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Congress leader also referred to his remarks about holding a special session to discuss allegations of vote theft. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday questioned the Centre over the delay in proroguing Parliament, alleging that the government was considering convening a special session to push delimitation-related bills. He also challenged the Centre to…

Harsimrat Kaur Badal has reached out to the Lok Sabha Speaker to demand accountability from Mansa SSP Vaibhav Chaudhary. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking permission to raise a question of privilege and contempt of the House under Rules 222 and 223 against Mansa…

The organisation has argued that repeated disruptions have affected markets NEW DELHI: Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) on Tuesday wrote to Delhi Police Commissioner, seeking a ban on rallies, sit-ins, protests and marches across the national capital until November 11. The trade body cited significant business losses caused by demonstrations over the past month.In…

The Indian Navy described the successful rescue as evidence of its operational preparedness and ability to undertake complex maritime security missions through coordination between the armed forces. NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy rescued all 20 crew members of a hijacked fishing vessel after carrying out a coordinated operation lasting more than 48 hours off the…

Supreme Court seeks reconciliation between estranged couple as it hears woman’s plea to terminate over six-month pregnancy, opposed by her husband NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday found itself in a predicament on an abortion plea of a woman who sought its approval for termination of her over-six-month pregnancy over the discord with her husband, who…

Bhutan dedicates one of 108 stupas near its border with Assam to PM Narendra Modi, honouring his contribution to India-Bhutan friendship NEW DELHI: Minister of parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju described as a huge honour Bhutan’s decision to dedicate a stupa to PM Narendra Modi for his “outstanding vision and commitment to friendship between India and…

EC eases SIR tribunal procedures in Bengal, allowing bulk order uploads, draft saving and additional documents, while planning digital signature-based login for judges NEW DELHI: Having updated the appellate tribunal portal for Bengal around two weeks back to enable judges to rely on documents beyond the 13 listed in SIR order, Election Commission will, within…

Union home minister Amit Shah met senior NCP leaders at his residence amid growing concerns over internal differences in the party following Ajit Pawar’s death NEW DELHI/MUMBAI/PUNE: With BJP concerned over organisational discord within NCP, home minister Amit Shah late Sunday met senior functionaries believed to be unhappy with party president Sunetra Pawar and her…

SC allows green crackers in Delhi-NCR on November 7 and 8 during specified hours NEW DELHI: Holding that Deepawali has a religious, social, psychological and emotional significance for people, Supreme Court on Monday kept the window open for bursting of green firecrackers on Nov 7 and 8 between 6am and 7am, and between 8pm and…

Navy rescues all 20 crew members of fishing vessel Azini from armed pirates in a 48-hour operation in the Arabian Sea, with support from the Indian Air Force NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy has rescued all 20 crew members of a fishing vessel from armed pirates after a 48-hour operation in the Arabian Sea. The…