New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday underlined the need to strengthen India’s offensive and defensive responses in view of the turmoil being witnessed in the rules-based international order. Addressing an event, to commemorate the ‘Year of Naval Civilians, here, he highlighted the increasing complexities for the Armed Forces due to…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday chaired a review meeting in presence of Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Mohan Yadav here to assess the implementation of three new criminal laws in the state. The meeting reviewed the implementation and current status of various new provisions related to police, prisons,…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday promised to provide free LPG cylinders to the poor during the Holi and Diwali festival. BJP National President JP Nadda released the Delhi Sankalp Patra-1 developed at the party’s state headquarters and said that if the BJP comes to power in Delhi, all…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Friday entered the election fray by announcing the names of 69 candidates for the 70-member Delhi assembly. According to a statement issued by the party, the names have been approved by BSP president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati. Barring Babarpur assembly constituency,…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Delhi High Court’s order, which had directed the Delhi government to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre by January 5 for the implementation of the PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) scheme in the national capital. A bench comprising Justice…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday requested the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement a 50 per cent concession on metro fares for students. In his letter to the Prime Minister, Kejriwal said, “I am writing this letter to draw your attention to an important matter…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday firmly stated that it will not grant further adjournments in the criminal appeals pending in the 2002 Godhra train burning case. A bench comprising Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Aravind Kumar expressed displeasure over repeated requests for adjournments in the matter and listed the appeals…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) Noting that India is fast moving towards smart mobility, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the country is also rapidly working in the areas of connected vehicles and autonomous driving. “Now we are moving towards smart mobility. India is also working rapidly in the direction of connected vehicles and…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) Former Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra has been appointed as the new Ombudsman and Ethics Officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The confirmation of his appointment was displayed on the BCCI website on Thursday, assigning him dual roles in the cricket governing body. Justice…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed criminal proceedings against a former Chief Executive Officer of Bharti Airtel, who was implicated following a lawyer’s complaint about receiving “obscene” messages on his Airtel number. A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh said, “Mobile service providers, in cases like…
