Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: PM Modi Tuesday aggressively defended the amendments to the Waqf Act, asserting these were necessary to neutralise the changes made by the Congress-led UPA as part of “politics of appeasement“, which primarily served the interests of fundamentalists and land grabbers, and had also led to India’s Partition.“The 2013 changes…
IndiGo makes emergency landing in Mumbai. NEW DELHI: A Jaipur to Mumbai IndiGo aircraft made an emergency landing following a bomb threat alert. The aircraft touched down safely at 8.50 pm and is now stationed at a distant bay in accordance with security protocols, according to PTI.The aircraft was carrying 225 passengers.“Full emergency was declared…
BATHINDA: Farmer neta Jagjit Singh Dallewal Sunday broke his 131-day fast heeding an appeal the previous day from Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and agreed to next round of meetings with Centre on May 4.Calling off his stir at a kisan mahapanchayat (farmers’ meeting), the 70-year-old vowed to resume the “morcha (fight)” for farmers’…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, days after Parliament passed the contentious legislation following marathon debates in both Houses. The Rajya Sabha cleared the Bill in the early hours of Friday with 128 votes in favour and 95 against, following nearly 17 hours of discussion. The…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP and senior leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said the party will not challenge the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025, in the Supreme Court, signalling that it considers the matter closedSpeaking to reporters, Raut said, “No. We have done our work. We have said what we had to say and made…
Hello readers! The Parliament’s 2025 Budget session was adjourned sine die on Friday after the passage of the Waqf Bill in both Houses. Over a dozen Bills were passed in both Houses and Budget got cleared without trouble, while the Parliament recorded a nearly 120 per cent productivity even as no discussions were held on…
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill with 128 votes in favour and 95 against after a marathon 15-hour debate which started at 11am on Thursday and wound up around 2.30 am the next day.The lengthy debate, marked by acrimonious exchanges, ended with the opposition seeking a division and the bill sailing…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday sharply criticised former Congress president Sonia Gandhi for her remarks alleging that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, was “bulldozed” through Parliament. “The bill was passed according to the rules of the House. It is unfortunate that, despite following all parliamentary procedures, such allegations are being made,”…
Waqf Amendment Bill passed in Parliament. NEW DELHI: Parliament approved the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the early hours of Friday following an extensive discussion in the Rajya Sabha. The bill secured passage in the Rajya Sabha with 128 votes in favour and 95 against, following its approval in the Lok Sabha supported by 288…
Before earthquake (left); damage after quake (right) NEW DELHI: Isro has released pictures of the damages caused by the deadly earthquake in Myanmar that killed more than 1,700 people. The images were taken by the earth imaging and mapping satellite, Cartosat-3.The earthquake’s epicenter was near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, which suffered extensive damage. The tremors…
