5 STATES TO VOTE FROM NOV 7 TO 30; RESULTS ON DEC 3 Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram will go to the assembly polls between November 7 and 30, and the counting of votes will be on December 3, the Election Commission said on Monday, setting the stage for what is
CONG CONDEMNS ‘BRUTAL ATTACK’, ALSO AFFIRMS OLD STAND ON PALESTINE A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed “solidarity” with Israel and conveyed shock at what he called “terrorist attacks”, the Congress did a balancing act reaffirming its tradi
MUST DISMANTLE ENTIRE TERROR ECOSYSTEM, NEED RUTHLESS APPROACH: AMIT SHAH Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday asked state police forces and anti-terror agencies to adopt such a “ruthless” approach that no new terrorist group can be formed. “We need to not only combat
WILL ENGAGE QUIETLY WITH INDIA, NOT LOOKING TO ESCALATE: JUSTIN TRUDEAU Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said ties with India are going through “extremely challenging times”, but maintained that Ottawa would not escalate the diplomatic standoff over the murder of Khalistan
AMID ROW, INDIA ASKS CANADA TO WITHDRAW 40 OF ITS DIPLOMATS Days after India asked Canada to reduce its diplomatic presence in the country amid the raging diplomatic row over the killing of a Canada-based pro-Khalistan separatist, New Delhi has now told Ottawa to withdraw 41 of its diplomat
PREZ, PM PAY TRIBUTE TO MAHATMA GANDHI President Droupadi Murmu on Monday led the nation in paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 154th birth anniversary with people from across segments paying homage. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in a message on the International Da
JAISHANKAR, BLINKEN HOLD TALKS External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington and discussed ways to further the bilateral ties, amid the diplomatic row between India and Canada over the killing of a Khalistani separatist. "Good to
IT IS STILL A WORLD OF DOUBLE STANDARDS: JAISHANKAR IN NEW YORK External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that it is still a world of “double standards” and those countries which are occupying positions of influence are resisting the pressure to change and those with histo
WOMEN’S RESERVATION BILL APPROVED IN RAJYA SABHA TOO The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023, seeking to reserve 33% of seats in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies for women, was passed unanimously by Rajya Sabha yesterday, a day after it sailed through Lok S
LOK SABHA CLEARS WOMEN’S RESERVATION BILL Clearing the decks for a landmark legislation on 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies, the Lower House Wednesday passed the women’s reservation Bill with near unanimity: 454 votes in favour and two from the AIMIM a
