New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Issues concerning nearly 20 lakh of the 33 lakh electors who were served notices over discrepancies during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi have been resolved, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said on Monday.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday that the new free trade agreements that India has signed will give the country preferential access to the markets of developed countries with a combined GDP of $85 trillion within the next year and a half or so.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Jantar Mantar has been de-notified as the "designated" protesting site, Delhi Police said on Monday.
Vadodara, Oct 12 (IANS) 160 delegates from 30 countries visited the historic Laxmi Vilas Palace and participated in a Garba festival, on the first day of Navaratri.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said that the INDIA bloc’s planned march to the Supreme Court was not directed against any individual but was aimed at defending an institution for which Congress leaders had sacrificed their lives to uphold democracy in the country.
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 12 (IANS) Calling it a historic moment for Kerala, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Monday said the state Assembly had passed a resolution seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, demanding the restoration of voting rights to eligible citizens excluded from electoral rolls and proposing changes to the selection process for Election Commissioners.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) BJP Mahila Morcha workers on Monday staged a protest outside the Congress headquarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg in New Delhi, over sexual harassment allegations against Congress MP and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Senior advocate and former Solicitor General of India Harish Salve has said that attempts are being made to create a situation in India similar to those witnessed in Nepal and Bangladesh in the name of the right to protest, claiming that external forces could be playing a role in fomenting unrest.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Karnataka Congress President B. K. Hariprasad on Monday said that Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant should not behave like a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but should ensure that justice prevails in the country.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Senior advocate and former Solicitor General of India Harish Salve has criticised the Opposition over its repeated protests and its approach towards constitutional institutions, alleging that political parties were attempting to use the judiciary as a political tool and undermine public faith in established institutions and trying to destabilise the government.
