Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Amid the ongoing heated debate over ‘judicial overreach’ in the country, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday reiterated his remarks that ‘Parliament is supreme’ and there is no authority above it as per the Constitution. Addressing the students of Delhi University at an event in … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Supreme Court’s retired judge Ajay Rastogi on Saturday virtually disagreed with Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s ‘nuclear missile’ remark about Article 142 and its alleged misuse, saying the decision to use the inherent powers under the Article lies entirely in the domain of … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, April 11 (IANS) A video showing a young couple engaging in Public Display of Affection (PDA) at a Metro station platform in Bengaluru, while waiting to board a train, went viral on social media on Friday. The incident has sparked widespread debate over public conduct. Many people have expressed … Read more
Srinagar, April 07: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has criticized the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker for what he termed as a “shameful refusal” to discuss the issue of Waqf properties, calling it a betrayal of the public mandate.In a media statement, Mirwaiz expressed disappointment that while Tamil Nadu, with only around 6% Muslim population, passed a … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) It takes two to play a game, and it certainly did in Parliament, where the wholesome Opposition and the powerful Treasury slugged it out in one of the longest sessions of debate in the Parliament’s history. The marathon debate on the Waqf Amendment Bill, which … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The extensive and rigorous debate on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha last week came as not just another defining moment of the Parliamentary journey, but it also set a new benchmark by scripting new record of having longest discussion in the history … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The absence of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during the heated debate on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha drew criticism from the BJP, which accused them of neglecting the Muslim community that they often claim to ‘advocate for’. BJP … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, April 4 (IANS) The Biju Janata Dal’s change of stance on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill at the last moment has sparked a heated political debate in Odisha, with the state’s Congress unit alleging that ‘the alliance between BJD and BJP is still intact’. The BJD has seven members in … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Leader of the Rajya Sabha and Union Minister J.P. Nadda came down heavily on the Congress for its handling of the Waqf Act, accusing the grand old party of enacting the law in a way that allegedly facilitated land mafias. Speaking in the Upper House … Read more