MHA Counters Mamata Banerjee’s Claim, Says Missionaries Of Charity Asked SBI To Freeze Its Accounts
Countering West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s claim that the Centre froze the bank accounts of Missionaries of Charity (MoC), a Catholic religious congregation set up by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mother Teresa, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) clarified that the organisation had itself requested the State Bank of India (SBI) to freeze them. […]
Centre Likely To Implement Four New Labour Codes In FY 2022-23
The four new labour codes likely to be implemented in the first fiscal quarter of FY 2022-23 include codes on wages, social security, industrial relations and occupation safety, health and working conditions. While the Centre has already finalised rules under the new codes, labour being a concurrent subject, the states require to frame their own […]
US Asserts Commitment To Sell Fighter Jets Day After UAE Suspends Talks On F-35 Deal
A day after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy in Washington DC informed the United States that it will suspend discussions to acquire F-35 fighter jets, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that they are still prepared to continue with the deal. During his visit to Malaysia on Wednesday, Blinken said, “We remain prepared […]
UP Polls: SP Poaches Prominent Brahmin Leaders In Purvanchal To Gain Ground
With the political scenario in Uttar Pradesh (UP) heating up ahead of the assembly election next year, the battle for the Purvanchal seats has intensified. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stays confident of clinching the majority, the Samajwadi Party (SP) is also trying to re-establish its strong hold by poaching sitting Members of Parliament […]
Sonia Gandhi Says Centre Repealed Farm Laws “Undemocratically”, Escalates Attack Over Multiple Issues
During the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) meeting on Wednesday, party president Sonia Gandhi slammed the government over multiple issues such as the farmers’ demand for legal guarantee of minimum selling price (MSP), compensation for the kin of the farmers who lost their lives during the year-long protest against the three controversial farm laws, fuel prices, […]
India Ratifies AK-203 Assault Rifles Deal With Russia
Ahead of the India-Russia Annual Summit on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed several key agreements, contracts and protocols to continue the bilateral relationship on the military cooperation front. One of the most important among these was the signing of the deal to manufacture AK-203 assault rifles in India. India […]
Farm Laws Repeal Bill Passed In Parliament Undiscussed; 12 Opposition MPs Suspended From Rajya Sabha
After over a year of agitations by farmers across the country, the bill to repeal the three controversial farm laws was passed in the Parliament earlier today. The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021, was passed amidst ruckus by the opposition parties, who demanded a discussion on the bill. The bill was passed in the Lok […]
Data Protection Bill: Why Have Opposition MPs Filed Dissent Notes Against The Parliamentary Committee’s Report?
After almost two years of scrutiny, the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) finalised its report on the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, 2019, on Monday. In the meeting chaired by P.P. Chaudhary, the committee called for stricter compliance requirements for companies while tweaking clauses that provide leeway to the government. The committee also recommended that the […]
Kerala BJP Calls For Ban On ‘Halal’ Practice In State; Call It A “Social Evil”
‘Halal’ food that mostly caters to the religious and dietary needs of Muslims has erupted controversy in Kerala, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding for a ban on the food and the boards saying “halal” outside the eateries in the state. BJP state general secretary of Kerala, P. Sudheer, equated halal food with ‘triple […]
Interfaith Marriage Can’t Wait For Conversion Nod: Allahabad HC Seeks Mandate For Article 44
Hearing 17 petitions in connection with marriages of interfaith couples in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court directed that the nuptials should be registered without insisting on or waiting for approval from the competent authority regarding the conversion of anyone’s faith or religion. The court noted that while the state’s Unlawful Conversion Act has no […]
