NEW DELHI, 15/8: Bar Council of India (BCI) chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra has apologised to law students after facing sharp criticism over his directions against NALSAR students. In a letter issued on Independence Day, Mishra said he regretted if any of his words or communications linked to the controversy had hurt the sentiments of law…
New Delhi, 15/8: The BJP on Saturday accused senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi of objecting to singing the full version of Vande Mataram at the party’s Independence Day event. Congress, on the other hand, has denied the allegation, insisting that there was no attempt to stop the recital of the full version of the national…
New Delhi, 15/8: ‘Vande Mataram’ was sung in full during independence day celebrations at ‘Indira Bhavan’, the Congress headquarters, on Saturday in discordance with the party’s stand and despite top leaders’ like Mallikarjun Kharge and Sonia Gandhi instructing to stop rendition. Leaders of Opposition Kharge (Rajya Sabha) and Rahul Gandhi (Lok Sabha) skipped the official…
Srinagar, 15/8: Asserting that the historic decision taken by National Conference leaders 80 years ago to accede to India was the “right decision,” Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday renewed his pitch for the restoration of special status and statehood to the region, terming it essential for upholding the nation’s federal structure….
New Delhi, 15/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday warned the country about the intellectual Naxals (dimagi Naxals) who have allegedly entrenched themselves in the system and continue to pose a threat to society by manipulating policies, urging the society to identify and isolate them. Speaking from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the…
New Delhi, 14: 8: “You must be tired of fighting. Think of restoring peace and making roads and highways functional,” the Supreme Court on Friday told the Kuki and Meitei communities who have been engaged in ethnic violence in Manipur for more than three years. More than 260 people have been killed and thousands displaced…
Galle, 14/8: The intermittent sharp showers and gentle sea breeze sweeping across the Galle International Cricket Stadium offer only temporary relief from the oppressive heat and humidiy. As beautiful as Sri Lanka is, its tropical weather can be unforgiving. The conditions, therefore, could pose as much of a challenge to India as an inexperienced but…
New Delhi, 14/8: The union government on Friday (August 14) notified 40 questions to be asked during the population enumeration phase of Census 2027, including one to record caste – a first in independent India – as provided by the respondent. The questions — as against 29 in the last Census in 2011 — also…
Washington DC, 14/8: The ongoing West Asia conflict has seen the US warning Iran about economic troubles. An United States defense official informed the media that the U.S. military has the capability to maintain a naval presence in the region to enforce its retaliatory blockade of Iran, which has inflicted severe economic damage on the…
New Delhi,, 14/8: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday addressed the nation on the eve of 80th Independence Day, saying India was free from the shackles of servitude on August 15,1947. Murmu said Operation Sindoor demonstrated Indian Armed Forces’ capability for precision strikes against terror networks.
