Reactions from political leaders are mixed as the Supreme Court on Monday upheld Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir as constitutionally valid. Tweeting about the judgment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Today’s Supreme Court verdict on the abrogation of Article 370 is historic and constitutionally upholds the decision taken by the Parliament of India on 5th August 2019; it is a resounding declaration of hope, progress and unity for our sisters and brothers in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.” Modi said the Supreme Court’s order today was not just a legal judgment, but a “ beacon of…
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Days after Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra was expelled from Lok Sabha over ‘cash-for-query’ allegations, she approached the Supreme Court on Monday to challenge her expulsion. On 8 December, she was expelled from the Lok Sabha for ‘unethical conduct’. After a heated debate over the panel report during which Moitra was not allowed to speak, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi moved a motion to expel the Trinamool member for “unethical conduct”, which was adopted by a voice vote. Reacting sharply to her expulsion, Moitra equated the action with hanging by a “kangaroo court” and alleged that a parliamentary panel was…
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of the Union Government’s decision to abrogate Article 370, which bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The apex court also held that Article 370 of the Constitution was a temporary arrangement and the President had the power to revoke it. The Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and composed of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant, also upheld the validity of the decision to bifurcate the state into bifurcated the…
The cash seizure in the income-tax department’s searches against an Odisha-based distillery company, owned by a Congress MP’s family, has been calculated at Rs 351 crore after five days of counting and is the “highest-ever” haul in a single action by any probe agency in the country, official sources said on Sunday. The premises of the Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand, Dhiraj Prasad Sahu, in Ranchi and other places, were also covered during the searches by the department. The marathon raids against Boudh Distillery Private Limited, its promoters and others entered the fifth day on Sunday. The raids were…
By Nava J Thakuria Ram is Shubh (auspicious), Ram is Mangal (propitious), Ram is inspiration, Ram is faith, conviction. Ram is not a Murti (idol) of Dharma, but Vigrah or Dharma himself, said Dattatreya Hosabale, Sarkaryavah of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, while releasing a book titled ‘Ram Phir Laute’ (Ram returned again) along with Gita Manishi Swami Gyananand, justice Hemant Gupta and VHP’s international working president Alok Kumar in New Delhi. The book in Hindi penned by journalist Hemant Sharma and published by Prabhat Prakashan highlights the historic and glorious journey of re-constructing Ram Mandir at Ayodhya. Prabhu Ram returned to…
BJP chosen senior tribal leader Vishnu Deo Sai as Chhattisghar Chief Minister. The BJP legislative party inclusive of 54 newly elected MLAs chose Sai as its leader unanimously in a meeting held at Raipur on Sunday to make him the sixth chief minister of the state. Sai’s name as legislative party leader was proposed by ex-CM Raman Singh and seconded by state BJP chief Arun Sao. Both Singh and Sao had been among the frontrunners of the CM post in the state. Sai, 59, could be considered the first tribal chief minister of the tribal-dominated state, as Ajit Jogi, then…
In a significant political development, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati has officially designated her nephew, Akash Anand, as her political successor. The announcement was made during a party meeting held in Lucknow, emphasising a strategic move ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. BSP leader Udayveer Singh confirmed the decision, stating, “BSP chief Mayawati has announced Akash Anand (Mayawati’s nephew) as her successor.” Akash Anand currently serves as the national coordinator for BSP. The decision comes in the aftermath of the party’s suspension of MP Danish Ali, who was accused of engaging in anti-party activities. In response, Ali refuted…
Thousands of children from across the country gathered online to release their unique ‘Election Manifesto – of, for and by children’ in the hope of influencing the manifestos of all political parties, if not each individual candidate seeking to contest the upcoming General Election in the 2024. The vote4me campaign is an effort to rally 4 million V.O.T.E(s) (Voices Of The Empowered Children). While accepting their disenfranchised status as citizens below the age of 18, these young citizens seek to influence election manifestos and the narrative of election campaigns with real issues that are of concern to young people in…
Newly elected legislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party boycotted the oath-taking ceremony in Telangana Assembly on Saturday, opposing the appointment of AIMIM Akbaruddin Owaisi as Pro-tem Speaker of the House. All eight legislators of the party skipped the event. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administered the oath and appointed Akbaruddin Owaisi as pro-tem speaker of the House at an event held at Raj Bhavan on Saturday. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy was the first to take the oath, followed by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka. Telangana BJP chief G. Kishan Reddy said, “BJP is against the appointment of Akbaruddin Owaisi as Pro-tem…
Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy has allocated portfolios to around 11 ministers, who were sworn in on December 7 (Thursday), keeping in consideration their experience and seniority. The CM has kept important portfolios like the home department, law and order and municipal administration department with him. While Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has been given finance, planning and energy departments, another senior minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy has been given crucial irrigation and civil supplies departments. Damodar Raja Narasimha gets health, medical and family welfare, science and technology departments in Telangana government. Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy got revenue, housing…