The government is ready to hold a discussion on Delhi violence in Parliament after Holi, Speaker Om Birla said on Tuesday, as the House again witnessed ruckus and repeated adjournments over the issue. The Lok Sabha was finally adjourned for the day after it reconvened at 2 pm as the Opposition demanded immediate discussion on the […]
by Press Trust of India NEW DELHI – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has filed an intervention in the Supreme Court on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and informed India’s Permanent Mission in Geneva about it, the Ministry of External Affairs said Tuesday. The MEA asserted that the CAA is an […]
Agencies The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday moved an intervention plea in the Supreme Court on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. According to reports, the OHCHR informed India’s permanent UN mission in Geneva about the move on Monday. Raveesh Kumar, the official spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs, […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stressed on the need for peace, harmony and unity in society saying it is a prerequisite for the country’s development . Speaking at the BJP parliamentary party meet, Modi asked the party MPs to take lead in ensuring peace and harmony in the country. He said political […]
This is the first time China will be holding the presidency of the UNSC since the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 was revoked in August last year. India is bracing for a tough month ahead, as China is going to assume presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month […]
Mangaluru : A 43-year old man was on Monday detained after he allegedly raised pro-Pakistan slogans in front of the mini Vidhan Saudha at Kundapur in neighbouring Udupi district in Karnataka, police said. The man, said to be mentally unstable, came in front of the mini Vidhan Soudha (a complex housing government offices) at around […]
New Delhi : Fitch Solutions on Monday cut its forecast for India’s economic growth to 4.9 per cent in the current fiscal that ends March 31, saying manufacturing could come under pressure from weak domestic demand and supply chain disruptions due to the coronavirus outbreak. The GDP growth is forecast to recover slightly to 5.4 per cent […]
The government said on Monday two people in India had tested positive for coronavirus. One case was detected in New Delhi, while the other was in the southern state of Telangana, the government said in a statement. The patients had a travel history from Italy and the United Arab Emirates, respectively, the statement said. Both […]
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar Monday said the signing of the peace deal between the US and the Taliban does not come as a “surprise” to India and that it was like seeing the movie Pakeezah after more than a decade’s wait. “What we saw at Doha was not a surprise. Everybody knew something like this was happening. […]
New Delhi: Hundreds of Indian Youth Congress members on Monday organised a protest march from Dr Rajendra Prasad Road here against the communal riots in Delhi, demanding Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation, but were stopped by police shortly after. Police barricaded the road even as the protesters tried to climb them. Several IYC protesters were detained. […]