New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Delhi BJP President, Virendra Sachdeva, has criticised Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal for writing another letter to Delhi High Court’s Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, stating that the move reflects a lack of respect and trust in the judiciary. This comes as Arvind Kejriwal has written to the Delhi High Court’s Justice Sharma, stating that he will neither appear before her in person nor through legal counsel in proceedings linked to the allege…
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Chandigarh, April 25 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday described Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s decision to seek an appointment with the President to recall party Rajya Sabha MPs who had joined the BJP as political theatre and reminded him that under the 10th schedule of the Constitution, taking action against MPs was Parliament’s domain and not the President’s discretion. In a statement here, senior party leader Daljit Singh Cheema said the anti-defection law was cle…
Dhaka, April 23 (IANS) Bangladesh’s newspapers must rediscover their voice — not as reflections of authority, but as instruments of accountability. During a national crisis, the press acts not just as an observer — it becomes the conscience of people, a report has highlighted. Writing for Bangladeshi daily ‘The Asian Age’ earlier this week, Anwar A Khan, a 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War freedom fighter and columnist, stated that since August 5, 2024, serious allegations of human rights v…
Islamabad, April 23 (IANS) A lady health worker from Muzaffargarh city of Pakistan’s Punjab province requesting country’s Chief Justice to conduct an independent probe into the killing of her two sons in an alleged police ‘encounter’ demonstrates the eroding trust of people in provincial authorities to deliver justice. Her statement about police torture and the subsequent killing of her sons in a “so-called encounter” is not an isolated case, a report has stated. “It reflects a continuing pa…
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress and other opposition parties, labelling them “serial liars” and accusing them of betraying the nation’s women community by rejecting the Women’s Reservation Bill.Speaking at the launch of the Yuva Shakti Jagar Yatra, organised under the leadership of state Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha chief Krishnaraj Mahadik, Fadnavis urged participants to take the message to the public…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party and its allies for what he described as committing “foeticide” against the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan’ Amendment, a landmark legislation aimed at empowering women in Indian politics.Addressing the nation on Saturday, the Prime Minister emphasised that the amendment was never about taking away rights from anyone but rather about granting long-pending rights to women, who constitute h…
Shimla, April 18 (IANS) Facing financial challenges, the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday implemented a decision to temporarily defer a portion of the salaries of public representatives, comprising the Chief Minister, ministers, and lawmakers, for six months. Following the Governor’s approval, the Chief Secretary issued a notification. Under this notification, 50 per cent of the Chief Minister’s salary, 30 per cent of the salaries of the Deputy Chief Minister, Ministers…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday directed Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to file her written submissions in a criminal revision petition alleging fraudulent inclusion of her name in electoral rolls before she acquired Indian citizenship.While listing the matter for further hearing on May 16, the Rouse Avenue Court directed both parties to file their written submissions within a week.During the hearing, counsel for the complainant concluded his oral argu…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to authorities in Maharashtra and the management of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) over allegations of an organised racket involving alleged religious conversion and sexual exploitation at the company’s Nashik office.A Bench presided by NHRC Member Priyank Kanoongo took cognisance of a complaint filed by the Legal Rights Observatory, alleging that such activities were being carried out within the TCS bra…
Bhopal, April 16 (IANS) In a move aimed at strengthening safeguards for arrested individuals, the Madhya Pradesh Police have made it mandatory for police personnel to provide written grounds of arrest to every accused person.To implement this reform, the Madhya Pradesh Police Headquarters (PHQ) in Bhopal has issued directives to all Police Commissioners, Superintendents of Police and field units, in compliance with recent guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court.The Supreme Court, in its Novemb…