SC flags ‘loophole’ allowing convicted leaders to float parties, says rights can’t be curtailed by default

New Delhi, Aug 12 (UNI) The Supreme Court today indicated that the constitutional right to form an association cannot be curtailed merely because a person has been disqualified from certain statutory rights, while hearing a petition seeking a blanket ban on convicted individuals from forming political parties or holding top posts in them. A Bench…

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Par panel seeks faster completion of MAHSR rail project sanctioned in 2015

New Delhi, Aug 12(UNI) A parliamentary panel has urged the Union Railways Ministry to expedite the completion of the country’s ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) 508 km-long corridor project, sanctioned in December 2015, with Japanese technical and financial assistance. Acknowledging the project’s significance as India’s first high-speed rail corridor, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways…

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PM Modi inaugurates new multi-storey housing complex for MPs in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 11 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated environmentally disabled-friendly 184 newly constructed Type-VII multi-storey flats for Members of Parliament at Baba Kharak Singh Marg, here. The residential complex, having four towers equipped with green and modern amenities features, aims to improve accommodation facilities for MPs and promote a more efficient and…

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Air India flight with MPs diverted to Chennai after scare, Venugopal calls it ‘harrowing’

New Delhi, Aug 11 (UNI) An Air India flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi, carrying passengers including senior Congress leader KC Venugopal and other Members of Parliament, was diverted to Chennai after suspected technical issue. Describing the journey as “harrowing”, Venugopal said on X, “We were saved by skill and luck. Passenger safety cannot depend on…

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