NEW DELHI,DEC 20 : The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed three bills to replace the colonial-era criminal laws by voice vote. The three redrafted bills — the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill — were introduced in the Lok Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah […]Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI,DEC 20: As many as 21 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected across the country till now, NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr VK Paul said on Wednesday but asserted that there was no need to panic. He said that the scientific community in India was closely investigating the new variant. Dr Paul […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,DEC 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his first response to the US’s claims of an Indian national’s alleged role in a plot to kill Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, saying the government will “look into” any evidence. In an interview with the UK-based The Financial Times, PM Modi also said the relations […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,DEC 20: An advocate has filed a complaint against Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee for his mimicry of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on the premises of the Parliament complex. Banerjee derisively mimicked Dhankhar during the opposition’s protest on the stairs of Parliament on Tuesday against the suspension of MPs, drawing strong condemnation from the Continue Reading
DENVER,DEC 20 : A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely showdown in the nation’s highest court to decide whether the front-runner for the GOP nomination can […]Continue Reading
DUBAI,DEC 19 : Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc was sold for Rs 24.75 crore to Kolkata Knights Riders (KKR) on Tuesday, becoming the most expensive player in the history of IPL auctions. Starc will return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) after an eight-year absence, having previously played for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He surpassed […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, DEC 19 : Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday slammed Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee for mimicking him outside Parliament. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi filmed the mimicry as opposition MPs, who have been protesting outside Parliament against the mass suspension of opposition MPs from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, burst into laughter. […]Continue Reading
MADURAI, DEC 19 : The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescued 100 out of the 500 stranded passengers at the Srivaikuntam railway station in Thoothukudi district on Tuesday. Efforts to evacuate the remaining 400 passengers continue. They waded through water (below knee level as water has receded) from the Station for about 3 kms to […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, DEC 19: BJP veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi who were at the forefront of the agitation for the Ram temple in Ayodhya are unlikely to attend next month’s consecration ceremony due to their health and age, the temple trust said here on Monday. “Both are elders of the family and considering […]Continue Reading
China, Dec 19: At least 111 people were killed and more than 230 injured after an earthquake hit the Gansu-Qinghai border region in China on Tuesday, according to reports by state media. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre had pegged the earthquake at magnitude 6.1. Chinese state media said the quake was registered at 6.2 magnitude. […]Continue Reading
