Image credit: Kiren Rijiju’s Insta NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju shared an embarrassing yet unforgettable anecdote from his early days in politics, when his very first request to the Lok Sabha Speaker was for a “smoking room.”Recalling his first meeting with Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, Kiren Rijiju said he walked out with a “good…
NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju warned the opposition that frequent House disruptions undermine their “own role in democracy” by robbing them of the opportunity to question the government.His remarks came after the first week of the ongoing Monsoon Session, which was largely derailed by repeated protests from opposition MPs, who have been raising…
NEW DELHI: Banks are closed on July 26 2025, fourth Saturday of the month, as per the rules of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). As per RBI guidelines, banks across the country are closed on Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, along with national and regional holidays. Banks remain open…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday increased the amount given to Param Vir Chakra awardees as ex-gratia from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1.50 crore. Making the announcement on the eve of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Dhami said apart from this they will continue to get Rs 3 lakh as annual grant. “The…
NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh high court has made strong observations on the existing structure of the judiciary in the state, comparing the relationship between high court judges and district judges to that of “feudal lord and serf.” The court also criticised what it described as a “caste system” within the judicial setup, where high…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday launched a sharp critique of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy, alleging that Indian diplomacy has been exposed in recent weeks.In a post on X, Ramesh pointed to four recent developments that, according to him, show the Modi government’s “failure” in handling foreign affairs.Ramesh accused the PM’s…
NEW DELHI: In a bold step, the Delhi Govt on Friday requested the Supreme Court to reconsider its 2018 blanket ban on plying of over 10-year-old diesel and 15-year-old petrol vehicles on the roads of entire National Capital Region saying stricter BS-VI norm compliant vehicles emit far less pollutants compared to BS-IV vehicles.It requested the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again emerged as the most popular leader in the world with a 75 per cent approval rating.According to the latest data released by US-based business intelligence firm Morning Consult, 75 per cent of participants approved of PM Modi as a democratic world leader, seven per cent of…
With the Supreme Court weighing in, a growing chorus of experts is calling for decriminalising consensual relationships even if the age of consent is not loweredNew Delhi : With the Supreme Court hearing a pivotal case over whether to lower the statutory age of consent for sexual activity from 18 to 16 years, activists and…
CBI has taken over investigation into the assault of Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath, allegedly by Punjab Police personnel, and registered two FIRs, officials said on Friday. The Bath family has welcomed the CBI takeover. Gurtej Singh Dhillon, brother-in-law of Col Bath, said now there is hope for justice. He said that one of the officers…