New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday cited an unpublished memoir by a former army chief to accuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not taking responsibility during the 2020 India-China border standoff. Speaking to reporters at the Parliament House complex, Gandhi displayed what he described as Gen MM Naravane’s unpublished memoir…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the “unexplained delay” in probing the alleged bank loan fraud involving over Rs 40,000 crore by companies of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG). The court also criticised the CBI for registering only one FIR despite…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday asserted that India had “successfully protected” its sensitive sectors, especially agriculture and dairy, during negotiations on the India–United States trade deal, as he briefed the Lok Sabha amid sustained Opposition protests. “India has been successful in protecting the agricultural and dairy…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) In a dramatic courtroom moment on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee personally addressed the Supreme Court, alleging that her State was being “selectively targeted” through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ahead of elections. The Supreme Court subsequently issued notice to the Election Commission of India…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) Lok Sabha proceedings on Wednesday were repeatedly disrupted by vociferous protests from Opposition members over the suspension of eight MPs, leading to adjournments first till 12 noon, then 2 pm, and yet again till 5 pm, underscoring escalating tensions during the Budget session. As the House convened, Opposition MPs raised…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) The Supreme Court collegium has (on Tuesday) invoked Article 224A of the Constitution to re-appoint five retired judges of the Allahabad High Court as ad-hoc judges for a period of two years, in a move aimed at addressing the heavy pendency of criminal cases. The collegium comprising Chief Justice of…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday at 5 pm, a day after eight opposition MPs were suspended following repeated disruptions in the House. The Lok Sabha witnessed chaotic scenes on Tuesday, with proceedings…
Shreyasi Rana New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) For more than six decades, Nepal has operated under an unusual contradiction: it actively courts foreign capital at home while prohibiting its own private sector from investing abroad. That asymmetry, rooted in the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) of 1962, made sense in a post-monarchy, inward-looking developmental state….
Athens, Feb 4 (UNI/SPUTNIK) As many as fifteen migrants died off the coast of the Greek island of Chios after their boat collided with a coast guard vessel, Greek media reported. The boat carrying migrants was trying to approach Chios in order to let the people disembark, the Greek Kathimerini newspaper reported on Tuesday. The…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee is set to appear in person before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, February 4, in Courtroom No. 1, before a Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, in connection with a plea challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of…
