NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day after Parliament passed the VB-G RAM G Bill, which seeks to replace the 20-year-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, alleging that the Prime Minister is suffering from a “case of acute acronym-itis”. Winter Session Closes As Lok…
NEW DELHI: Yasir Ahmad Dar, the ninth accused arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday in the Delhi car blast case, had sent a voice note to co-accused Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay pledging allegiance to the cause of ‘jihad’.The voice note — in which Yasir can be heard declaring his readiness to sacrifice…
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for the next 24 hours, warning of dense to very dense fog across large parts of north India, even as air quality in the national capital and surrounding regions remained in the ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ category on Friday.According to the IMD, very dense…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Modi government a day after Parliament cleared the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, calling it “anti-state and anti-village by design” and accusing the Centre of dismantling the core of the Mahatma Gandhi National…
NEW DELHI: Opposition parties staged a 12-hour overnight dharna in the Parliament complex on Thursday night to protest the passage of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, or VB-G RAM G Bill, which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.The protest came hours after Parliament cleared the Bill…
NEW DELHI: Saying that time has come for it to decide on the passive euthanasia plea regarding 31-year-old Harish Rana, who has been in a vegetative state for the last 13 years, Supreme Court on Thursday decided to talk to his parents before it moves further in the matter. Significantly, the secondary report filed by…
NEW DELHI: Communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said the Congress party has been left behind as the country moves forward and progresses on the global stage, with citizens finding the opposition party’s criticism of the govt ineffective and pessimistic.“The train has left the station. Congress is still at the station. The country is moving…
The mineral-rich belt forms an unbroken stretch along Andhra’s coastline (Picture credit: A Sarath Kumar) Along Andhra Pradesh’s sweeping 974km coastline, the waves wash more than picturesque beaches and bustling fishing harbours. Beneath the dark, heavy sands — from Srikakulam in the north to Nellore in the south — lies one of India’s most valuable…
BENGALURU: Criticising the Lokayukta police for delaying the submission of its final report in the Muda scam case, a special court for elected representatives in the city on Monday directed the agency to file its report by Dec 23 on a protest petition challenging the clean chit given to chief minister Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvati,…
NEW DELHI: As Kerala govt and the governor told the court that they agreed on names to be appointed as vice-chancellor for the two state universities, SC Thursday expressed satisfaction and hoped that they would continue to keep talking and work together in the larger interest of the state.As the tussle between the two authorities…
