The Supreme Court held that a previous ruling from 1974 regarding additional sales tax remains applicable today. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday remarked that laws penalising people for having more than two children have “lost relevance”, saying that the “fear of overpopulation” has “crumbled” due to “demographic changes over the past few decades.“A…
SC questioned the Centre over pharma companies pricing medicines at over 1,000% of cost, saying the industry can’t “run amok” in the name of free market. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Centre and the Election Commission over a plea challenging immunity to Chief Election Commissioner and other Election…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, accusing him of failing to tackle the state’s drug problem and alleging that he used to smell of alcohol during their time together in Parliament.Addressing the party’s ‘Insaaf Rally’ in Sangrur, Rahul also accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of…
Himanta Sarma responds to Rahul Gandhi’s challenge to Modi NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday responded to Congress leader and leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a public debate, saying the discussion should take place in Parliament rather than on…
The 85-year-old veteran politician was admitted to a private hospital in Pune on Monday, then discharges 2 days later We along with Supriya will look after the country, you focus on recovery, PM tells PawarPUNE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar to enquire about his health after the veteran…
Amit Shah dares Congress to debate SIR in Parliament as BJP claims public support for the exercise NEW DELHI: As the first phase of BJP’s ‘save democracy, remove anarchy’ campaign winds down, its functionaries are encouraged by what they believe to be substantial support to their defence of SIR and appeared to be moving to…
Rahul Gandhi challenges PM Modi for debate NEW DELHI: A day after his challenge to PM Narendra Modi for an open debate, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reminded the PM that it’s been 24 hours without a response to his offer, adding he is ready for a face-to-face discussion with even RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat as…
Nirmala Sitharaman reacts to Rahul’s debate challenge to PM Modi NEW DELHI: While accusing Rahul Gandhi of disrespecting institutions, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked the LoP to debate with PM Narendra Modi in Parliament.“Just yesterday, home minister Amit Shah offered a special session to debate SIR and EVMs. Why not show the same enthusiasm for…
FIR against Prashant Bhushan for sharing fake video of Russian minister criticising India An FIR has been registered against senior advocate Prashant Bhushan for sharing a morphed video purportedly showing Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticising India over its internal affairs and oil purchases.The development comes a day after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)…
Indian killed as copters collide during Everest rescue A 47-year-old tourist from Chennai was killed and two others – an Indian-origin New Zealand citizen and a pilot – were injured when two helicopters collided barely about 10 feet above a helipad near Mt Everest on Tuesday. The accident occurred around 8.11am at Pheriche, 12km south…
