CONG SLAMS MODI GOVT FOR DESTROYING ECONOMY
NEW DELHI: Congress spokesman and former Gujarat MP Shaktisinh Gohil on Monday charged the Modi government with destroying the country’s economy because of which it is becoming difficult for citizens to run home budget. He told a Press conference here that farmers and youths are committing suicides. He said the Modi government is not serious […]
MINISTER HARDEEP PURI, 7 OTHERS DROPPED FROM BJP’S RAJYA SABHA LIST IN UP
NEW DELHI: The BJP sprang a surprise on Monday by leaving Union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and BL Verma out of its Rajya Sabha nominations from Uttar Pradesh, naming eight candidates without retaining any of its outgoing MPs. The party has fielded Dharampal Singh, Radhakant Ojha, Prakash Pal, Vidyasagar Sonkar, Gopi Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Singh […]
DELHI HC’S NO TO FIR AGAINST POLITICIANS FOR HATE SPEECH
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking action (registration of FIRs) against politicians over alleged hate speeches that were claimed to have contributed to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. A Division Bench comprising Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain also rejected petitions seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) […]
CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation expected soon?
New Delhi, 05 October—Beleaguered and under growing all round attack including the apex court’s probing scrutiny for the Election Commission’s wrong doings, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar following advice from the powers that be is said to be actively considering to put in his papers soon, top sources in the Modi government indicated today. While […]
BJP defends EC functioning
New Delhi, 05 October—Defending the indefensible, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party today said the Supreme Court issuing notices to the EC and Centre on pleas related to the poll panel was proof that institutions were functioning independently and there was no atmosphere of “fear and dictatorship”. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said, “The country is moving […]
Women’s Safety in Question: Journalists Accuse Delhi Police of Harassment as FIR Demand Goes Unanswered
photo courtesy : Rediff New Delhi, Oct 5: Three women journalists have alleged sexual harassment by police personnel while covering the October 3 Jantar Mantar protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Two days on, no FIR has been registered, and the case has become a test of whether women in the capital can rely […]