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Uddhav Thackeray Questions: ‘Article 370? What about Elections in Kashmir?’

July 27, 2023 Editor

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led government at the centre, criticising their handling of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir after the removal of Article 370 of the constitution which gave the former state special status. Despite supporting the revocation of Article 370 initially, Mr Thackeray expressed concerns about the prevailing conditions in the region in an interview released by his party, Shiv Sena UBT. “Target killing is still happening there. Kashmiri Pandits cannot return to the Valley. No one can buy land…

Modi Govt to Face No-Confidence Motion as Lok Sabha Speaker Accepts Notice

July 26, 2023 Editor

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday accepted Opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)’s notice for a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Congress lawmaker Gaurav Gogoi, who is from Assam, earlier at 9:20am submitted the notice as part of the INDIA grouping’s attempt to force Modi to reply on issues including the Manipur violence. Birla said he will discuss the matter with all parties, and according to the rules. “I will inform you about the schedule for the discussion.” According to the rules, any no-confidence notice submitted…

Rahul Gandhi hits back at PM Modi after INDIA barb, says ‘Call us what you want, we will still fight for the people’

July 25, 2023 Editor

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on the opposition alliance I.N.D.I.A. and said “call us what you want”, but “we are India” and “will rebuild the idea of India in Manipur”. Modi had slammed the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance or I.N.D.I.A. as the most directionless the country has ever seen and cited reviled names, such as East India Company and Indian Mujahideen, to assert that people cannot be misled merely by the use of the country’s name. Parliamentary affairs…

Manipur Violence: Opposition slams PM Modi for addressing US Congress but refusing to speak in Parliament

July 24, 2023 Editor

Congress on Monday said Union home minister Amit Shah’s statement suggesting the government’s readiness to discuss the Manipur issue in the Parliament was a “desperate bid to manage headlines”, adding the senior BJP leader is not “doing anybody special favour.” Congress general-secretary Jairam Ramesh said the opposition’s demand is for a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the ethnic clashes in Manipur followed by a discussion. Amid sloganeering from opposition MPs demanding a statement by PM Modi, Shah said the government is ready to discuss the situation in Manipur. “I…

ASI commences Gyanvapi Mosque Survey amid tight Security in Varanasi, 40 People inside complex during Inspection

July 24, 2023 Editor

A team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) began a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Monday morning. The survey is being conducted even as the mosque management committee filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Varanasi district court’s order allowing the inspection, people aware of the matter said on Sunday. On Sunday, the ASI team reached Varanasi with all the required equipment. In a video shared by news agency ANI, a UP Police team can be seen entering the Gyanvapi mosque…

Weather Chaos: ‘Red’ Alert in Gujarat’s Junagadh, Thane’s Tansa Dam Nearing Overflow, Delhi Yamuna Breaches Danger Mark

July 23, 2023 Editor

A flood-like situation again looms over Delhi, the water level of Yamuna river in the national capital yet again breached the danger mark of 205.33 metres with the peak level at 205.75m at 6am in Delhi Railway Bridge on Sunday, according to the Central Water Commission. The update also warned that it is expected for the river to breach 206.7 metres — the level at which people are evacuated from low-lying neighbourhoods close to the river — by 4pm on Sunday. “Thereafter water level will likely to remain steady,” stated…

Devastating Landslide Claims 13 Lives in Raigad as Heavy Rains Continue to Batter Maharashtra

July 20, 2023 Editor

Heavy rains continued to pound Mumbai and several other parts of Maharashtra on Thursday leading to waterlogging, delay in train schedules and natural disasters. Landslides were reported from some areas as well. Sixteen people were reported dead in one of these landslides that occured in the Raigad area. The Maharashtra government has asked officials to remain vigilant and take steps to avoid loss of lives in the metropolis and other rain-affected areas of the state. Here are the top updates of the deluge. No relief from the downpour is likely…

Complaint Filed against 26 Opposition Parties for ‘Improper Use’ of Term ‘INDIA’

July 20, 2023 Editor

A police complaint was registered against 26 Opposition parties at Barakhamba Police Station in Delhi for alleged improper use of the name of INDIA and use of the said name for the undue influence and personation at elections,” news agency ANI reported. Expressing objection to the name of the alliance, Dr Avinish Mishra, the complainant urged necessary action against the parties as the term ‘INDIA’ is being used for the undue personation at elections has hurt the sentiments of the people. “26 political parties have misused the name of the…

BJP Criticizes Opposition Alliance Over Use of ‘INDIA’ Name: ‘Won’t Make Them More Credible’

July 18, 2023 Editor

Shortly after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced that the opposition alliance will be called Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said the “same players…regrouping under a different name won’t make them any more credible.” BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya asserted that people will re-elect Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2024, saying the “country is too precious to be risked with one of the self-serving, corrupt, dynastic parties.” Malviya even compared the renaming of the alliance with the regrouping of members of the…

Devastating Floods in Haryana: Death Toll Climbs to 34

July 18, 2023 Editor

Four more deaths in rain-related incidents were reported in Haryana on Monday, taking the death toll to 34, according to state government data. The state was lashed by heavy rains recently, leading to flooding in various districts. As many as 1,378 villages and 1.67 lakh hectares of crop area have been affected, the data updated at 5 pm stated. A total of 6,477 people have been evacuated from the affected areas, it stated. As many as 3,078 of those evacuated are staying in 41 relief camps set up in the…