New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The political discourse surrounding India’s now repealed controversial farm laws saw a fresh flare-up on Saturday, as Rohan Jaitley, son of late Arun Jaitley slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for claiming that the BJP stalwart had 'threatened' him over the farm protests.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli district are reaping the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, calling it a boon (vardaan) that is transforming their agricultural journey.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) In a charged address at the All India Congress Committee’s Annual Legal Conclave titled 'Constitutional Challenges – Perspectives & Pathways', Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, alleged that BJP leader Arun Jaitley was sent to threaten him during his campaign against the now-repealed farm laws.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The digitisation of 99.79 per cent of the existing land records has been completed in the country, according to the government.
Varanasi, Aug 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday issued a strong warning to Pakistan, saying India would not spare anyone who attacks it -- even if they are hiding in "Pataal Lok".
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Addressing the annual Legal Conclave titled 'Constitutional Challenges – Perspectives & Pathways', Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday, launched a fierce attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI) accusing it of enabling electoral fraud. He said the grand old party has “conclusive evidence” of this fraud by the poll panel and he claimed that the institution has “disappeared” and no longer functions independently.
Bilaspur/Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 2 (IANS) The NIA Court in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, on Saturday granted bail to the two Kerala nuns who were arrested last week on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion. The court had completed hearing arguments on the bail plea on Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) In her first reaction following the acquittal of all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon Blast case in which 6 people were killed and over a 100 injured, former BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the accused, stated that Congress, along with all other non-believers who were the originators of the 'saffron terrorism' tag, have been disgraced.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) After US President Donald Trump claimed that India has stopped purchasing Russian oil, government sources on Saturday clarified there is no such pause on the oil imports from Russia.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday questioned the effectiveness of India's global diplomatic outreach following the Pahalgam terror attack, claiming that, except for Israel, no country has explicitly held Pakistan responsible.
