New Delhi, Mar 26 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a court-monitored investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged honey-trapping of Karnataka legislators, political leaders, and judges. A bench, headed by Justice Vikram Nath, comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta, rejected the plea…
New Delhi, Mar 26 (UNI) Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy on Wednesday successfully conducted flight-test of indigenously-developed Vertically-Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VLSRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. The flight-test was carried out from a land-based vertical launcher against a high-speed aerial target at…
New Delhi, Mar 26 (UNI) After agreeing to maintain and strengthen diplomatic and military mechanisms for effective border management, India and China today decided to take forward resumption of direct flights, interaction of media and think tanks and celebrate the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic ties. On Tuesday, India and China had held the 33rd…
New Delhi, Mar 26 (UNI) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said in the Rajya Sabha that banks have overcome the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and are now heading in a new direction. The Finance Minister opined that the banking reforms are the need of the hour. Replying to the nearly three-hour-long…
New Delhi, Mar 26 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday expelled its Karnataka MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for six years, citing repeated instances of indiscipline. The decision was announced by the party’s Central Disciplinary Committee, which instructed Yatnal to refrain from anti-party related activities. According to the official statement, Yatnal was served a…
New Delhi, Mar 26 (UNI) Chief Minister of Assam, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, held a meeting with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs from Assam at his official residence here to discuss gamut of issues. During the hour-long discussion on Tuesday, the Chief Minister commended the MPs from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for raising…
New Delhi, Mar 26 (UNI) Food and Public Distribution Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday that the government takes strict and prompt action against complaints of food adulteration. Replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, Pralhad Joshi said, “Government conducts inquiries as soon as it receives complaints of food adulteration and also carries out criminal…
New Delhi, Mar 26 (UNI) Congress in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, stated that the local administration must act with integrity in enforcing government policies and laws while prioritising the public interest. During the discussion on the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024, Congress member Shaktisinh Gohil stated that the bill seeks to amend five laws….
New Delhi, Mar 26 (UNI) India on Wednesday slammed the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for its “biased and politically motivated” annual report and said that such efforts to “undermine India’s standing as a beacon of democracy and tolerance will not succeed”. The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in a statement,…
New Delhi, Mar 26 (UNI) The President and CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce Suzanne Clark met with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar here today, during which they discussed deepening partnership in trade and investments. EAM Jaishankar said in a post on X: “Glad to meet President & CEO @USChamber @SuzanneUSCC today. “A useful…
