- Monday, May 05, 2025
An estimated 56.58 per cent of over 47 lakh electorate cast their votes as polling in the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections to 15 seats ended peacefully on Monday, Election Commission (EC) officials said. The final polling percentage is likely to increase, they said. Polling, which began at 7…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, which was recently passed by the Parliament, will give Indian nationality to refugees facing religious persecution in three neighbouring countries and not take away anyone's citizenship in India. Addressing an election rally here while campaigning for the…
The winter session of the Maharashtra Assembly began on a stormy note on Monday as BJP MLAs entered the House wearing saffron caps with the message Mi Pan Savarkar (I am also Savarkar) printed on them. Before entering the House, the legislators also raised slogans of "Mi Pan Savarkar", in…
Asking states and union territories to check violence and ensure safety of life and property, the Union Home Ministry on Monday said strict action should be taken against those spreading fake news on social media. In an advisory issued by the ministry, it said that it was "imperative" that all…
State governments have no powers to reject the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 as the legislation was enacted under the Union List of the 7th Schedule of the Constitution, a top official said on Friday. The statement came after chief ministers of West Bengal, Punjab, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh…
THE Agriculture Ministry on Friday further extended relaxed fumigation norms for imported onions till January 31 in a bid to improve domestic supply and check prices that are ruling above Rs 100 per kg in many cities. The second extension has been given as most of the onion shipments are…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday promised more stimulus measures for sectors of the economy in distress as she counted on steps taken till now to boost growth by driving up consumption. She also said the Centre is aware of the pending GST compensation to states and will honour its…
A SOUTHERN Indian state passed bills on Friday (13) that could see men convicted of rape being hanged within 21 days of police registering a case, after a series of brutal sex attacks led to public demands for speedy and harsh punishment. Indian law currently allows jail terms for rape, and death…
ADMINISTRATORS have sold fashion retailer businesses and assets of Koovs Plc to SGIK 3 Investments Ltd. The properties were sold to SGIK 3 Investments, an entity owned by the online fashion retailer’s largest secured creditor and chairman Waheed Alli, the fashion retailer said on Tuesday (10). The company that is…
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has trimmed its economic growth forecasts for Asia this year and in 2020, as growth in India and China is weighed down by both external and domestic factors. According to ADB’s latest figures, India’s growth has slowed down to 5.1 per cent in fiscal year…
