Congress on Friday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as synonyms of economic mismanagement. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, “The truth is people are tired of Modinomics and Jaitleynomics, because they have wrecked India’s economy. Now the economic mismanagement has become synonymous with Prime Minister[Read More…]
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Do you want to destroy Taj Mahal? Supreme Court asks Centre
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government if it “wants to destroy” the world famous, Taj Mahal in a scathing remarks. The court made this remark during the hearing of an application seeking its nod to cut more than 400 trees to put down an additional railway track between[Read More…]
Presidential polls: TDP on board, NDA to negotiate with Congress today
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) government has secured the backing of its southern ally Telugu Desam Party (TDP), a day before it begins dialogues with Congress, the major opposition party, reported HT. Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu talked to TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday.[Read More…]
Kerala to take Centre to court over cow slaughter regulation
The Centre’s move to ban the sale of cows and buffaloes for slaughter through animal markets has triggered severe criticism from the state of Kerala. From the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) to the opposition, all have condemned the government’s decision. “We will seek legal resort against this. The Centre[Read More…]
We are confident that SC will protect women’s right: Congress on Triple Talaq
After the government has maintained that it would bring a ‘law’ to regulate marriage and divorce among Muslims if the Supreme Court scrapped Triple Talaq, the Congress sidesteps itself from commenting on the ‘sensitive issue’ while expressing assurances over the apex court’s ‘ultimate’ decision. “We are yet to hear as[Read More…]
Muslim women divorced through triple talaq eligible for interim pension under new policy
According to the new policy, formed by the BJP led government in Assam, an interim pension will be given to the Muslim women in Assam who have been divorced using the provision of triple talaq. Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the same while talking about the modifications made to[Read More…]
SC to continue hearing plea challenging move to make Aadhaar mandatory for filing I-T returns
The Supreme Court will hear pleas challenging government’s decision to link Aadhaar with the Permanent Account Number (PAN) card for filing of income tax returns and to apply for a new PAN, on Friday. Significantly, the SC had earlier showed its displeasure over the Centre’s decision to make Aadhaar mandatory.[Read More…]
Railways gets Rs 500 cr from Nirbhaya fund to install CCTVs
The Indian Railways has been allotted a portion of the Nirbhaya fund to implement a continuing scheme to install CCTV surveillance systems at railway stations, ladies special trains and women compartments in suburban trains. The state owned transporter was unable to implement the composite security plan that incorporates the job[Read More…]
MS Dhoni’s Aadhaar info leaked; wife Sakshi slams IT minister
The former India cricket team captain, skipper MS Dhoni decided to get an Aadhaar Card, but things did not go the way he had planned. In fact, it turned into a privacy nightmare for the cricketer. Actually, on Tuesday, CSC e-governance services of India posted a photo in which Dhoni[Read More…]