New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) As India marks the 51st anniversary of the Emergency, Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Thursday noted that the people of the country already gave their verdict on its imposition by removing the party from power in the elections conducted soon after it was lifted in 1977.In an exclusive interaction with IANS, the senior advocate spoke about BJP’s observance of ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’, the NCERT inserting a chapter on Emergency and also on the row that a passport is not…
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New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Congress leaders on Thursday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the passport has never been proof of citizenship, asking the Centre to clarify its position as such a declaration will lead to “confusion” among people.The issue gained attention after an MEA official said on Wednesday at a Passport Seva Divas event that a passport should primarily be understood as a document for t…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday clarified that the passport has never been proof of citizenship, after a controversy erupted on the issue a day before.It said this position has been there since the Passport Act came into force. It is not that it was decided in the last 12 years.The ministry said a passport is mainly a travel document, and its legal status has remained unchanged for many years.The issue gained attention after an MEA official said at a Passpo…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined an urgent hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging two West Bengal government measures that allegedly link welfare benefits under the Public Distribution System (PDS) and Annapurna Yojana with the outcome of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. When the matter was mentioned for urgent listing, the petitioner sought an immediate hearing, contending that the impugned measure…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s decision to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, holding that the revision exercise was within the constitutional and statutory powers of the poll body and was aimed at preserving the integrity of the electoral process.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ruled that the impugned SIR exercise did not violate the provisions of the…
Imphal, April 27 (IANS) The Opposition Congress in Manipur on Monday strongly criticised Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, stating that linking the National Register of Citizens exercise to the Census has created confusion among the public. Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee Vice-President Hareshwar Goswami condemned the Chief Minister’s recent remarks on the National Register of Citizens, terming them “misleading” and asserting that the conduct of a Census is not a prerequisite fo…
Kozhikode, April 2 (IANS) The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Thursday unveiled a comprehensive, two-volume election manifesto, positioning employment generation and welfare expansion at the core of its electoral pitch in Kerala.Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan released the document, underscoring the front’s promise of continuity in development over the past decade.Kerala goes to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new legislators.A central pillar of the manifesto is an ambitious employ…