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The chairman of the AICC department on law, Abhishek Singhvi, said there were three primary concerns that the party intended to flag in the proposed Bill. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on Thursday (February 20, 2025) extended its support to the legal fraternity that is opposing the proposed amendments to the Advocates Act,…
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi, news agency PTI reported quoting sources on Thursday.The 78-year-old Congress veteran is doing fine and is likely to be discharged on Friday, they said.While the exact time of admission is not immediately known, a source said, she was admitted on…
Bhubaneswar: Expediting its inquiry into the alleged suicide of a girl student and subsequent action against other Nepalese pupils, the Odisha government’s high-level committee summoned KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta for his personal appearance before it on Friday. The Higher Education Department, in a letter to Samanta on Thursday, said, “You are requested to appear before…
The USAID flag outside the USAID building in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Congress on Thursday (February 20, 2025) demanded that the Union government bring out a white paper on USAID funding of both government and non-governmental institutions in India over the past decades. The Opposition party’s demand comes…
India continues to struggle with severe air pollution, ranking as the third most polluted country in the world, as per the Air Quality Report 2024 published by AQI.in.India, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 111, comes next only to south Asian neighbours Bangladesh at 140 and Pakistan at 115.Indian cities dominated the list of…
Rae Bareli: The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP from Rae Bareli, on Thursday one again spoke of two Indias being created. Rahul Gandhi mentioned that on one side are the wealthy people who can fulfil whatever they want, while on the other side are hardworking individuals who struggle to make a…
A man from Bengaluru died on the spot and his grandfather suffered serious injuries when their car hit a concrete mixer vehicle near Banavara in Arsikere taluk of Hassan district on Thursday. Hemanth, 23, a resident of Srinivasanagar in Bengaluru, who was at the wheel, died on the spot. His grandfather, Lakshmanaiah, suffered injuries. The…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s newly appointed chief minister Rekha Gupta unveiled the portfolios of her six cabinet ministers following her swearing-in ceremony on Thursday. Gupta, who assumed office with a commitment to fulfilling the BJP’s promises, wasted no time in outlining her cabinet’s responsibilities as she set her sights on realising the “Viksit Delhi” mission.Gupta, who…
On the occasion of International Mother Tongue Day which is observed on February 21, the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, and the Karnataka Police Academy, Mysuru, are coming together for collaborative efforts in language training and security skill development. It aims to promote the linguistic diversity and cultural heritage of India, the CIIL and the KPA are signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate and his brother Sunil Kokate have been found guilty in a decades-old forgery case. In a verdict on Thursday, the Nashik district court sentenced to two years in prison and fined Rs 50,000 each, bringing an end to legal proceedings that began in the late 1990s.The case dated…
