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Siddaramaiah Hindutva vs Hindu remark sparks row
Former Karnataka chief minister and the Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, Siddaramiah, on Monday triggered controversy with his remark that he is not anti-Hindu but anti-Hindutva as according to him, Hindutva is for murder, violence and discrimination. Speaking in Kalaburagi during the launch of a book –...
Parliament adjourned amid Opposition protest on Adani row
Both houses of the parliament were adjourned till 2 pm today amid loud protests and sloganeering from opposition parties demanding a discussion on and an investigation into allegations of fraud against the Adani Group. Opposition parties, following a meeting at the chamber of Leader of Opposition in the Rajya...
Video shows Chinese balloon being downed by US missile
Boom. And the Chinese spy balloon, of the size of three buses, that had strayed into the US airspace was shot down with a single missile, showed a video. The Pentagon said on Friday that it had surveillance capabilities. China angrily voiced its “strong dissatisfaction” at the move and...
RBI says banking sector stable amid Adani stocks rout
The Reserve Bank of India today said the country’s banking system remains resilient and stable, amid concerns about the exposure of lenders to Adani group companies. “Various parameters relating to capital adequacy, asset quality, liquidity, provision coverage and profitability are healthy. Banks are also in compliance with the Large...
Adani ditches share issue on ‘moral’ grounds
Adani Enterprises Ltd has called off its Rs 20,000-crore share sale, saying it would not be “morally correct” in the current market condition. Adani Enterprises chief Gautam Adani has said although the FPO closed successfully yesterday, “the market has been unprecedented (today), and our stock price has fluctuated over...
Income tax rebate limit up to Rs 7 lakh in New Regime
The central government today made the much-awaited mega announcement on increasing the earnings level up to which no income tax is payable: Rs 7 lakh a year from the 2023-24 financial year. It was Rs 5 lakh so far. Under a new five-slab structure, those making even a rupee above it...
Adani refutes Hindenburg charges as ‘attack on India’
Gautam Adani’s group on Sunday likened the damning allegations made by short seller Hindenburg Research to a “calculated attack” on India, its institutions and growth story, saying the allegations are “nothing but a lie”. In a 413-page response, Adani Group said the report was driven by “an ulterior motive”...
Heavy snowfall may disrupt grand finale of Rahul’s Yatra
Heavy snowfall in Kashmir’s Srinagar might dampen the celebratory spirit of the closing ceremony of Congress’s pan-India foot march ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, scheduled for today. Congress is organising a mega rally at Sher-I-Kashmir Cricket Stadium to mark the end of 135-day long Kanyakumari to Kashmir yatra. Besides the...
March against ‘love jihad’ seeks anti-conversion laws
Activists of right-wing organisations took out a massive rally in Mumbai on Sunday against ‘love jihad’ and demanded anti-conversion laws and a crackdown on land grabbing in the name of religion. Leaders and workers of right-wing outfits such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu...
BBC Modi show screened in Kerala, Delhi, Hyderabad
The Congress unit in Kerala screened the controversial BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi in Thiruvananthapuram even though the central government has banned it in India saying it’s false and motivated “propaganda”. The public showing of the series — the two-part documentary speaks about the 2002 Gujarat riots and...
Top ISIS leader killed in Somalia raid by US military
A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, Bilal al-Sudani, US officials said Thursday. Sudani was killed during a gunfight after US troops descended on a mountainous cave complex in northern Somalia hoping to capture him,...
Court setback for KCR govt over R-Day parade
The K Chandrasekhar Rao government in Telangana lost the latest round against the Governor on the Republic Day parade in court today. The High Court has ordered that a full-fledged parade for the Republic Day be held at the regular parade ground in Hyderabad, in place of the curtailed...
Law Minister objects to SC making ‘secret’ reports public
In a spiraling conflict over judicial appointments, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju objected strongly to the Supreme Court making public the government’s objections to candidates recommended for judges. Last week, the Supreme Court collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, published on the Supreme Court website...
Stones thrown at JNU students watching BBC Modi series
Plans of some students to screen the controversial BBC series on PM Narendra Modi at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University went awry as power and internet were cut off. Stones were thrown at those watching it on phones, allegedly by the ABVP. Left wing supporters have caught two students, who,...
JNU students denied permission to screen BBC Modi show
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has asked a group of students to cancel the screening of the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The students allegedly planned to screen ‘India: The Modi Question’ tomorrow at 9 PM, the university administration said in a statement. “No prior permission...
Rahul says he hasn’t come across the ‘right girl’ to marry
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he will marry “when the right girl comes along”, in an interview shared by the party’s leaders on social media. Rahul Gandhi, 52, has often been listed among India’s most eligible bachelors, and he has gamely answered questions about his marriage in his chats...
CJI says no compromise on Basic Structure Doctrine
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday called the basic structure doctrine a North Star that guides and gives certain direction to the interpreters and implementers of the Constitution when the path ahead is convoluted. The remarks by the CJI came against the backdrop of the recent remarks...
Sarma hints at reducing number of Assam madrassas
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the government wants to reduce the number of Madrassas in the state and start registration of the system. Addressing a press conference, the Assam Chief Minister said, “We want to reduce the number of Madrasas in the state in...
