps have been taken, he said.…
NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday reiterated the Opposition’s demand for a discussion in Parliament on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, stressing the need to flag “irregularities in the voter list and vote theft”. Addressing a press conference, Kharge said, “We want a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision exercise. Everyone has been continuously asking the Speaker, Chairman and the Government in a very calm manner that our votes should not be stolen. We want that we get a break to discuss this and the irregularities in the voter list and the…
MUMBAI: Vantara has decided to be part of the petition filed by the Maharashtra government to return the Mahadevi elephant, Madhuri, to the Nandani Math, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday. Sharing an X post, CM Fadnavis wrote, “I held a detailed discussion with senior officials of Vantara Management in Mumbai today. They assured me that Vantara has decided to participate in the petition that the Maharashtra government has resolved to file to safely return the Mahadevi elephant (Madhuri) to the Nandani Math.” He added that Vantara followed the orders of the Supreme Court and had no intention…
NEW DELHI: INDIA bloc parties are united in demanding a discussion in Parliament on the voter roll revision exercise in Bihar as it is important to protect the voting rights of all Indians, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said on Wednesday. At a joint press conference at Vijay Chowk, Kharge claimed that minorities, Dalits and adivasis are facing the risk of losing their voting rights. “INDIA bloc parties want discussion in Parliament on special intensive revision of (SIR) electoral rolls in Bihar but government is unwilling,” the Congress president said. “We have been urging the speaker,…
NEW DELHI: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) rescued 413 pilgrims who were stranded along the Kinner Kailash Yatra route in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district after a flash flood washed away a large portion of the trekking path near the Tangling area. The rescue operation was carried out by personnel from the 17th Battalion of ITBP using a rope-based traverse crossing technique to safely evacuate the pilgrims to secure locations. The operation was led by one gazetted officer, supported by four subordinate officers and 29 other personnel, in collaboration with a 14-member team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). Following…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed proceedings in the trial court against YouTuber Elvish Yadav in the snake venom case. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the complainant Gaurav Gupta on the plea filed by Yadav challenging the chargesheet and criminal proceedings against him in the case. The top court was hearing an appeal filed by Yadav against an order of the Allahabad High Court which dismissed his plea. The chargesheet alleges consumption of snake venom as a recreational drug at “rave” parties by people, including…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the Kartavya Bhavan at Kartavya Path in Delhi. PM Modi inspected the Kartavya Bhavan along with the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal Khattar. Kartavya Bhavan-03 is part of the broader transformation of the Central Vista. It is the first among several upcoming Common Central Secretariat buildings that aim to streamline administrative processes and enable agile governance, a press release by PMO said. The project embodies the government’s broader administrative reform agenda. By co-locating Ministries and adopting cutting-edge infrastructure, the Common Central Secretariat will improve inter-ministerial coordination, accelerate policy…