New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Legal experts, academicians and officials on Saturday discussed a 10-year perspective action plan for promoting legal education in Hindi and other Indian languages within the justice delivery system at a conference organised by the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice, an official said. Led by Justice Rajendra Menon, Chairperson, Armed Forces Tribunal, and Co-Chairperson, Standing Committee on Legal Education, the Conference on “Strengthening Legal…
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New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) A day after Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra faced protests with eggs and cow dung hurled at her by a mob at Kaliganj area in West Bengal’s Nadia district, opposition leaders on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers of indulging in “hooliganism”, calling it an “attack on democracy”.Moreover, they also sought an intervention by the Central government and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla into the matter.Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy said, “An elected Me…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) NDA leaders on Sunday lashed out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal after the latter announced the construction of a grand temple dedicated to Mata Sita and Luv and Kush in Amritsar, accusing him of indulging in “electoral politics” ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls.Kejriwal on Saturday declared a series of religious and cultural initiatives in Punjab, including the construction of the temple in Amritsar. He made the announcement during the ‘Ek …
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Kerala BJP President, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Saturday alleged that the so-called Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) was part of a “cross-border influence operation” aimed at destabilising India, as the BJP demanded an investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the satirical social media campaign. In a post on X, Chandrasekhar described the emergence of the CJP as a coordinated influence campaign targeting both India and the government led by Prime Minister…
New Delhi/Bhopal, May 22 (IANS) The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Friday suspended advocate Samarth Singh’s licence to practise law with immediate effect in connection with the Twisha Sharma death case, which has triggered widespread attention in Madhya Pradesh.The order was issued by BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, who said Samarth Singh’s alleged involvement in the case and his conduct during the investigation prompted the action.Speaking to IANS in New Delhi, Mishra said: “We have susp…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) BJP MP Manan Kumar Mishra on Wednesday highlighted what he described as major gains against Naxalism and improvements in internal security under Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while also pointing to India’s relative stability in fuel prices amid global economic pressures.Mishra said Naxalism had severely impacted several states and stalled development in tribal regions. “Naxalism was hollowing out the country. It was a very serious problem. Some of our states, includ…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) A political row erupted over the singing of Vande Mataram as several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) BJP leaders, on Friday, defended the national song, asserting that there should be no objection to rendering it in full, while the Samajwadi Party (SP) said that it respects the national song.BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj said that Vande Mataram symbolises devotion to the motherland and not any particular deity.”Vande Mataram is not the name of any deity. It refers to the motherland…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for becoming the first woman holder of the post to present the Union Budget for the ninth consecutive time, leaders, cutting across party lines, on Thursday backed him and said the milestone reflects the growing power and participation of women in India’s public life. Speaking to IANS outside Parliament, AAP Rajya Sabha member Ashok Kumar Mittal said that women reaching top positions and c…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday came out in strong support of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on illegal infiltration in West Bengal and his allegation that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ignored repeated requests for allotment of adequate land to the Border Security Force (BSF) along the international border with neighbouring Bangladesh.Backing the Home Minister, the BJP said his accusations were justified and charged the Trinamool Congress-led state government with putting …
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The BJP on Monday accused the Trinamool Congress of playing politics over religious matters ahead of the Assembly elections, which are slated for next year. The reaction comes following Trinamool MLA Zakir Hussain’s announcement of constructing a Shri Krishna temple at an estimated cost of Rs one crore. Earlier, Trinamool’s another MLA, who has been suspended, announced and then went ahead with the construction of a Babri mosque, said to be a replica of the mosque in Ayo…