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…
Seoul, May 19 (IANS) Israeli forces have seized a humanitarian aid flotilla carrying a South Korean activist headed for the Gaza Strip, a civic group said Tuesday.According to the group advocating for Palestinian liberation, the Kyriakos X boat carrying activist Kim Dong-hyeon was intercepted late Monday (Seoul time) by the Israeli Navy near Cyprus.Kim is now presumably detained aboard an Israeli warship along with other activists from around the world, the group said.Kim departed for Gaza earli…
Lucknow/New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Justice Subhash Vidyarthi of the Allahabad High Court on Monday recused himself from hearing a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over allegations of dual citizenship. The development came after the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court took strong exception to certain posts made on the social media platform X by the petitioner, which allegedly cast aspersions on Justice Vidyarthi.Justice Vidyarthi…
Lucknow, April 19 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, is likely to present on Monday his stand in the Allahabad High Court on a petition filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker alleging that the Congress leader is a ‘British national’ enjoying dual citizenship. The crucial hearing before the single-judge bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi will come ahead of the operation of the High Court’s direction to the Uttar Pradesh Police to inquire into the complaint b…
Lucknow/New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) In a significant turn of events, the Allahabad High Court has deferred passing its final order on a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over allegations of dual citizenship, observing that a prospective accused must be given an opportunity of hearing before any such direction is issued. A single-judge Bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi withheld the verdict after it had already been dictated in open cour…
Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) In a resounding strike against organised crime, the Special Task Force (STF) of Haryana Police has secured the extradition of wanted gangster Aman Kumar, alias Aman Bhainswal, from the US. This is the sixth extradition carried out by STF since 2025 and the second major operation executed from the US, significantly strengthening the state’s anti-crime enforcement framework.Responding to the success of the high-level operation, DGP Ajay Singhal issued a warning to criminal…