Washington, June 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump marked the 250th anniversary of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, calling it a foundational document that helped shape the United States’ Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights.In a message issued by the White House, Trump said on Friday that the June 12, 1776 declaration was the first official statement of individual liberties in the American colonies and played a central role in the development of American democracy.”…
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New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Central government informed the Supreme Court on Friday that a policy is being discussed for private students of CBSE outside India whose results could not be declared due to the West Asia conflict. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta urged the Supreme Court to put off the hearing till June 22, as the government is currently looking into some of the questions raised in the petition filed by students living in the Gulf.He said that a policy will soon be introduced for pri…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday hailed the “united fight” against the Narendra Modi government, leading to the failure of “malicious” bills on delimitation in the Lok Sabha and urged the members of the INDIA bloc to strengthen the spirit and resolve to corner and confront the ruling dispensation on multiple pressing issues before the nation.Kharge, making his opening remarks at the INDIA bloc meet, sought to share a strategic blueprint for rebuilding the …
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, has recommended the appointment of two additional judges as permanent judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the apex court Collegium said that in its meeting held on June 2, it approved the proposal for the appointment of Justices Harmeet Singh Grewal and Deepinder Singh Nalwa as permanent judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.“The Supreme Co…
Washington, June 3 (IANS) US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin repeatedly clashed with Democratic senators over immigration enforcement, court orders and the rule of law, exposing deep divisions over the Trump administration’s handling of border security and deportation policies.The sharpest exchange came during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing when Senator Christopher Murphy of Connecticut questioned whether the Department of Homeland Security would comply with federal co…
Hyderabad, June 2 (IANS) Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C. Sudharsan Reddy said on Tuesday that 68.30 per cent of the mapping has been completed across the state under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He assessed the preparedness for Phase III of the SIR at a review meeting attended by senior officials from the Election Commission of India (ECI), including Principal Secretary Avinash Kumar and Under Secretary Sanjay Kumar.Commissioner of Greater Hyderabad Municip…
Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) Spiritual leader Jagadguru Rambhadracharya on Tuesday expressed support for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s recent remarks on the cow, stating that the Chief Minister was “absolutely right” in describing the cow as a mother figure. He also called for an end to cow slaughter and said that political support would be needed to bring about such changes. His comments came after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while addressing a gathering in Bijnor, said tha…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday slammed Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal over his remarks on living in India, saying that his statements went “against the country” and amounted to an “insult” to the nation’s democratic institutions and people. The criticism comes after senior advocate Kapil Sibal said that he was “ashamed to live in a country” where attacks such as the one involving Trinamool Congress MPs Abhishek Banerjee and Kalyan Banerjee could take plac…
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) The full Cabinet of the BJP government in West Bengal is set to be formed on Monday. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced how many ministers will take oath at Lok Bhavan during the Cabinet expansion exercise.On Sunday, the Chief Minister posted on social media: “Tomorrow, the full Cabinet of the nationalist government elected by the people of West Bengal is going to be formed. Thirty-five ministers of the West Bengal government will take oath at Lok Bhavan at 11 a…
Bengaluru, May 30 (IANS) Outgoing Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday congratulated CM-designate D.K. Shivakumar on his unanimous election as the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader and expressed confidence in his ability to lead both the state and the party through challenging times. In a message addressed to Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah said he had closely observed his colleague’s “indomitable energy, organisational skills, and unquestionable loyalty” to the Congress party …